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WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden did what he had to do in his State of the Union address on Thursday night. And then, it was party time.
“Thank you for mentioning climate change,” said Rep. Paul Tonko , the first person to get to Biden when he stepped into the crowd.“That’s why I’m working so hard,” Biden replied, referencing Democrats taking back the House. “I’m going to do whatever I can.
“Where’s your mom?” Biden asked. When she said Houston, the president immediately looked around for an aide and asked to get the mom’s phone number so he could call her.It was now almost 11 p.m. House Speaker Mike Johnson , who was still standing up there on the dais, made eye contact with Biden and“I am holdin’ up everyone here. I’m so sorry to keep you guys waiting,” Biden said to top military leaders standing nearby.“Thanks for accepting the appointment.
“I told him, Bibi — and don’t repeat this — but you and I are going to have a ‘come to Jesus’ meeting,” Biden said, using a nickname for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.“I’m on a hot mic here,” Biden reported back to the group. “Good. That was good.” The president stopped again to talk to Rep. Mark Takano , who thanked him for mentioning the PACT Act, a 2022 law that expanded health benefits for veterans who were exposed to burn pits and other toxic substances. Takano talked about a veteran he knew who’d directly benefited.
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