Biden can tout the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package he signed into law, but the speech comes amid rising inflation and continued concerns about Covid.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has invited President Joe Biden to deliver his first State of the Union address March 1, telling the president in a letter he should promote legislation passed during his term that she hopes will include"soon, the truly transformational Build Back Better Act."... [+]POOL/AFP via Getty Imagesdelivered a speech to a joint session of Congress last year, but State of the Union addresses are not given during a president's first year in office.
That speech, which Biden gave after his first 100 days in office, was limited to an in-person audience of 200 people due to Covid restrictions—it's unclear whether there will be crowd limitations for the State of the Union. The State of the Union is typically given before all members of Congress and invited guests, and is broadcast on major television networks."Thank you for your bold vision and patriotic leadership which have guided America out of crisis and into an era of great progress, as we not only recover from the pandemic but Build Back Better!" Pelosi wrote, plugging Democrats' proposed $1.8 trillion social spending package.Biden's speech will come as the U.S.
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