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The debt moment when Biden's State of the Union turned spicy
1 month ago | By Politico
House Republicans, after remaining relatively subdued in their reactions to the first parts of President Joe Biden's State of the Union address Tuesday night, erupted in jeers as he scolded them about the brewing battle over raising the debt limit. “No president added more to the national debt than my predecessor,” Biden said, referring to former President Donald Trump. “Nearly 25 percent of the entire national debt that took over 200 years to accumulate was added by just one administration alone.” The statement prompted Republican boos, to which Biden replied: “Those are the facts. Check...
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Biden to GOP: Work With Me
1 month ago | By Newser
President Biden is stressing unity and the economy in his 2023 State of the Union address. Some key early points on those fronts from his prime-time speech on Tuesday: "You know, my Republican friends, we could work together the last Congress. There's no reason we can't work together and find...
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Here's why Bono was at Joe Biden's 2023 State of the Union
1 month ago | By KMBC
Rock star Bono was among the featured guests sitting alongside First Lady Jill Biden at President Joe Biden's 2023 State of the Union address.
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Biden Calls for Antitrust Laws to Rein in Big Tech After Schumer Blocked Last Effort
1 month ago | By Time
In his first State of the Union address since Republicans took a slim House majority, President Joe Biden called on Congress to take up an issue over which there's growing bipartisan momentum but powerful obstacles that stand in the way: strengthening American antitrust law to crack down on Big Tech's monopoly power.
“Pass the bipartisan legislation to strengthen antitrust enforcement and prevent big online platforms from giving their own products an unfair advantage,” Biden told lawmakers on Tuesday evening, referring to the American Innovation and Choice Online Act. “Capitalism without...
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The Biggest Moments From Biden's 2023 State of the Union Address
1 month ago | By Time
Speaking before Congress for the first time since Republicans captured the House majority, President Joe Biden opened his State of the Union address Tuesday night by celebrating how far the nation's economy has come since high inflation peaked last summer and taking credit for the decrease in unemployment.
Biden also touted a unity agenda focused on areas where he believes Democrats and Republicans can find common ground. “The people sent us a clear message,” Biden said, with new House Speaker Kevin McCarthy standing behind him. “Fighting for the sake of fighting, power for the sake of...
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