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President Biden's State of the Union Address

Madam Speaker, Madam Vice President, and our Outset Lady and 2nd Gentleman, members of Congress and the Cabinet, Justices of the Supreme Court, my boyfriend Americans: Last year, COVID-19 kept us apart. This year, we're finally together again.

Tonight — this evening nosotros meet as Democrats, Republicans, and independents, only, about chiefly, equally Americans with a duty to one another, to America, to the American people, and to the Constitution, and an unwavering resolve that freedom will ever triumph over tyranny.

Six — cheers. Six days agone, Russian federation'south Vladimir Putin sought to milkshake the very foundations of the free earth, thinking he could brand it curve to his menacing ways. Just he badly miscalculated. He thought he could roll into Ukraine and the world would whorl over. Instead, he met with a wall of strength he never anticipated or imagined. He met the Ukrainian people.

Ukraine

From President Zelenskyy to every Ukrainian, their fearlessness, their courage, their determination literally inspires the world. Groups of citizens blocking tanks with their bodies. Everyone from students to retirees, to teachers turned soldiers defending their homeland.

And in this struggle — President Zelenskyy said in his speech to the European Parliament, "Low-cal will win over darkness."

The Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States is here tonight sitting with the First Lady. Let each of us, if you're able to stand, stand and send an unmistakable betoken to the world and Ukraine. Give thanks y'all. Give thanks you, give thanks you, give thanks you.

She's vivid, she'due south strong, and she's resolved.

Yeah. Nosotros, the United states of America, stand with the Ukrainian people.

Throughout our history, we've learned this lesson: When dictators do not pay a price for their assailment, they cause more chaos; they keep moving; and the costs, the threats to the America — and America, to the world keeps rising.

That's why the NATO Alliance was created: to secure peace and stability in Europe later on World War Ii.

The United states of america is a member, along with 29 other nations. It matters. American diplomacy matters. American resolve matters.

Putin'southward latest assault on Ukraine was premeditated and totally unprovoked. He rejected repeated efforts at affairs.

He thought the West and NATO wouldn't respond. He thought he could divide united states at home, in this chamber, in this nation. He thought he could divide the states in Europe besides.

But Putin was wrong. We are gear up. We are united. And that'southward what we did: We stayed united.

We prepared extensively and advisedly. We spent months building coalitions of other freedom-loving nations in Europe and the Americas to — from America to the Asian and African continents to face Putin.

Like many of you, I spent endless hours unifying our European Allies.

Nosotros shared with the world, in advance, what nosotros knew Putin was planning and precisely how he would try to falsely and justify his aggression.

We countered Russia's lies with the truth. And now — at present that he's acted, the costless world is holding him accountable, along with 27 members of the European Union — including France, Germany, Italian republic — likewise equally countries like the United Kingdom, Canada, Nippon, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and many others. Even Switzerland are inflicting pain on Russia and supporting the people of Ukraine.

Putin is at present isolated from the globe more than he has ever been.

Together. Together. Together, along with our Allies, nosotros are correct now enforcing powerful economic sanctions. Nosotros're cutting off Russia's largest banks from the international financial system; preventing Russia's Central Banking company from defending the Russian ruble, making Putin's $630 billion state of war fund worthless. We're choking Russia's access, we're choking Russia's admission to technology that will sap its economical force and weaken its war machine for years to come.

Tonight, I say to the Russian oligarchs and the corrupt leaders who've bilked billions of dollars off this violent regime: No more.

The United states — I mean it. The U.s. Department of Justice is assembling a dedicated task force to go after the crimes of the Russian oligarchs.

We're joining with European Allies to detect and seize their yachts, their luxury apartments, their private jets. Nosotros're coming for your ill-begotten gains.

Russian Oligarchs

And, tonight, I'g announcing that we will bring together our Allies in endmost off American air infinite to all Russian flights, further isolating Russian federation and adding an additional squeeze on their economic system.

He has no thought what's coming.

The ruble has already lost 30 percent of its value, the Russian stock marketplace has lost 40 percent of its value, and trading remains suspended.

The Russian economic system is reeling, and Putin solitary is the one to blame.

Together with our Allies, we're providing support to the Ukrainians in their fight for liberty: military assistance, economic assistance, humanitarian aid. We're giving more than a billion dollars in straight assistance to Ukraine. And we'll go along to aid the Ukrainian people as they defend their country and assistance ease their suffering.

Aid to Ukraine

Just allow me be clear: Our forces are not engaged and will not appoint in the conflict with Russian forces in Ukraine. Our forces are not going to Europe to fight in Ukraine just to defend our NATO Allies in the event that Putin decides to keep moving due west.

For that purpose, we have mobilized American ground forces, air squadrons, send deployments to protect NATO countries, including Poland, Romania, Latvia, Lithuania, and Republic of estonia.

And as I've made crystal clear, the U.s.a. and our Allies volition defend every inch of territory that is NATO territory with the full force of our commonage power — every single inch.

And nosotros're articulate-eyed. The Ukrainians are fighting back with pure courage. But the next few days, weeks, and months will be hard on them.

Putin has unleashed violence and chaos. But while he may make gains on the battlefield, he will pay a continuing high price over the long run.

And a pound of Ukrainian people — the proud, proud people — pound for pound, gear up to fight with every inch of (inaudible) they have. They've known xxx years of independence — accept repeatedly shown that they will non tolerate anyone who tries to take their country backwards.

To all Americans, I'll be honest with you, as I've ever promised I would be. A Russian dictator infa- — invading a foreign state has costs around the world. And I'chiliad taking robust action to make sure the pain of our sanctions is targeted at the Russian economy and that we use every tool at our disposal to protect American businesses and consumers.

This night, I tin can announce the United States has worked with 30 other countries to release 60 one thousand thousand barrels of oil from reserves effectually the world. America will lead that endeavor, releasing 30 1000000 barrels of our own Strategic Petroleum Reserve. And we stand prepare to do more than if necessary, united with our Allies.

These steps volition help blunt gas prices here at home. But I know news about what'due south happening tin seem alarming to all Americans. But I desire you to know: We're going to be okay. Nosotros're going to be okay.

When the history of this era is written, Putin's war on Ukraine volition take left Russia weaker and the residue of the world stronger.

Putin's War

While it shouldn't and while information technology shouldn't have taken something so terrible for people effectually the world to meet what's at stake, now everyone sees it conspicuously.

We run into the unity amidst leaders of nations, a more unified Europe, a more unified West.

We see unity amidst the people who are gathering in cities in large crowds effectually the world, even in Russia, to demonstrate their support for the people of Ukraine.

In the battle betwixt commonwealth and autocracies, democracies are rising to the moment and the earth is conspicuously choosing the side of peace and security.

This is the real test, and information technology'southward going to take time. So, let us continue to describe inspiration from the fe will of the Ukrainian people.

To our boyfriend Ukrainian Americans who forged a deep bond that connects our ii nations: We stand with you. We stand with you.

Putin may circle Kyiv with tanks, but he'll never proceeds the hearts and souls of Ukrainian people. He'll never — he'll never extinguish their love of freedom. And he will never, never weaken the resolve of the free world.

We run into tonight in an America that has lived through ii of the hardest years this nation has always faced. The pandemic has been punishing. So many families are living paycheck to paycheck, struggling to keep up with the rising cost of nutrient, gas, housing, and so much more.

I understand, like many of you did. My dad had to leave his home in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to find work. Then, like many of you, I grew up in a family unit when the cost of food went up, information technology was felt throughout the family unit; it had an impact.

That'due south why one of the showtime things I did every bit President was fight to pass the American Rescue Program, because people were pain. Nosotros needed to act and nosotros did.

American Rescue Programme

American Rescue Plan

Few pieces of legislation have done more at a critical moment in our history to elevator us out of a crisis. It fueled our efforts to vaccinate the nation and combat COVID-xix. It delivered immediate economical relief to tens of millions of Americans. It helped put food on the tabular array. Call up those long lines of cars waiting for hours just to get a box of food put in their trunk? It cut the price of healthcare insurance. And as my dad used to say, information technology gave the people "just a lilliputian bit of breathing room."

And unlike the $two trillion taxation cutting passed in the previous assistants that benefitted the top i percent of Americans, the American Rescue Plan helped working people and left no ane behind. And, folks — and it worked. It worked.

Information technology worked and created jobs — lots of jobs. In fact, our economic system created over 6.5 million new jobs just last yr, more than jobs in one year than ever before in the history of the U.s.a. of America.

Economical Progress Report

Economic Progress Report

The economy grew at a rate of 5.seven last year — the strongest growth rate in 40 years and the offset step in bringing fundamental change to our economic system that hasn't worked for working people in this nation for too long.

For the by 40 years, we were told that revenue enhancement breaks for those at the top and benefits would trickle down and everyone would — would benefit.

Merely that trickle-down theory led to a weaker economic growth, lower wages, bigger deficits, and a widening gap between the top and everyone else in the — in nigh a century.

Wait, Vice President Harris and I ran for role — and I realize we have fundamental disagreements on this — merely ran for part with a new economic vision for America: invest in America; brainwash Americans; grow the workforce; build the economy from the bottom up and the middle out, non from the pinnacle down. Considering we know when the heart grade grows — when the middle class grows, the poor go mode upwards and the wealthy do very well.

America used to have the best roads, bridges, and airports on Earth. And now our infrastructure is ranked 13th in the earth. Nosotros won't be able to compete for the jobs of the 21st century if we don't fix it.

That's why it was and so important to laissez passer the Bipartisan Infrastructure Constabulary. And I thank my Republican friends who joined to invest and rebuild America — the unmarried biggest investment in history.

Bipartisan Infrastructure Constabulary

Information technology was a bipartisan effort, and I want to thank the members of both parties who worked to make it happen. We're done talking almost infrastructure weeks. We're now talking about an infrastructure decade.

And look, information technology'southward going to — it's going to transform America to put us on a path to win the economical contest of the 21st century that nosotros face with the rest of the world, especially China.

I've told Xi Jinping: It's never been a good bet to bet confronting the American people.

We'll create adept jobs for millions of Americans — modernizing roads, airports, ports, waterways — all across America. And we'll practice it to withstand the devastating effects of climate crisis and promote environmental justice.

Nosotros'll build a national network of 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations; begin to replace the poisonous lead pipes, so every child, every American has clean water to drink at home and at school.

We're going to provide — provide affordable high-speed Net for every American — rural, suburban, urban, and Tribal communities. Four thousand projects take already been announced. Many of you have announced them in your districts.

And this night, I'm announcing that, this year, we will get-go fixing over 65,000 miles of highway and 1,500 bridges in disrepair.

Highways

Repairs Begin on 65k Highways

And, folks, when we use taxpayers' dollars to rebuild America, we're going to do it by buying American. Buy American products. Support American jobs.

The federal government spends about $600 billion a year to continue this country rubber and secure. There's been a law on the books for nearly a century to make sure taxpayers' dollars back up American jobs and businesses. Every administration — Democrat and Republican — says they'll exercise it, but we're really doing it.

We'll buy America to make sure every — everything from the deck of an aircraft carrier to the steel on highway guardrails is made in America from kickoff to end. All of it. All of it.

But, folks, to compete for the jobs of the futurity, we also need to level the playing field with China and other competitors. That's why information technology's so important to pass the bipartisan Innovation Human action sitting in Congress that will make tape investments in emerging technologies and American manufacturing.

Bipartisan Innovation Act

Nosotros used to invest nearly 2 percentage of our GDP in research and evolution. Nosotros don't at present. Can't — China is.

Let me give you lot i example why it'due south and then important to laissez passer.

If you travel 20 miles e of Columbus, Ohio, y'all'll find a k empty acres of land. Information technology won't look like much. Merely if you terminate and look closely, y'all'll run into a "field of dreams" — the ground on which America's hereafter will be built.

That's where Intel, the American visitor that helped build Silicon Valley, is going to build a $20 billion semiconductor "mega site." Up to eight state-of-the-art factories in ane place. Ten thousand new jobs. And in those factories, the boilerplate job — nigh $135 — $135,000 a year.

Some of the most sophisticated manufacturing in the world to make computer fries the size of a fingertip that power the world and everyday lives, from smartphones, applied science that — the Internet — technology that's however to be invented.

Simply that'southward merely the beginning.

Intel'south CEO, Pat Gelsinger, who is here tonight — and I don't know where Pat is. Pat? There you become, Pat. Stand up upwardly. Pat came to run into me, and he told me they're ready to increase their investment from $xx billion to $100 billion.

That would be the biggest investment in manufacturing in American history. And all they're waiting for is for you to pass this nib.

Then, permit's not look whatsoever longer. Send information technology to my desk, I'll sign it, and nosotros will actually have off in a large way.

And, folks, Intel is not alone. There'southward something happening in America. Just look around, and you'll see an astonishing story — the rebirth of pride that comes from stamping products "Made in America," the revitalization of American manufacturing.

Companies are choosing to build new factories here when just a few years ago, they would have gone overseas. That's what is happening.

Ford is investing $eleven billion in electric vehicles, creating 11,000 jobs across the state.

GM is making the largest investment in its history — $vii billion to build electric vehicles, creating iv,000 jobs in Michigan.

All told, 369,000 new manufacturing jobs were created in America terminal yr alone.

Folks, powered by people I've met — like JoJo Burgess from generations of union steelworkers in Pittsburgh, who's hither with united states of america tonight. Where are you, JoJo? At that place you go. Cheers, buddy.

As Ohio — every bit Ohio Sherrod Chocolate-brown says, "It's time to bury the characterization 'Rust Belt.'" It'south time to see the — the — what used to exist called the Rust Belt go the — the abode of a significant resurgence of manufacturing.

And with all the brilliant spots in our economic system — tape job growth, college wages — too many families are struggling to proceed up with their bills.

Aggrandizement is robbing them of gains they thought otherwise they would be able to feel.

I get it. That's why my top priority is getting prices under control.

Aggrandizement

I go it. That's why my top priority is getting prices under control.

Look, our economic system roared back faster than almost anyone predicted, but the pandemic meant that businesses had a hard time hiring plenty people because of the pandemic to keep up production in their factories. And then, you didn't have people making those beams that went into buildings because they were out — the mill was closed.

The pandemic also disrupted the global supply chain. Factories close. When that happens, information technology takes longer to make goods and become them to the warehouses, to the stores, and go — prices go up.

Look at cars last year. One third of all the inflation was because of automobile sales. There weren't enough semiconductors to make all the cars that people wanted to purchase.

And guess what? Prices of automobiles went manner up, especially used vehicles as well.

And so, we have a choice.

1 way to fight inflation is to bulldoze downwardly wages and make Americans poorer.

I think I have a better idea to fight inflation: Lower your costs, not your wages.

And, folks, that ways brand more cars and semiconductors in America, more infrastructure and innovation in America, more goods moving faster and cheaper in America, more than jobs where you tin can earn a good living in America.

Instead of relying on foreign supply chains, let's brand it in America.

Look, economists phone call this increasing the productive capacity of our economy.

I call it building a better America.

Building a Better America

My plan to fight aggrandizement will lower your costs and lower the deficit. Seventeen Nobel laureates in economic science said my plan will ease long-term inflationary pressures. Top business leaders and, I believe, virtually Americans support the programme.

And hither's the programme.

First, cut the cost of prescription drugs. We pay more for the same drug produced by the aforementioned company in America than whatever other country in the world.

But await at insulin. I in x Americans has diabetes. In Virginia, I met a 13-year-old male child — the handsome beau standing up there, Joshua Davis. He and his dad both have Type 1 diabetes, which means they demand insulin every single day.

Insulin costs almost $10 a vial to make. That'southward what it costs the — the pharmaceutical visitor. But drug companies charge families like Joshua and his dad up to 30 times that corporeality.

I spoke with Joshua's mom. Imagine what information technology'southward like to expect at your child who needs insulin to stay healthy and have no idea how in God's name you're going to exist able to pay for it — what it does to your family, but what it does to your dignity, your ability to look your child in the eye, to be the parent y'all await yourself to exist. I actually mean information technology. Think about that. That's what I recall about.

You know, yesterday — Joshua is hither tonight, just yesterday was his birthday. Happy birthday, buddy, by the mode.

For Joshua and 200,000 other immature people with Type i diabetes, permit's cap the toll of insulin at $35 a month so anybody can afford it. And drug companies volition exercise very, very well — their turn a profit margin.

Toll of Insulin

And while nosotros're at it — I know we have cracking disagreements on this floor with this — let's let Medicare negotiate the price of prescription drugs. They already set the price for VA drugs.

Look, the American Rescue Plan is helping millions of families on Affordable Care Act plans to relieve them $ii,400 a year on their health premiums. Let's close the coverage gap and make those savings permanent.

And 2d, let's cutting energy costs for families an average of $500 a yr by combatting climate change.

Let's provide an investment and tax credit to weatherize your home and your business organisation to be energy efficient and go a tax credit for it; double America's clean energy production in solar, wind, and so much more; lower the price of electric vehicles, saving another $80 a month that yous've non going to have to pay at the pump.

Free energy Efficiency

Folks — third — the 3rd thing we tin can do to change the standard of living for hardworking folks is cut the cost of childcare. Cut the cost of childcare.

Folks, if yous live in a major city in America, you can pay up to $14,000 a year for childcare per child.

I was a single dad for 5 years, raising ii kids. I had a lot of assist, though. I had a mom, a dad, a brother, and sister that actually helped.

But middle-form and working folks shouldn't have to pay more 7 per centum of their income to treat their young children.

My plan would cut the cost of childcare in half for most families and help parents, including millions of women who left the workforce during the pandemic considering they couldn't afford childcare to be able to get back to work, generating economic growth.

Cost of Child Care

But my plan doesn't stop in that location. It as well includes home and long-term care, more affordable housing, pre-Grand for 3- and iv-yr-olds. All of these will lower costs to families.

And under my programme, nobody — let me say this again — nobody earning less than $400,000 a twelvemonth will pay an additional penny in new taxes. Non a single penny.

I may be incorrect, but my guess is, if we took a secret ballot in this floor, that nosotros'd all agree that the present taxation system ain't off-white. We have to prepare it.

I'm not looking to punish everyone, but allow's brand corporations and wealthy Americans start paying their fair share.

Await, last year — like Chris Coons and Tom Carper and my distinguished congresswoman — we come from the land of corporate America. There are more corporations incorporated in Delaware than every other state in America combined. And I still won 36 years in a row. The point is: Even they empathise they should pay simply a fair share.

Terminal yr, 55 of the Fortune 500 companies earned $40 billion in turn a profit and paid goose egg in federal taxes.

No, look, it's not fair. That's why I proposed a 15 pct minimum taxation charge per unit for corporations.

Nosotros've got — and that's why in the G7 and other meetings overseas nosotros were able to put together — I was able to be somewhat helpful — 130 countries to concord on a global minimum revenue enhancement charge per unit — and so companies tin't leave of paying their taxes at home by shipping jobs and factories overseas. It'll raise billions of dollars.

And that's why I've proposed closing loopholes for the very wealthy who don't pay — who pay a lower taxation rate than a teacher and a fireman.

So that'southward my plan. But we have — nosotros'll get into more detail afterward.

I'yard going to abound — nosotros will grow the economy, lower the costs to families.

And then, what are we waiting for? Let'due south become this washed. We all know we've got to make changes.

Folks, and while you're at it, confirm my nominees for the Federal Reserve which plays a critical role in fighting inflation.

My plan volition non only lower costs and give families a off-white shot, information technology will lower the deficit.

The previous assistants not but ballooned the deficit with those tax cuts for the very wealthy and corporations, information technology undermined the watchdogs — the job of those to keep pandemic relief funds from being wasted. Remember nosotros had those debates about whether or not those watchdogs should be able to see, every twenty-four hours, how much money was beingness spent, where it — was it going to the right identify?

In my administration, the watchdogs are back. And we're going after the criminals who stole billions of relief money meant for small business organisation and millions of Americans.

Pandemic Fraud

And this night, I'one thousand announcing that the Justice Department will soon proper name a primary prosecutor for pandemic fraud.

And, look I call up we all agree — give thanks you — by the terminate of this year, the deficit will be down to less than half what it was before I took office — the merely President ever to cut the arrears by more than $i trillion in a single year.

Lowering your costs also meant demanding more than competition. I'm a capitalist, but capitalism without competition is not commercialism. Capitalism without competition is exploitation. It drives upward prices.

When corporations have to compete, their profits go upward and your prices go up — when they don't have to compete.

Small businesses and family unit farmers and ranchers — I need not tell some of my Republican friends from those states — guess what? Y'all got four bones meatpacking facilities. That's it. You play with them or you lot don't get to play at all. And you pay a hell of a lot more — a hell of a lot more because there'southward merely iv.

See what'due south happening with ocean carriers moving goods in and out of America. During the pandemic, about half a dozen or less strange-owned companies raised prices past as much equally 1,000 percent and made record profits.

Tonight, I'm announcing a crackdown on those companies overcharging American businesses and consumers.

Folks and every bit Wall Street firms have over more nursing homes, quality in those homes has gone down and costs take gone up. That ends on my spotter.

Medicare is going to set college standards for nursing homes and make sure your loved ones get the intendance they deserve and that they wait, and they will expect at that closely.

Nosotros're also going to cut costs to keep the economy going stiff and giving workers a off-white shot; provide more grooming and apprenticeships; hire them based on skills, not simply their degrees.

Permit's pass the Paycheck Fairness Human activity and paid go out heighten the minimum wage to $15 an 60 minutes; and extend the Child Taxation Credit so no i has to heighten a family in poverty.

Paycheck Fairness Act

Let's increase Pell Grants; increment our celebrated support for HBCUs; and invest in what Jill, our Get-go Lady, who teaches full-time, calls America's best-kept secret: community colleges.

Await, allow'south laissez passer the PRO Act. When a majority of workers desire to form a wedlock, they shouldn't exist able to exist stopped.

When nosotros invest in our workers and we build an economic system from the lesser upwardly and the centre out, together we can do something we oasis't done in a long time: build a better America.

For more than than two years, COVID has impacted every decision in our lives and the life of this nation. And I know you lot're tired, frustrated, and wearied. That doesn't even count the close to a million people who sit at a dining room table or a kitchen table and look at an empty chair considering they lost somebody.

Merely I too know this: Because of the progress nosotros've made, because of your resilience and the tools that nosotros have been provided by this Congress, tonight I can say nosotros're moving forward safely, back to a norm- — more normal routines.

We've reached a new moment in the fight against COVID-19 where severe cases are downward to a level not seen since July of concluding year.

Just a few days ago, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new mask guidelines. Under the new guidelines, about Americans in near of the country tin can now become mask free.

And based on projections — and based on projections, more of the country will attain a point across — that point beyond the next couple of weeks.

And thanks to the progress we've made in the past yr, COVID-19 no longer demand control our lives. I know some are talking about "living with COVID-nineteen." Simply tonight, I say that we never volition just accept living with COVID-nineteen; we'll proceed to combat the virus as we exercise other diseases.

And considering this virus mutates and spreads, we have to stay on guard. And here are four common sense steps as we move forrad safely, in my view:

COVID-19

Showtime, stay protected with vaccines and treatments. We know how incredibly effective vaccines are. If you're vaccinated and boosted, you have the highest caste of protection, and nosotros'll never surrender on vaccinating more Americans.

Now, I know parents with kids under v are eager to see their vaccines authorized for their children. Scientists are working hard to get that washed, and we'll exist ready with enough of vaccines if and when they do.

We're already — we are too prepare with anti-viral treatments. If you get COVID-19, the Pfizer pill reduces your chances of ending upwardly in the hospital by xc percent.

I've ordered more pills than anyone in the world has. Pfizer is working overtime to get the states a million pills this month and more than double that adjacent calendar month.

And now we're launching the "Examination to Treat" initiative so people can get tested at a pharmacy and, if they show positive, receive the antiviral pills on the spot at no cost.

And folks if you're immunocompromised or have some other vulnerability, we have treatments and free loftier-quality masks.

We're leaving no 1 behind or ignoring anyone'south needs as we motility forward.

On testing, we've fabricated hundreds of millions of tests available, and you lot can guild them for free to your doorstep.

And we've already ordered complimentary tests. If you already ordered gratis tests, tonight I'chiliad announcing yous tin order another group of tests. COVID — go to COVIDTests.gov, starting adjacent calendar week, and you tin get more tests.

Covid Tests

Order More Free Covid Tests On covidtests.gov

Second, we must fix for new variants.

Over the past — we've gotten much better at detecting new variants. If necessary, we'll be able to deploy new vaccines inside 100 days instead of perhaps months or years. And if Congress provides the funds we need, we'll have new stockpiles of tests, masks, pills ready if needed.

I can't promise a new variant won't come, only I ca- — I tin can promise you nosotros'll do everything inside our ability to be ready if it does.

Third, we can end the shutdown of schools and businesses. We have the tools we need.

It's time for America to become back to work and fill our slap-up downtowns over again with people. People working from home can experience safe and begin to return to their offices.

Nosotros're doing that here in the federal government. The vast bulk of federal workers will in one case again piece of work in person.

Our schools are open. Allow's keep it that way. Our kids need to exist in school.

With 75 pct of developed Americans fully vaccinated and hospitalizations down by 77 percentage, most Americans can remove their masks and stay in the classroom and move forward safely.

Nosotros accomplished this because we provided free vaccines, treatments, tests, and masks. Of course, continuing this costs money, then it volition not surprise you I'll be back to see yous all. And re- — I'thousand going to soon send a asking to Congress.

The vast majority of Americans have used these tools and may want to again — we may demand them again. So I expect Congress — and I hope yous'll pass that quickly.

Fourth, we'll continue vaccinating the world. We've sent 475 1000000 vaccine doses to 112 countries — more than any nation on Earth. Nosotros won't stop, because you can't build a wall loftier enough to keep out a —

A vaccine — the vaccine can stop the spread of these diseases.

Yous know, we've lost and so much in COVID-nineteen. Time with one another. The worst of all, the much loss of life.

Let's apply this moment to reset. So, finish looking at COVID equally a partisan dividing line. Meet information technology for what it is: a God-awful illness.

Let'south stop sending — seeing each other as enemies and get-go seeing each other for who we are: swain Americans.

Covid-19 Reset

Await we can't change how divided we've been. That was a long time in coming. Simply we tin alter how to movement frontwards on COVID-19 and other issues that we must face together.

I recently visited New York City Law Section days afterwards the funerals of Officer Wilbert Mora and his partner, Officer Jason Rivera.

They were responding to a 911 telephone call when a man shot and killed them with a stolen gun.

Officer Mora was 27 years old. Officer Rivera was 22 years onetime. Both Dominican Americans who grew upwardly in the same streets that they later chose to patrol as police officers.

I spoke with their families, and I told them that we are forever in debt for their sacrifices and we'll carry on their mission to restore the trust and safety in every community it deserves.

Like some of you lot that accept been around for a while — I've worked with yous on these issues for a long time. I know what works: Investing in crime prevention and community policing — cops who walk the vanquish, who know the neighborhood, and who can restore trust and prophylactic.

Crime Prevention

Let's non abandon our streets or cull betwixt safety and equal justice. Allow'south come up together and protect our communities, restore trust, and concord police enforcement answerable.

That'southward why the Justice Department has required body cameras, banned chokeholds, and restricted no-knock warrants for its officers.

That's why the American Rescue Program that you lot all provided $350 billion that cities, states, and counties can employ to hire more police, invest in more proven strategies like customs violence interruption, trusted messengers breaking the wheel of violence and trauma and giving young people some promise.

We should all agree the answer is non to defund the police.

It'south to fund the law. Fund them. Fund them. Fund them with the resources and training — resources and preparation they need to protect our communities.

I enquire Democrats and Republicans alike to laissez passer my upkeep and keep our neighborhoods safe.

And we'll do everything in my power to cleft downward on gun trafficking of ghost guns that you lot can purchase online, gather at dwelling house — no serial numbers, can't exist traced.

I ask Congress to laissez passer proven measures to reduce gun violence. Pass universal background checks. Why should anyone on the terrorist list be able to buy a weapon. Why? Why?

And, folks, ban assault weapons with high-capacity magazines that hold upwardly to 100 rounds. You think the deer are wearing Kevlar vests?

Look, repeal the liability shield that makes gun manufacturers the only industry in America that can't be sued — the just one. Imagine had we washed that with the tobacco articles.

These laws don't infringe on the Second Subpoena; they save lives.

Gun Violence

The most fundamental right in America is the correct to vote and have it counted. And expect, it'due south under assault.

In state after country, new laws have been passed not merely to suppress the vote — we've been there before — merely to subvert the unabridged election. Nosotros tin can't let this happen.

Tonight, I phone call on the Senate to pass — pass the Freedom to Vote Act. Pass the John Lewis Act — Voting Rights Human action. And while you're at information technology, pass the Disclose Act so Americans know who is funding our elections.

Expect, tonight, I'd — I'd like to honor someone who has defended his life to serve this country: Justice Breyer — an Army veteran, Constitutional scholar, retiring Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

Justice Breyer, thank you lot for your service. Thank you, thank you, cheers. I mean it. Get upward. Stand — let me see you. Cheers.

And we all know — no matter what your ideology, we all know one of the almost serious constitutional responsibilities a President has is nominating someone to serve on the United States Supreme Court.

As I did four days agone, I've nominated a Circuit Court of Appeals — Ketanji Brown Jackson. One of our nation's top legal minds who volition continue in just Brey- — Justice Breyer'south legacy of excellence. A erstwhile elevation litigator in private practice, a erstwhile federal public defender from a family of public-schoolhouse educators and constabulary officers — she's a consensus architect.

Since she'southward been nominated, she's received a broad range of support, including the Fraternal Guild of Law and former judges appointed by Democrats and Republicans.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

Since she's been nominated, she's received a broad range of support, including the Fraternal Gild of Constabulary and onetime judges appointed by Democrats and Republicans.

Folks, if we are to advance freedom and justice, nosotros need to secure our edge and ready the immigration organization.

And equally you might guess, I recollect we can do both. At our edge, we've installed new technology, similar cut-border scanners, to better notice drug smuggling.

We've gear up joint patrols with United mexican states and Guatemala to catch more human being traffickers.

Nosotros're putting in place dedicated immigration judges in pregnant larger number so families fleeing persecution and violence tin have their cases — cases heard faster — and those who aren't legitimately here can exist sent back.

We're screening — we're securing commitments and supporting partners in South and Central America to host more refugees and secure their own borders.

We can exercise all this while keeping lit the torch of liberty that has led the generation of immigrants to this state — my forebearers and many of yours.

Provide a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers — those with temporary status, farmworkers, essential workers. To revise our laws so businesses have workers they need and families don't look decades to reunite.

Information technology'south not only the correct thing to do, it'south economically smart thing to do. That's why the immigration reform is supported by everyone from labor unions to religious leaders to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Let's get it washed one time and for all.

Folks, advancing liberty and justice also requires protecting the rights of women. The constitutional right affirmed by Roe v. Wade, standing precedent for half a century, is nether attack every bit never before.

If you desire to go forrard not backwards, we must protect access to healthcare; preserve a woman'south right to choose — and continue to advance maternal healthcare for all Americans.

Roe v. Wade

And folks, for our LGBTQ+ Americans, allow'southward finally get the bipartisan Equality Act to my desk. The onslaught of state laws targeting transgender Americans and their families — it'southward simply wrong.

Equally I said last year, especially to our younger transgender Americans, I'll always take your back as your President so yous can be yourself and reach your God-given potential.

Bipartisan Equality Act

Folks as I've just demonstrated, while information technology often appears we do not agree and that — nosotros — nosotros practice concord on a lot more things than nosotros acknowledge.

I signed 80 bipartisan bills into law last year, from preventing government shutdowns, to protecting Asian Americans from still-too-common hate crimes, to reforming military justice. And nosotros'll soon be strengthening the Violence Against Women Act that I first wrote 3 decades ago.

And it's of import — it's of import for usa to show — to show the nation that nosotros can come together and do big things.

Then this evening, I'one thousand offering a "Unity Agenda for the Nation": four big things we can do together, in my view.

Unity Agenda

President Biden's Unity Agenda

First, beat the opioid epidemic. There'due south so much we tin can do: increase funding for prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and recovery; get rid of outdated rules and terminate doctors and — that stop doctors from prescribing treatments; cease the menstruum of illicit drugs by working with state and local law enforcement to get afterward the traffickers.

And if you're suffering from habit, you know — you lot should know you're not alone. I believe in recovery, and I celebrate the 23 million — 23 one thousand thousand Americans in recovery.

Second, permit's take on mental health — especially amid our children, whose lives and teaching have been turned upside down.

The American Rescue Plan gave schools money to hire teachers and aid students make up for lost learning. I urge every parent to make certain your schoolhouse — your schoolhouse does just that. They accept the coin.

We can all play a part. Sign up to be a tutor or a mentor.

Children were likewise struggling earlier the pandemic: bullying, violence, trauma, and the harms of social media.

Equally Frances Haugen, who is here tonight with usa, has shown, nosotros must concur social media platforms accountable for the national experiment they're conducting on our children for turn a profit. Folks — cheers. Thank you for the courage you showed.

It'southward time to strengthen privacy protections; ban targeted advertising to children; need tech companies end collecting personal data on our children.

Social Media Platforms

Hold Social Media Platforms Accountable

And let's become all Americans the mental health services they demand — more people tin can turn for help and full parity between concrete and mental healthcare if we care for information technology that way in our insurance.

Look, the third piece of that agenda is support our veterans. Veterans are the backbone and the spine of this country. They're the best of us.

I've ever believed that nosotros have a sacred obligation to equip those we transport to state of war and care for those and their family when they come home.

My assistants is providing assistance and job training and housing, and now helping lower-income veterans get VA care debt costless.

And our troops in Iraq have faced — and Transitional islamic state of afghanistan — have faced many dangers. One being stationed at bases, breathing in toxic smoke from burn pits. Many of yous accept been there. I've been in and out of Iraq and Afghanistan over twoscore times. These burn pits that incinerate waste product — the wastes of war, medical and hazardous fabric, jet fuel, and so much more.

And they come up home — many of the world'south fittest and best trained warriors in the world — never the same: headaches, numbness, dizziness, a cancer that would put them in a flag-draped bury. I know.

One of those — one of those soldiers was my son, Major Beau Biden. I don't know for sure if the burn pit that he lived well-nigh — that his hooch was near in Iraq and, before than that, in Kosovo is the crusade of his brain cancer and the affliction of so many other troops. Just I'yard committed to observe out everything we tin can.

Committed to military families similar Danielle Robinson from Ohio, the widow of Sergeant Kickoff Course Heath Robinson. He was built-in a soldier. Army National Guard. Combat medic in Kosovo and Republic of iraq. Stationed near Baghdad, just yards from burn down pits the size of football game fields.

Danielle is here with us tonight. They loved going to Ohio State football games. And he loved building Legos with their daughter. But cancer from prolonged exposure to fire pits ravaged Heath's lungs and body.

Danielle says Heath was a fighter to the very terminate. He didn't know how to end fighting, and neither did she.

Through her pain, she found purpose to need that we do better. This night, Danielle, we are going to practise improve.

The VA — the VA is pioneering new ways of linking toxic exposures to disease, already helping more veterans get benefits. And this night, I'm announcing nosotros're expanding eligibility to veterans suffering from nine respiratory cancers.

Veterans

I'm as well calling on Congress to pass a law to make certain veterans devastated by toxic exposure in Republic of iraq and Transitional islamic state of afghanistan finally become the benefits and the comprehensive healthcare they deserve.

And fourth and terminal, allow's end cancer as nosotros know information technology. This is personal. This is personal to me and to Jill and to Kamala and then many of y'all. So many of you lot accept lost someone you honey — hubby, wife, son, daughter, mom, dad.

Cancer is the number-two cause of expiry in America, second only to centre disease.

Terminal month, I announced the plan to supercharge the Cancer Moonshot that President Obama asked me to lead six years ago.

Cancer Moonshot

Our goal is to cut cancer death rates by at to the lowest degree 50 percent over the adjacent 25 years. And I remember nosotros can do better than that: turn cancers from decease sentences into treatable diseases, more support for patients and families.

To get at that place, I telephone call on Congress to fund what I chosen ARPA-H: Advanced — Avant-garde Enquiry Projects Agency for Health. Patterned afterwards DARPA in the Defense Department, projects that led — in DARPA — to the Cyberspace, GPS, and and then much more that make our forces more safer and exist able to wage war more — with more clarity.

ARPA-H will take a singular purpose to drive breakthroughs in cancer, Alzheimer's, and diabetes, and more than.

A Unity Calendar for the nation. We can practise these things. It's within our ability. And I don't see a partisan edge to any one of those 4 things.

My swain Americans — this night nosotros've gathered in a sacred space: the citadel of republic. In this Capitol, generation after generation of Americans have debated great questions amidst great strife and take done great things.

We have fought for freedom, expanded freedom, defeated totalitarianism and terror. We built the strongest, freest, and almost prosperous nation the world has always known.

Now is the hr: our moment of responsibility, our examination of resolve and conscience of history itself. It is in this moment that our character of this generation is formed, our purpose is establish, our future is forged.

Well, I know this nation. Nosotros'll see the test, protect freedom and liberty, expand fairness and opportunity. And we will save democracy.

As hard equally those times have been, I'm more optimistic about America today than I've been my whole life because I see the future that's within our grasp, because I know there is but aught beyond our camas- — our chapters.

Nosotros're the only nation on Earth that has always turned every crisis we've faced into an opportunity, the simply nation that can exist defined by a single give-and-take: possibilities.

So, on this night, on our 245th year as a nation, I've come to report on the country of the nation — the land of the union. And my report is this: The State of the Union is strong because you, the American people, are strong.

Nosotros are stronger today — we are stronger today than nosotros were a year ago. And we'll be stronger a yr from now than we are today.

The State of the Union

This is our moment to meet and overcome the challenges of our time. And we will, as one people, 1 America — the Usa.

God bless you all. And may God protect our troops. Thanks. Go go 'em.

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Source: https://www.whitehouse.gov/state-of-the-union-2022/

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