Biden Spins Facts on Framework
Posted on AllSides October 29th, 2021
From The Left
FACT CHECK
In a speech announcing the framework for a pared-down spending plan, President Joe Biden made some questionable claims:
Biden said the plan is “fully paid for,” but some economists believe the White House revenue estimates are a bit rosy and warn that the balanced book relies on expiring spending plans that the White House hopes to extend in the future.
In pitching a program to replace diesel school buses with electric vehicles, the president said electric vehicles “do not expend any pollution into the air.” But that doesn’t mean they...