Biden Wants His Record Out There as 2024 Approaches

As Democrats quietly speculate about the upcoming presidential race, President Joe Biden on March 1 stressed unity and his party’s legislative record during the past Congress–but he didn’t come closer to stating his intentions for 2024.

“If we did nothing–nothing–but implement what we’ve already passed, and let the people know who did it for them, we win–but we’re way beyond that, it’s not just about winning,” Biden told the crowd.

Biden challenged House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to lay out his budget plan when Biden does the same on March 9, upping the ante as Democrats and Republicans remain divided over the debt ceiling.

The commander-in-chief spoke at a Baltimore, Maryland, retreat for House Democrats, who are now narrowly outnumbered by Republicans in the chamber after the 2022 midterms.

Biden was introduced by Maryland’s new governor, Wes Moore.