Moments earlier, the president misstated the size of last year’s $1.2 trillion in bipartisan infrastructure spending legislation while touring flood damage in Kentucky. “We’ve never done it before, but because of a lot of things that we’ve done on a bipartisan basis — like a billion, two hundred million dollar infrastructure project — like what we’re doing today, we spent yesterday helping take care of everything from health care to God knows what else,” Biden said, standing in front of a flooded home on his first official trip since recovering from a “recovery” case of COVID-19. “What we’re going to do is — we’re going to see, for example, that they have to put a new water line in the community,” the president stumbled. “There’s no reason they can’t simultaneously dig a line that creates a whole new modern line for Internet connections. Why; Why can’t we do this? So it will be different. We will come back better than before.” As President Biden toured flood damage in Kentucky, he said the inflation-reduction bill recently passed in the Senate funds health care and “God knows what else.” Biden spoke for only about four minutes, most of that time with his back to the cameras as he looked around at buildings and people affected by the recent flooding. At one point in his remarks, the president — who turns 80 in November — suggested that it might be possible to control the weather, before jokingly telling his impoverished storm-battered audience, which included Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Ky.), that it’s time to “run laps.” “We are all Americans. Everyone has an obligation to help. We have the ability to do this. It’s not like it’s beyond our control. The weather may be out of control at the moment. But it’s not beyond our control,” Biden said. Biden misstated the size of last year’s bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure spending bill during his speech. REUTERS The legislation passed on Sunday provides nearly $400 billion for environmental programs to fight climate change. Reuters The legislation passed by the Senate, which is expected to pass the House of Representatives on Friday, provides nearly $400 billion for environmental programs, including tax credits of up to $7,000 to buy electric vehicles and about $64 billion to expand of the most generous COVID- Obamacare Subsidies of the 19th century. The spending is offset by new taxes on corporations, including a new 15% corporate minimum tax, increased IRS enforcement and allowing Medicare to directly negotiate drug prices.
