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On the recordApril 22, 2021
He's going to tell the accomplishments that he's had. But the real purpose of this is to build public support for the phases that have yet, to come to pass this American jobs plan, and to tout this American Family Plan that he's going to unveil, perhaps at that speech, and build support to try and put pressure on Congress to pass it.
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David Axelrod
Democratic · Illinois

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David Axelrod discusses President Biden's upcoming address to Congress and its purpose of building public support for future legislative initiatives.

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