President Joe Biden faced Congress and the American people Tuesday night to tout his legislative agenda in the State of the Union Address. The economy was part of that message. “Inflation has been a global problem because the pandemic disrupted our supply chains and Putin’s unfair and brutal war in Ukraine disrupted energy supplies as well as food supplies, blocking all that grain in Ukraine.” Biden stressed inflation is easing and gas prices are down $1.50 per gallon from the peak. Energy got a lot of attention in the speech, but the topics of agriculture and trade were absent. The President also said his administration is focused on infrastructure. “Projects are going to put thousands of people to work rebuilding our highways, our bridges, our railroads, our tunnels, ports, airports, clean water and high-speed internet all across America. Urban, rural, tribal,.folks, we’re just getting started.” Tensions between the U.S. and China were also on the world stage. Biden mentioned China and its president, Xi Jinping, seven times during his speech. Despite a hardline tone, Biden emphasized he wants competition with China, not conflict.
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