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Reuters
Reuters
World
By Michel Rose and Jeff Mason

U.S. Inflation Reduction Act 'super aggressive,' Macron tells lawmakers

U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron walk next to vehicles as they meet for dinner at Fiola Mare restaurant in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, U.S., November 30, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

French President Emmanuel Macron addressed U.S. lawmakers from both political parties on Wednesday and pushed back over new American subsidies that are riling European leaders, according to a participant in a closed-door meeting.

Macron arrived in Washington on Tuesday for his second state visit to the United States since taking office in 2017, ahead of which French officials said he would confront President Joe Biden over the subsidies contained in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

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