Biden State of the Union 2023: How to watch and what to expect
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Biden State of the Union 2023: How to watch and what to expect
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Updated 9 minutes ago
Tuesday is the first time Biden will address Congress in a joint session since Republicans took control of the House.
Updated Feb. 7, 2023, 3:31 PM UTC
By NBC News
What to expect from Biden’s State of the Union
9m ago / 3:31 PM UTC
Biden will announce a ‘forceful approach’ to tackle opioid epidemic
President Biden will discuss how deaths from opioid overdoses in the country have decreased for five consecutive months. He’s also expected to announce a “forceful approach” to tackle the opioid and overdose epidemic, Dr. Rahul Gupta, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, told reporters on a press call ahead of the State of the Union address.
The president is set to announce key actions by his administration to tackle illicit drug trade:
38m ago / 3:02 PM UTC
Sarah Huckabee Sanders to deliver Republican State of the Union response
Arkansas governor and former Trump White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will deliver the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech on Tuesday, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced last week.
“I am grateful for this opportunity to address the nation and contrast the GOP’s optimistic vision for the future against the failures of President Biden and the Democrats,” Sanders said in a statement. Sanders will deliver her remarks following Biden’s speech on Tuesday, set to begin at 9 p.m. ET.
Sanders in November became the first woman elected governor of the largely Republican state.
Read the full story here.
39m ago / 3:01 PM UTC
Biden’s State of the Union address will make his case for re-election in 2024
WASHINGTON — At the start of his speech Tuesday night, President Joe Biden is apt to proclaim that the state of the union is strong.
And by the time he’s done, he’ll have laid out a case that he deserves an ample share of the credit.
The 2024 presidential race looms large over Biden’s State of the Union address, even though he has yet to officially announce whether he’s running for re-election. With a captive audience that traditionally assembles once a year, he isn’t about to pass up the chance to explain why voters should give him a second term.
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