15%, and that is why in the g7 and other meetings overseas, i was able to be someone helpful. 130 countries agreed on a global minimum tax rates so countries cannot get out of paying taxes at home by shipping jobs overseas. a proposed closing loopholes for the very wealthy who pay a lower tax rate than a teacher and a firefighter. we will go into more detail later. we will grow the economy. lower the costs to families. so what are we waiting for? let s get this done. we all know we have to make changes. applause . folks. applause . while you are at it, confirm my nominee for the federal reserve. it plays a critical role in fighting inflation. my
band but he madly miscalculated. badly. he thought he could roll into the ukraine and the world would roll over, instead he met with a well of strength he never anticipated or imagined. he met the ukrainian people! cheering and applause. president zelenskyy, to every ukrainian, they fearlessness, courage and determination literally inspires the world. groups of citizens blocking tanks with their bodies, everyone from students, retirees, teachers, turned soldiers, defending their homeland and in this struggle president zelenskyy said in his speech to the european parliament, light will win over darkness. the ukraine
put us on a path that when the economic competition of the zist economic competition of the 21st century that we face with the world, particular china, and i told president xi jinping, is never been a good bet to bet against the american people, we will create good jobs for millions of americans are modernised roads, ports, waterways across america, and we would do it through a stand of devastating effects of climate change and environmentaljustice. we will bring a national network of 5000 electrical vehicle charging stations, began replacing poisonous lead pipes so every child in america has clean water at home and at school. we will provide. cheering and applause. will provide affordable high speed internet for every american, in the suburban, urban communities, 4000 projects have already been announced and many of you have announced them in
it. we will buy american to make sure that everything from the deck of an aircraft carrier to the steel on a highway guardrails is made in america from beginning to the end, all of it, all of it! cheering and applause. but, folks, to compete for thejobs of applause. but, folks, to compete for the jobs of the future, we also need a even playing field with china and other competitors. that is why it is so important to pass the bipartisan innovation act that will make record investments in emerging technologies in american manufacturing. we he use to invest almost 2% in gdp in research and development justice we used to. we do not now. china is. one example of why this is so important to pass. if you travel 20 miles east of columbus, ohio, you will find 1000 empty acres of
beginning to hear republicans about a fair process and really having a good process to go through in this moment. again, i think there is a resetting that i am hoping but also seeing in the smiles and connections that people are making because it really is a moment for these things that are coming on the horizon to really come together, have a good process, give back to the kind of days where there was a functional congress get back to. functional congress - - get back to. , functional congress - - get back to- back to. this is the first lad , back to. this is the first lady. jill back to. this is the first lady, jill biden, - back to. this is the first lady, jill biden, makingj lady, jill biden, making through the associated lawmakers and she is shaking the hand of the ukrainian ambassador to the united states, oksana markarova, states, oksa na markarova, embracing states, oksana markarova, embracing her and you can see ukrainian flags being held by lawmakers and a round of app