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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.
