Key members of President Biden’s cabinet are going on tour in a bid to promote the $737 billion energy, climate, and healthcare legislation passed by Congress last week.
As part of the “Building a Better America Tour,” Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland will travel across the country to tout the inappropriately named Inflation Reduction Act, according to an internal memo obtained by Politico. [bold, links added]
“The cost-lowering features of the Inflation Reduction Act — lowering healthcare costs, prescription drug costs, and utility bills — are among the highest testing messages ever,” the memo reads.
According to the outlet, Vilsack is scheduled to appear in Colorado this week, while Becerra is headed to New Mexico and Haaland is traveling to California.
In all, members of the cabinet plan to take 35 trips to 23 states through the end of August, while Biden himself will host a celebration event to mark the bill’s passage on Sept. 6.
The cabinet barnstorming tour is the latest effort by the administration to fix its messaging as the president struggles to gain traction in polls.
As of Monday, Biden’s average job approval rating stood at 40.3% while his average disapproval rating was 55.8%, according to data compiled by RealClearPolitics.
With no apparent turnaround in sight, the White House has started looking into a shakeup of its press and communications team, NBC News reported last month.
Earlier this year, the same outlet reported Biden was growing frustrated with his press office after it repeatedly was forced to walk back comments the president made about Russia and Taiwan.
At the time, sources said the president was “furious” that his statements were being seen as unreliable and reportedly reminded his staff that he was the one in charge.
The White House could see some more staff shuffling later this year after reports indicated in July that chief of staff Ron Klain is expected to leave at some point after the midterms, with top Biden adviser Anita Dunn the favorite to take his place.
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Normally, I tend to take the “high road” in debate. I tend to lean towards civility & thoughtful discourse. In the case of the Inflation Reduction Act, I’ll make an exception In my view, this “promotional tour” can be summed up very succinctly: “You can lacquer up a dog turd & make it nice & shiny, but in the end, it REMAINS a dog turd”…
I like it Randy. Well, no I don’t like lacquered dog turds but I agree with you about the absurdly named Inflation Reduction Act. And nothing like sending out the clown car of administration idiots to sell us on this monstrosity. I can hardly wait to see what word salad Harris is going to say to promote this.
The Democrats with the Keys to the Money Bin and long long list of Tax & Spend pork projects