President Joe Biden touted his economic agenda Wednesday in Milwaukee, months before the city is slated to hold the Republican National Convention.
has undergone significant staffing turnover in recent weeks, culminating in the resignation of former Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and eventual replacement by new Chairman Michael Whatley and co-Chairwoman Lara Trump. Still, RNC officials claim that plans to hold the July convention in Milwaukee are “full-speed ahead,” providing the city with an estimated economic injection of more than $200 million over the summer.
The bulk of Biden’s remarks on Wednesday, delivered at the Pieper-Hillside Boys & Girls Club, focused on selling his past legislative accomplishments and announcing a $3.3 billion infrastructure project aimed at advancing “environmental justice by reconnecting disadvantaged communities and neighborhoods” in more than 40 states. In Milwaukee specifically, Biden is directing $36 million toward the “6th Street Complete Streets Project.
Biden, as he has done in recent campaign stops, also spent a portion of his time on Wednesday going after Trump, Sen. Ron Johnson , and other Republican lawmakers for opposing his legislative agenda.
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