Biden to tout infrastructure in Minnesota as uncertainty grows on Omicron

Biden to tout infrastructure in Minnesota as uncertainty grows on Omicron
Biden to tout infrastructure in Minnesota as uncertainty grows on Omicron

President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed four bills that support veterans ahead of his Minnesota trip to talk infrastructure - all while uncertainty over the Omicron strain of COVID grows. 

The president, surrounded by groups of Republican and Democratic lawmakers, signed four bipartisan bills into law that are aimed at helping veterans and military families by addressing disparities in benefits, creating recruiting programs, reducing education costs for surviving families and addressing mental health.

'We only have one truly sacred obligation in my view and that is to care for those we sent into harm's way, care for their families when they're gone, and care for them and their families when they're home,' Biden said.

'That's a lifetime commitment, a lifetime commitment the nation owes to every one of our veterans,' he added. 

President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed four bills into law that support veterans

President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed four bills into law that support veterans

After the signing, Biden departed for Rosemount, Minnesota, to push his legislative agenda. 

Biden will visit the Dakota County Technical College to highlight how his $1 trillion infrastructure law will create jobs and help train workers. 

It's the start of a nationwide tour by his administration to promote his bipartisan victory. Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Cabinet members and senior administration officials will travel across the country to tout how the infrastructure plan will benefit Americans. Harris and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will be in North Carolina on Thursday.

The trip comes as inflation is on the rise and the stock market tanked on concerns about the Omicron variant, which scientists are still studying. The Dow was down 656 points and the Nasdaq composite was down 1.8%.

The president also will push for passage of a his $1.75-trillion Build Back Better plan, which needs approval

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