Rooted in fact-based, transparent reporting, Newsy is an award-winning opinion-free network owned by the E.W. Scripps Company that is relentlessly focused on “the why” of every story and seeks to enable a more intimate and immersive understanding of the issues that matter.
President Biden arrived to address a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at 9:17 p.m. Eastern Time, having detoured around protesters between the White House and the Capitol who criticized the Biden administration's response to the Israel-Hamas war.
"If you, the American people, send me a Congress that supports the right to choose I promise you I will restore Roe v. Wade as the law of the land again," President Biden said.Kate Cox, who sued Texas after she was denied an abortion, will attend the speech. The administration has continued payouts under the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed in 2021. Since the last State of the Union address in 2023, the administration has awarded billions of dollars to improve improve rail safety, strengthen the electric grid and address aging municipal water service systems.
Instead, the president called for increases in the corporate tax rates and ends to tax breaks for ultra-wealthy earners. "It's now time to go further and give Medicare the power to negotiate lower prices for 500 different drugs over the next decade," President Biden said."It will not only save lives, it will save taxpayers another $200 billion."
He outlined a plan to provide a tax credit of $400 a month for the next two years to help pay mortgage or refinancing costs on first-time home purchases. He also called on Congress to pass a plan to build and renovate 2 million affordable homes. The Biden administration has urged Congress to act on border security. President Biden told lawmakers in January that he would sign a bill that passed as soon as it was available.
He called for halving U.S. carbon emissions by 2030. He highlighted electric vehicle charging infrastructure, environmental justice and the Climate Corps, an initiative that he says will employ 20,000 workers on clean energy projects at first and three times that number within a decade.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Live blog: Biden calls Israel's Gaza response 'over the top'Israel's war on Gaza — now in its 126th day — has killed at least 27,840 Palestinians and wounded 67,317 others, as President Joe Biden says Israel's response in Gaza is over the top.
Read more »
State of the Union live updates as Biden prepares to deliver 2024 addressWatch President Biden's 2024 State of the Union speech live on CBS News.
Read more »
Biden Co-Chair Coons: ‘I Wouldn’t Encourage’ Biden to Debate, You Can Watch SOTUSource of breaking news and analysis, insightful commentary and original reporting, curated and written specifically for the new generation of independent and conservative thinkers.
Read more »
Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, Gaza hostage release and sustained cessation proposalHamas has sent a 'positive' reply to a proposal aimed at the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza and a sustained cessation in fighting, Qatar's prime minister said. Follow here for live updates.
Read more »
Live blog: Death toll in Gaza reaches 27,708 amid truce deal negotiationsIsrael's war on Gaza — now in its 124th day — has killed at least 27,708 Palestinians and wounded 67,147 others, as Netanyahu says he will continue the war on Gaza until 'total victory.'
Read more »
Israel-Gaza live updates: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu rejects hostage deal proposal, freed hostages reactLive updates on the Israel-Hamas war.
Read more »