'It's by working together, having Cabinet members and officials from the government come to our districts.'Īs an example, she points to visits in her district from Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg showing new bridges under construction and White House infrastructure coordinator Mitch Landrieu highlighting a new interstate interchange. 'How do you make that real how do you tell that story?' she mused. Kuster, who said she lives in 'purple world,' said members have been in close talks with Cabinet officials and the White House about how to work together to make intricate legislation like the infrastructure bill accessible to their constituents. 'It may be a lower-level official that's coming in talking about 'let's have a roundtable with your town officials to talk about how to apply for rural broadband funding.' It may not be having the Cabinet or the president in your district every other week,' New Hampshire Rep. That means what members ask of the administration will vary from district to district depending on the president's popularity. 'You tell us what you need to help us understand the impact that it's having on all of your district and your folks, and we're going to get it done,' Biden said.Īlthough Biden hasn't officially announced his reelection bid, it's widely expected he will seek another term, which means his fate and those of House Democrats are likely tied together. Shontel Brown told NPR.īiden pledged to coordinate with members to effectively message legislative wins 'We just have a buffet of accomplishments to offer, and he just rolled them out in such a way that it can really resonate with the everyday person,' Ohio Rep. 'That's why the big job in front of us is implementing the laws we passed, so people start to see it in their lives - all the benefits that are there because you produced it for them.'īiden ticked through a list of legislative accomplishments, including the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, the first major gun safety legislation passed by Congress in nearly 30 years, legislation to boost the domestic manufacturing of semiconductor chips and a sweeping climate, health care and tax bill. 'Folks, you all know how much we've gotten done, but a lot of the country still doesn't know it,' Biden said. Abigail Spanberger ahead of President Biden's speech during the annual House Democrats Issues Conference in Baltimore, Md.

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