Biden’s Roller-Coaster Year in 14 Metrics: Bloomberg Opinion

For the full experience visit: One Year, 14 Metrics: The State of Biden’s Presidency

For the full experience visit: One Year, 14 Metrics: The State of Biden’s Presidency

For the full experience visit: One Year, 14 Metrics: The State of Biden’s Presidency

President Joe Biden embarks on his second year in office with one global crisis (the pandemic) fading and another (Russia’s invasion of Ukraine) escalating. Previously, his administration oversaw a robust economic recovery that veered into inflationary overdrive, stressing consumers with higher prices for everything from housing and food to cars and gasoline. Biden’s legislative agenda scored a successful infrastructure spending package, then stalled with the demise of his $2 trillion Build Back Better plan. As his State of the Union address nears, Bloomberg Opinion columnists evaluated Biden’s first year in office through a series of metrics that will serve as our guide to the administration’s progress throughout his second year — and beyond.

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