President Joe Biden will ship his annual State of the Union
speech earlier than Congress on February 7, the White House mentioned Friday,
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The new speaker of the House of Representatives, Republican
Kevin McCarthy, despatched a “form invitation and the president has
accepted it and appears ahead to delivering the State of the
Union,” Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre mentioned.
This shall be Biden’s first speech earlier than a divided Congress
since he took workplace in 2021.
His earlier appearances on the annual set piece handle — a
likelihood to put out his 12 months’s plans earlier than a nationwide viewers —
happened when Democrats held slender majorities in each
chambers.
Following the November midterm elections, Democrats nonetheless
management the Senate whereas Republicans have a slim majority within the
House.
This time, McCarthy shall be within the speaker’s chair behind Biden,
whereas an more and more highly effective part of far-right Republicans
shall be amongst these going through him within the viewers.
The speech comes as Biden is predicted to announce a run for
re-election in 2024 and the event might present a platform to
spotlight his total message forward of the bruising marketing campaign.
