Joe Biden ready to deliver State of the Union speech on March 7 – Dainik Savera Times

Washington. US President Joe Biden is set to deliver his annual State of the Union address to Congress on March 7. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) laid this out in his invitation to the president on Saturday. The State of the Union address is also scheduled among a list of key dates for the 2024 primaries, coming just two days after Super Tuesday, the day when the largest number of states hold primary elections simultaneously, media reports said. Are.

In the invitation to the President, Johnson wrote: ‘At this moment of great challenge to our country, it is my duty to extend this invitation to you to address a joint session of Congress on Thursday, March 7, 2024, so that you can serve our Union. We can fulfill your obligation under the US Constitution to report on the situation.’ President Biden accepted the invitation Saturday afternoon, saying in a statement: ‘Mr. President, I look forward to it.’ The speech will give Biden an opportunity to address a Congress divided on a range of issues, providing an overview on his vision for the country as he seeks re-election in November.

In his final address, the president vowed to ‘get the job done’ on many aspects of his agenda, including issues like climate change, drug costs and taxes. His biggest milestone is the Inflation Reduction Act, covering everything from health care to climate control. Biden will face an outcry over his address from many lawmakers who have rejected his job performance, including some House Democrats who have criticized the president for continuing military aid to Israel amid the war with Hamas. The approval has been publicly condemned. Young people in traditional Democratic voter bases, especially black and Hispanic communities, have openly criticized Biden for not stopping the war and not saving the lives of innocent civilians in Gaza. They have said in election surveys that they may vote for a third party candidate.

Media reports said the address would come just weeks after a key deadline for Congress to keep the government funded, a task that had already been postponed twice last year. The first batch of appropriations bills expires on Jan. 19, and Congress must pass its agriculture, military construction, transportation, housing and urban development, and energy and water bills before the deadline to keep the government open. The closing of the remaining Appropriation Bill is on February 2.