Today, Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States and former President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden left Washington, D.C.
Joe Biden‘s departure ends 53 years of public service in the U.S.
Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan of Virginia issued a statement reflecting on the historic accomplishments of the Biden-Harris administration.
“President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris led one of the most consequential administrations of my lifetime. Over the past four years, the President and Vice President pulled our nation out of an economic and public health crisis, rebuilt our economy, and made extraordinary progress on behalf of the American people.
According to McClellan, the administration centered on the needs of Americans and building an economy that would leave no American behind.
“They delivered record-breaking job creation, totaling over 16.6 million new jobs, and reinvested in American manufacturing. They restored our international alliances and repositioned the United States as a leader on the world stage,” McClellan said.
Historic legislative progress was made during the Biden-Harris Administration, including the Inflation Reduction Act, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the CHIPS and Science Act.
“Through these bills, we capped the cost of insulin at $35 per month, empowered Medicare to negotiate the most expensive prescription drug prices, made the largest investment in climate mitigation and clean-energy technology in history, began rebuilding American infrastructure systems, and unleashed American innovation and domestic manufacturing,” McClellan said.
Biden often says: “We are the United States of America, and there is simply nothing beyond our capacity when we do it together.”
“Thank you, President Biden and Vice President Harris, for bringing people together, restoring decency to the Office of the President, and delivering transformational changes to our nation,” McClellan said.
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Rebecca Barnabi
