President Biden lamented Monday that he won’t get credit for the benefits of his legislative victories because their positive impacts won’t be felt until long after his term ends in January.
Mr. Biden said it “was frustrating,” but he also expected he wouldn’t get credit because he’s “been around for a long time.”
“So much is going on, but it’s going to take a little bit of time,” Mr. Biden said at an event at the Labor Department.
Mr. Biden passed three major economic laws during his time in office, including the bipartisan infrastructure law, a law to boost semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S., and a massive climate and tax spending bill known as the Inflation Reduction Act.
The laws unlocked substantial amounts of government funding for thousands of projects, but they are just getting underway and will take years to complete.
Mr. Biden spent millions on road signs and other items to promote his role in developing those projects, but there’s nothing stopping President-elect Donald Trump or even his successor from relabeling them with their name.
Despite Mr. Biden’s promise that the benefits of his economic legislation are still to come, voters were impatient. They viewed the economy as weak and felt he wasn’t listening to their concerns.
Voters punished Vice President Kamala Harris, in part, for Mr. Biden’s economic record in the November election, sending Mr. Trump to the White House in a significant victory.
• Jeff Mordock can be reached at jmordock@washingtontimes.com.
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