WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday endorsed a plan hatched by two key Senate Democrats to pass a budget reconciliation package that would help lower the cost of prescription drugs and protect millions of households from health insurance premium spikes, even if it leaves out important clean energy priorities.
Biden said he’s readying “strong executive action” on climate change in the absence of legislation. He didn’t specify, but in a statement he said administrative moves would boost domestic manufacturing, create jobs and protect against future gas price increases.
“Families all over the nation will sleep easier if Congress takes this action,” Biden said of the health care measure that’s being drafted. “The Senate should move forward, pass it before the August recess, and get it to my desk so I can sign it.”
