Biden to Address Joint Session of Congress
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Biden to address U.S. Congress as lawmakers consider infrastructure planPresident Joe Biden will speak to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on April 28, accepting an invitation from House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a fellow Democrat.
“The President has accepted the invitation of the Speaker of the House to address a Joint Session of Congress on April 28, the night before his 100th day in office,” the White House said in a prepared statement.
The speech will give Biden, 78, an opportunity to deliver a sales pitch to millions of Americans for his $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal,...
From the Right
Pelosi invites Biden to address joint session of CongressHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi invited President Joe Biden to deliver his first address to a joint session of Congress on April 28, two days shy of the 100th day of his administration.
In a letter sent to the White House on Tuesday, Pelosi touted Biden's "historic and transformative leadership" and praised him for, in her words, turning his campaign pledge of "help is on the way" into "help is here" governing.
“In that spirit, I am writing to invite you to address a Joint Session of Congress on Wednesday, April...
From the Left
Biden to address joint session of Congress on April 28President Biden on Tuesday night accepted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's invitation to address a joint session of Congress on April 28. The address is not an official State of the Union because a president's first speech before Congress is not considered a State of the Union.
"Nearly 100 days ago, when you took the oath of office, you pledged in a spirit of great hope that 'Help Is On The Way,'" Pelosi wrote in a letter to Mr. Biden. "Now, because of your historic and transformative leadership, Help Is Here!"...
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