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President Joe Biden has accepted an invitation from House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to deliver a State of the Union address before Congress on Tuesday, Feb. 7, the White House said Friday.
„The president has accepted it and looks forward to delivering the State of the Union address,“ White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in an afternoon press briefing. „We truly appreciate the kind invitation by Speaker McCarthy.“
It will be Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress since Republicans took control of the House chamber.
McCarthy tweeted out a copy of the letter in which he offered a date for Biden to speak in the House chamber, noting that it’s his „solemn obligation“ as speaker.
„The American people sent us to Washington to deliver a new direction for the country, to find common ground, and to debate their priorities,“ McCarthy said.
