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Joe Biden says he\u2019ll soon make a swing to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene\u2019s backyard.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, the president said he plans to attend the groundbreaking of a Georgia solar facility that he credits to his Bidenomics agenda. The visit would amount to the most high-profile example yet of the White House\u2019s strategy of drawing a contrast with Republicans who opposed the president\u2019s bills<\/a> \u2014 placing Biden on the home turf of a House GOP member who has pushed for his impeachment.<\/p>\n \u201cSince I took office, we\u2019ve seen over 60 domestic manufacturing announcements all across the solar supply chain. One of the biggest is in Dalton, Ga. You may find it hard to believe, but that\u2019s Marjorie Taylor Greene\u2019s district,\u201d a grinning Biden told the crowd at a clean energy manufacturing site in the South Carolina district of another congressional Republican, Rep. Joe Wilson. \u201cI\u2019ll be there for the groundbreaking.\u201d<\/p>\n Biden and other administration officials have been going to Republican-held congressional districts to tout the White House\u2019s Investing in America agenda: the American Rescue Plan, Inflation Reduction Act, the bipartisan infrastructure law and the CHIPS and Science Act. The administration hopes to show that the laws have spurred job growth, domestic manufacturing and economic development \u2014 while reminding the public that Republicans largely opposed the measures.<\/p>\n A White House spokesperson declined to provide more details about the Georgia groundbreaking.<\/p>\n \u201cPresident Biden looks forward to showcasing how Bidenomics is bringing good-paying manufacturing jobs to Georgia,\u201d Andrew Bates said. \u201cBidenomics centers on growing the middle class, and is delivering the biggest manufacturing surge in decades. Meanwhile, congressional Republicans are attempting to repeal many of the policies that are fueling that manufacturing resurgence so they can cut taxes for the wealthy.\u201d<\/p>\n The solar panel manufacturer Qcells, which is owned by South Korea-based Hanwha Solutions, announced in January that it planned a $2.5 billion expansion of its Georgia manufacturing facility, potentially the largest ever investment in such manufacturing in the U.S., according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution<\/a>. It planned to expand its Dalton facility and open another one northwest of Atlanta.<\/p>\n Biden appeared Thursday at Flex, a manufacturing company in West Columbus, S.C.. Last week, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm visited the same site, as well as four other GOP-held districts, during a road trip through the South. A handful of other Cabinet officials have visited Republican districts in recent days.<\/p>\n Biden said companies have announced $11 billion in clean energy manufacturing investments in South Carolina since the Inflation Reduction Act and Chips and Science Act were signed.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s why I fought so hard for the things I wanted to do. Didn\u2019t get much help from the other team but that didn\u2019t stop us from getting it done,\u201d he told the crowd.<\/p>\n Biden listed many of the state Republican delegation\u2019s opposition to the bills \u201cthat attracted all these jobs.\u201d He praised Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) for supporting the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Chips and Science Law, \u201cbut I wish he had voted for the rest.\u201d<\/p>\n The president also criticized Republicans such as Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, who later heralded funding related to the law that they had voted against.<\/p>\n \u201cImplementing this legislation also has another transformative impact: All those members of Congress who voted against it suddenly realize how great it is. And they\u2019re bragging about it. As my mother would say, \u2018God love them,\u2019\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n Bates said Wilson was made aware of Thursday\u2019s visit, although the lawmaker, in a statement, said he was \u201cshocked\u201d to learn of the trip on Wednesday.<\/p>\n