Joe Biden's Domestic Policy Legacy
The NPR Politics Podcast
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🗓️ 24 December 2024
⏱️ 18 minutes
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| 0:27.5 | Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast. |
| 0:30.1 | I'm Sarah McCamman. |
| 0:31.0 | I cover politics. |
| 0:32.1 | I'm Asma Khalid. |
| 0:32.9 | I cover the White House. |
| 0:33.9 | And I'm Tamara Keith. |
| 0:34.9 | I also cover the White House. |
| 0:36.9 | Today we are looking back at |
| 0:38.7 | Joe Biden's domestic policy record during his term as president. He is leaving the presidency |
| 0:43.8 | at a time when many Americans are unhappy with the direction of the country. But Biden had |
| 0:49.1 | some big legislative wins, even though it wasn't always smooth sailing. Tam, the first major piece of legislation |
| 0:55.9 | that Biden signed as president dealt with the ongoing COVID pandemic. This was, of course, |
| 1:01.0 | back in 2021 when we were still very much in the thick of the pandemic when he took office. |
| 1:06.5 | It was called the American Rescue Plan Act, and it was an economic stimulus package for |
| 1:11.6 | individuals and businesses, but it was very divisive. Tim, remind us why. Well, it was a big |
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