{"id":539680,"date":"2023-01-16T21:59:07","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T18:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/biden-knocks-fiscally-demented-republicans-in-mlk-day-speech\/"},"modified":"2023-01-16T21:59:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T18:59:07","slug":"biden-knocks-fiscally-demented-republicans-in-mlk-day-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/biden-knocks-fiscally-demented-republicans-in-mlk-day-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"#Biden knocks \u2018fiscally demented\u2019 Republicans in MLK Day speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28700cb245f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28700cb245f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/biden-knocks-fiscally-demented-republicans-in-mlk-day-speech\/#Biden_knocks_%E2%80%98fiscally_demented_Republicans_in_MLK_Day_speech\" >Biden knocks \u2018fiscally demented\u2019 Republicans in MLK Day speech<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Biden_knocks_%E2%80%98fiscally_demented_Republicans_in_MLK_Day_speech\"><\/span>Biden knocks \u2018fiscally demented\u2019 Republicans in MLK Day speech<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/biden_011623ap.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President Biden on Monday called Republicans \u201cfiscally demented\u201d and knocked GOP priorities during the keynote speech at the National Action Network\u2019s (NAN) annual breakfast to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re gonna talk about big-spending Democrats again. Guess what? I reduced the deficit last year $350 billion. This year, federal deficit is down $1 trillion-plus. That\u2019s a fact. And there\u2019s gonna be hundreds of billions reduced over the next decade. But so what? These guys are the fiscally demented, I think. They don\u2019t quite get it,\u201d Biden said of Republicans, prompting laughter from the crowd.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Biden in his speech offered sweeping remarks on his administration\u2019s work on civil rights and called out Republicans for their economic stances in light of disparities faced by minority communities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the economy \u2014 the way it should grow in America \u2014 is from the bottom up and the middle out. That way poor folks have a shot, middle-class people do well and the wealthy still do very well. They still do very well. But they start to pay their fair share,\u201d Biden said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The president said he\u2019s \u201cready to work\u201d with Republicans who just took over the House, but said he was dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointed by the first few bills put forward in the chamber.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike many Americans, I was disappointed to see the very first bill that House Republicans \u2026 are bringing to the floor. It would help the wealthy people and big corporations cheat on their taxes at the expense of ordinary middle-class taxpayers \u2026 This is their first bill and they campaigned on inflation. They didn\u2019t say if elected their plan was to make inflation worse,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n<p>He called out to former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D) in the audience, saying the California lawmaker was\u00a0\u201cprobably rolling over\u201d when the bill was introduced.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Biden also knocked a House bill on the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and a proposal to implement a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/i-will-flat-veto-them-biden-pledges-to-reject-republican-tax-bills-11673541469\">national sales tax<\/a> \u2014 and vowed to veto the legislation if it gets through Congress.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWhat in God\u2019s name is that all about? \u2026 That\u2019s how they\u2019re starting their new term,\u201d Biden said. \u201cIf any of these bills happen to reach my desk, I will veto them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden also talked about building Black generational wealth by chipping away at economic disparities and closing the racial wealth gap \u2014 refocusing on funding for historically Black colleges and universities and \u201caggressively\u201d combating discrimination in housing.<\/p>\n<p>And the president reiterated calls to ban assault weapons, protect abortion rights and pardon marijuana possession charges. He said he didn\u2019t \u201cwant to hear a word from the other side\u201d about his plan to forgive student loan debt. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThese are the same folks who didn\u2019t have any problem at all, any problem at all, during the pandemic\u2026 [making] sure they get these so-called pandemic relief loans \u2026 A lot of these folks in the Congress on the Republican side were beneficiaries of these debt relief loans to the tune of tens of millions of dollars,\u201d Biden said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did not hear a word from them about \u2018They shouldn\u2019t be getting that relief.\u2019 \u2026 And they\u2019re complaining about some kid being able to take away $20,000 of student debt that keeps him and his wife or his husband, her husband from being able to buy a home or start a business or just get going?\u201d he said, saying he\u2019s confident his plan will clear the legal challenges against it. <\/p>\n<p>The president closed by saying he was pleased to see Democrats and Republicans work together on the\u00a0Electoral Count Reform Act\u00a0and urged Congress to pass the John R. Lewis\u00a0Voting Rights Advancement Act\u00a0and further protect \u201cthe sacred right to vote.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe have the most vibrant economy in the world right now. We\u2019re doing better than any other major nation in the world today \u2026 The path is clear to go forward. We need to go together,\u201d Biden said. <\/p>\n<p>Introduced to the NAN\u2019s annual breakfast by the Rev. Al Sharpton, Biden spoke before an audience of around 350 attendees, including civil rights leaders and members of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>The day prior, Biden gave remarks at the Atlanta church where the slain Martin Luther King Jr. preached, arguing that the country is at an \u201cinflection point\u201d in its fight for democracy and equality. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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