The Investing in America Tour will officially begin next Tuesday when Biden travels to North Carolina to visit a chipmaker, according to “plans for a three-week whirlwind trip,” the White House said.
The tour — according to the executive villa — aims to expand on what they see as legislative achievements of the last year, like the CHIPS and Science Act, which boosted investment in semiconductor chip manufacturing and research nationally.
It will also highlight the Anti-Inflation Act, which has reduced certain healthcare costs and incentivized clean energy investment, although the legislative measure has been frowned upon by European partners and neighboring ally Canada for various reasons.
The president’s tour coincides with a two-week break in Congress so lawmakers and administration officials will attend scheduled stops in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Vermont, Wisconsin, North Carolina and other locations.
“The tour will bolster the commitment to working families across the country as congressional Republicans get their way by repealing the Cut Inflation Act and cutting funding for manufacturing, research and innovation,” said an unnamed White official House of The Hill newspaper.
Efforts to educate the public about the Biden administration’s accomplishments and agenda are similar to other tours the White House has taken around America’s 2021 bailout plan and the bipartisan infrastructure bill signed in late 2021.
It also comes as the White House has made a concerted effort to draw contrasts between the legislation Biden signed into law during his first two years in office and efforts by House Republicans to recapture some of that funding or reform government programs.
Although Biden administration officials say the economy is in strong shape and Americans need not worry about a recession, polls show moderate results regarding his performance in this area.
An Associated Press-NORC poll released yesterday showed Biden’s approval rating at 38 percent in the third month of the year, up from 45 percent in February and 41 percent in January.
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