By Trevor Hunnicutt

WASHINGTON (Reuters] – U.S. president Joe Biden will place less emphasis on his Build Back better spending plan during Tuesday’s State of the Union address. Instead, he will be focusing on a four point plan to save the U.S. economic system, officials from the administration said.

An administration official stated that it is not all about the bill’s name. It’s all about the ideas. It’s all about lower costs for families.

Russia’s invading Ukraine has been the story of the day. This crisis has diverted Biden’s attention away from his attempts to revitalize his domestic economy ahead of the November 8th congressional elections.

Biden’s approval rating is declining and he has rethought his campaign for large tax-and-spending reforms.

Although many policies that he advocates will look familiar (e.g. raising Pell grants to education, raising federal minimum wages to $15, and creating a national family paid medical leave program), his message is very different.

It is all about rebuilding society and a Build Back Better social expenditure agenda.

There is much talk about reducing deficits and putting an halt to inflation. Democrat Joe Manchin was the swing vote in U.S. Senate. He felt that the administration hadn’t stressed enough.

Manchin’s opposition defeated a set of Biden economic Reforms that were intended to benefit working women and their families. They also aimed to reduce the country’s large income disparity and meet climate goals.

Biden will make it clear that many of his reforms in housing, education, and climate must be passed as part of a 4-point plan. These include moving goods more cheaply and quicker; reducing daily costs; increasing competition; and eliminating obstacles to employment.

Biden has committed to several initiatives in his $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. This includes repairing 65,000 miles and 1,500 roads. He will seek to reform the nursing home industry, ocean shipping, and Congress will complete the work on the bills he thinks will improve the U.S. economic competitiveness in China.

The administration official said to reporters that he would talk with the media about “the progress we have made over the last year in spite of great challenges, and his optimism about the future.”

In addition to threatening the economic recovery after the coronavirus epidemic, rising costs have also hampered Biden’s ability as a good steward of our economy.

CPI rose 7.5% year-over-year in January and December, making it the highest annual increase since February 1982. Based on Reuters/Ipsos polling data, Biden’s approval rating currently stands at 43%. That is very close to his lowest presidency level.