Biden expected to highlight key accomplishments in farewell speech
Source: NBC News
Jan. 15, 2025, 5:00 AM EST
President Joe Biden on Wednesday night will deliver a farewell speech from the Oval Office that's expected to focus on key achievements of his administration.
In a letter previewing his prime-time remarks, Biden touted persistent job growth, lower prescription drug costs and investments in clean energy to fight climate change.
He portrayed the early days of his administration as a battle to emerge from the grips of the Covid pandemic and "a winter of peril," saying Americans came together and "braved through it." "We emerged stronger, more prosperous, and more secure," Biden said in the letter.
Biden also touted his economic record, particularly gains in the labor market. In a statement last week lauding the final jobs report of his term, Biden said that more than 16.6 million new jobs were created since he took office and that his was "the only administration in history to have created jobs every single month."
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