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US President Joe Biden answers questions from the property pursuing his remarks regarding lowering outgo for American families successful the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building connected Thursday January 12, 2023.
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President Joe Biden has accepted an invitation from House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to present his State of the Union code to Congress connected Feb. 7, the White House said.
"We person received Speaker McCarthy's benignant invitation and the president has accepted it and looks guardant to delivering the State of the Union address," White House property caput Karine Jean-Pierre said Friday.
McCarthy earlier Friday tweeted retired his invitation to Biden, penning it was his "solemn obligation" to bash so.
"Your remarks volition pass our efforts to code the priorities of the American people," McCarthy wrote.
The code volition beryllium Biden's archetypal State of the Union since Republicans won backmost power of the House, ending 2 years of unified Democratic authorities successful Washington. As Biden outlines his priorities to lawmakers adjacent month, helium volition look a caller world that each of his legislative goals volition necessitate Republican support.
During Biden's archetypal 2 years successful office, Democrats passed cardinal pieces of the president's docket without GOP support.
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