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President Biden's Land of the Union Address

Madam Speaker, Madam Vice President, and our First Lady and 2nd Gentleman, members of Congress and the Cabinet, Justices of the Supreme Court, my fellow Americans: Final year, COVID-nineteen kept us autonomously. This twelvemonth, we're finally together again.

Tonight — this night we come across equally Democrats, Republicans, and independents, but, most chiefly, as Americans with a duty to one some other, to America, to the American people, and to the Constitution, and an unwavering resolve that freedom will ever triumph over tyranny.

Six — thank y'all. Six days ago, Russia's Vladimir Putin sought to shake the very foundations of the costless world, thinking he could make it curve to his menacing ways. Merely he badly miscalculated. He thought he could scroll into Ukraine and the earth would curlicue 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 decision literally inspires the globe. 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, "Light will win over darkness."

The Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States is here this night sitting with the Outset Lady. Let each of united states of america, if you're able to stand, stand up and send an unmistakable betoken to the world and Ukraine. Thank you. Thanks, cheers, thank you.

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

Yep. We, the Usa, stand with the Ukrainian people.

Throughout our history, we've learned this lesson: When dictators do non pay a price for their assailment, they cause more anarchy; 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 after Earth State of war Two.

The United States is a fellow member, along with 29 other nations. Information technology matters. American diplomacy matters. American resolve matters.

Putin's latest attack on Ukraine was premeditated and totally unprovoked. He rejected repeated efforts at diplomacy.

He thought the W and NATO wouldn't respond. He idea he could dissever u.s. at home, in this bedroom, in this nation. He thought he could separate u.s.a. in Europe as well.

Just Putin was incorrect. We are fix. Nosotros are united. And that's what nosotros did: Nosotros stayed united.

Nosotros prepared extensively and carefully. 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 confront Putin.

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

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

We countered Russia'due south lies with the truth. And now — now that he's acted, the free earth is holding him accountable, along with 27 members of the European Marriage — including France, Frg, Italy — as well every bit countries like the Britain, Canada, Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and many others. Even Switzerland are inflicting pain on Russia and supporting the people of Ukraine.

Putin is now isolated from the world more than he has ever been.

Together. Together. Together, along with our Allies, we are right now enforcing powerful economical sanctions. We're cutting off Russia's largest banks from the international fiscal system; preventing Russia's Central Bank from defending the Russian ruble, making Putin's $630 billion war fund worthless. Nosotros're choking Russia's access, we're choking Russia'due south admission to technology that will sap its economical strength and weaken its armed services for years to come up.

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 hateful it. The United States Section of Justice is assembling a defended task strength to get afterward the crimes of the Russian oligarchs.

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

Russian Oligarchs

And, tonight, I'thousand announcing that we will join our Allies in closing off American air space to all Russian flights, further isolating Russian federation and adding an additional clasp on their economy.

He has no idea what's coming.

The ruble has already lost thirty percent of its value, the Russian stock market has lost xl percentage of its value, and trading remains suspended.

The Russian economy is reeling, and Putin alone is the one to blame.

Together with our Allies, we're providing support to the Ukrainians in their fight for freedom: armed services assistance, economic assistance, humanitarian assistance. Nosotros're giving more than a billion dollars in direct assistance to Ukraine. And we'll continue to aid the Ukrainian people equally they defend their country and assistance ease their suffering.

Aid to Ukraine

Merely let me be clear: Our forces are not engaged and volition non engage in the disharmonize with Russian forces in Ukraine. Our forces are not going to Europe to fight in Ukraine merely to defend our NATO Allies in the event that Putin decides to go along moving west.

For that purpose, we take mobilized American basis forces, air squadrons, ship deployments to protect NATO countries, including Poland, Romania, Latvia, Republic of lithuania, and Republic of estonia.

And as I've made crystal clear, the United States 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 we're clear-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. Only while he may make gains on the battleground, he volition pay a standing high price over the long run.

And a pound of Ukrainian people — the proud, proud people — pound for pound, ready to fight with every inch of (inaudible) they have. They've known xxx years of independence — take repeatedly shown that they will not tolerate anyone who tries to have their country backwards.

To all Americans, I'll exist honest with you, as I've always promised I would be. A Russian dictator infa- — invading a foreign country has costs around the earth. And I'm taking robust action to make certain 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 evening, I can announce the Usa has worked with thirty other countries to release 60 1000000 barrels of oil from reserves around the world. America will atomic number 82 that endeavor, releasing xxx one thousand thousand barrels of our own Strategic Petroleum Reserve. And nosotros stand ready to practise more than if necessary, united with our Allies.

These steps will help blunt gas prices here at home. But I know news most what's happening can seem alarming to all Americans. Merely I want you lot to know: We're going to be okay. We're going to exist okay.

When the history of this era is written, Putin'due south war on Ukraine will have left Russia weaker and the rest of the globe stronger.

Putin'south State of war

While it shouldn't and while it shouldn't take taken something then terrible for people around the world to see what's at stake, now everyone sees information technology clearly.

We see the unity among leaders of nations, a more unified Europe, a more unified W.

We run into unity amongst 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 between commonwealth and autocracies, democracies are rise to the moment and the earth is clearly choosing the side of peace and security.

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

To our young man Ukrainian Americans who forged a deep bond that connects our two nations: Nosotros stand with you. Nosotros stand with you.

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

We run across tonight in an America that has lived through two of the hardest years this nation has ever faced. The pandemic has been punishing. And and so many families are living paycheck to paycheck, struggling to proceed upwardly with the rise cost of food, gas, housing, and so much more.

I empathize, similar many of you did. My dad had to leave his home in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to observe work. So, like many of you, I grew upwards in a family when the toll of nutrient went up, it was felt throughout the family; it had an impact.

That's why 1 of the first things I did as President was fight to pass the American Rescue Plan, because people were hurting. We needed to human action and we did.

American Rescue Program

American Rescue Plan

Few pieces of legislation have done more at a critical moment in our history to lift us out of a crisis. It fueled our efforts to vaccinate the nation and combat COVID-xix. It delivered firsthand economic relief to tens of millions of Americans. Information technology helped put food on the table. Think those long lines of cars waiting for hours merely to go a box of food put in their trunk? It cut the cost of healthcare insurance. And as my dad used to say, it gave the people "just a fiddling bit of animate room."

And dissimilar the $2 trillion revenue enhancement cut passed in the previous administration that benefitted the meridian 1 pct of Americans, the American Rescue Plan helped working people and left no one behind. And, folks — and it worked. It worked.

It worked and created jobs — lots of jobs. In fact, our economy created over 6.5 million new jobs just last twelvemonth, more jobs in one yr than ever before in the history of the United States of America.

Economical Progress Report

Economic Progress Report

The economy grew at a charge per unit of 5.7 last twelvemonth — the strongest growth charge per unit in twoscore years and the kickoff pace in bringing key change to our economic system that hasn't worked for working people in this nation for too long.

For the by forty years, we were told that tax breaks for those at the top and benefits would trickle downwardly and everyone would — would do good.

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

Look, Vice President Harris and I ran for office — and I realize we accept central disagreements on this — just ran for office with a new economical vision for America: invest in America; educate Americans; grow the workforce; build the economy from the lesser up and the middle out, non from the top downward. Because nosotros know when the eye class grows — when the middle class grows, the poor become style up and the wealthy exercise very well.

America used to have the all-time roads, bridges, and airports on Globe. And now our infrastructure is ranked 13th in the world. We won't be able to compete for the jobs of the 21st century if nosotros don't set it.

That's why it was so of import to pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Police. And I thank my Republican friends who joined to invest and rebuild America — the single biggest investment in history.

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Information technology was a bipartisan effort, and I want to give thanks the members of both parties who worked to make information technology happen. We're washed talking virtually infrastructure weeks. We're now talking about an infrastructure decade.

And expect, it's going to — it'south going to transform America to put us on a path to win the economic contest of the 21st century that we face with the remainder of the world, peculiarly Communist china.

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

We'll create good jobs for millions of Americans — modernizing roads, airports, ports, waterways — all across America. And we'll practise information technology to withstand the devastating furnishings of climate crunch and promote environmental justice.

We'll build a national network of 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations; begin to supercede the poisonous lead pipes, so every child, every American has clean h2o to beverage at home and at school.

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

And this night, I'thou announcing that, this year, we volition start 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 exercise it by buying American. Purchase American products. Support American jobs.

The federal authorities spends about $600 billion a year to keep this country safe and secure. There's been a law on the books for almost a century to make certain taxpayers' dollars back up American jobs and businesses. Every administration — Democrat and Republican — says they'll do information technology, but nosotros're actually doing it.

We'll purchase America to make sure every — everything from the deck of an shipping carrier to the steel on highway guardrails is fabricated in America from start to end. All of information technology. All of it.

But, folks, to compete for the jobs of the future, nosotros as well need to level the playing field with Prc and other competitors. That'southward why it's so of import to pass the bipartisan Innovation Act sitting in Congress that will make tape investments in emerging technologies and American manufacturing.

Bipartisan Innovation Act

Nosotros used to invest almost ii percent of our GDP in enquiry and development. We don't now. Can't — China is.

Let me give y'all one instance why it's and then important to laissez passer.

If y'all travel 20 miles east of Columbus, Ohio, you lot'll find a thousand empty acres of land. Information technology won't expect like much. But if you lot end and look closely, yous'll come across a "field of dreams" — the ground on which America's future will be built.

That'south where Intel, the American company that helped build Silicon Valley, is going to build a $20 billion semiconductor "mega site." Up to eight state-of-the-art factories in one place. Ten thousand new jobs. And in those factories, the boilerplate chore — about $135 — $135,000 a yr.

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

But that's simply the outset.

Intel'due south CEO, Pat Gelsinger, who is here tonight — and I don't know where Pat is. Pat? In that location y'all become, Pat. Stand up upward. Pat came to see me, and he told me they're fix to increase their investment from $20 billion to $100 billion.

That would exist the biggest investment in manufacturing in American history. And all they're waiting for is for y'all to laissez passer this nib.

So, allow'due south non wait whatever longer. Send it to my desk, I'll sign it, and we volition really take off in a large mode.

And, folks, Intel is not alone. There'due south something happening in America. Just look around, and yous'll see an amazing 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 $xi billion in electric vehicles, creating 11,000 jobs across the country.

GM is making the largest investment in its history — $seven billion to build electrical vehicles, creating 4,000 jobs in Michigan.

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

Folks, powered past people I've met — similar JoJo Burgess from generations of marriage steelworkers in Pittsburgh, who's here with united states of america tonight. Where are y'all, JoJo? There you go. Thanks, buddy.

As Ohio — as Ohio Sherrod Brownish says, "It's time to bury the label 'Rust Chugalug.'" It'southward time to run into the — the — what used to exist chosen the Rust Belt become the — the home of a meaning resurgence of manufacturing.

And with all the bright spots in our economy — record job growth, higher wages — too many families are struggling to keep up with their bills.

Inflation is robbing them of gains they idea otherwise they would be able to feel.

I become it. That's why my superlative priority is getting prices under command.

Inflation

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

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

The pandemic also disrupted the global supply concatenation. Factories close. When that happens, it takes longer to make goods and get them to the warehouses, to the stores, and go — prices go up.

Look at cars last twelvemonth. I third of all the aggrandizement was because of machine sales. In that location weren't enough semiconductors to make all the cars that people wanted to buy.

And guess what? Prices of automobiles went way upwardly, specially used vehicles as well.

And and so, nosotros have a option.

One way to fight aggrandizement is to drive down wages and brand Americans poorer.

I recollect I have a meliorate idea to fight inflation: Lower your costs, not your wages.

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

Instead of relying on foreign supply bondage, let'southward make it in America.

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

I call information technology building a ameliorate America.

Edifice a Meliorate America

My plan to fight inflation volition lower your costs and lower the deficit. Seventeen Nobel laureates in economics said my plan will ease long-term inflationary pressures. Top concern leaders and, I believe, most Americans support the plan.

And hither'southward the programme.

Get-go, cut the cost of prescription drugs. Nosotros pay more for the aforementioned drug produced by the aforementioned company in America than whatsoever other country in the world.

Simply look at insulin. Ane in ten Americans has diabetes. In Virginia, I met a 13-year-quondam male child — the handsome boyfriend standing upward there, Joshua Davis. He and his dad both accept Blazon 1 diabetes, which ways they need insulin every single mean solar day.

Insulin costs near $10 a vial to make. That's what information technology costs the — the pharmaceutical company. But drug companies charge families like Joshua and his dad up to xxx times that corporeality.

I spoke with Joshua'south mom. Imagine what it'due south like to wait at your child who needs insulin to stay salubrious and take no idea how in God's proper name you're going to exist able to pay for information technology — what it does to your family, simply what information technology does to your dignity, your ability to look your child in the eye, to be the parent yous expect yourself to be. I actually hateful it. Think about that. That's what I think nearly.

You know, yesterday — Joshua is hither this night, only yesterday was his birthday. Happy altogether, buddy, by the style.

For Joshua and 200,000 other immature people with Type ane diabetes, allow's cap the cost of insulin at $35 a month and so anybody can beget it. And drug companies will practice very, very well — their profit margin.

Toll of Insulin

And while we're at it — I know we accept great disagreements on this floor with this — let's let Medicare negotiate the price of prescription drugs. They already ready the toll for VA drugs.

Expect, the American Rescue Programme is helping millions of families on Affordable Care Human action plans to save them $2,400 a year on their wellness premiums. Let's close the coverage gap and make those savings permanent.

And second, let's cut energy costs for families an average of $500 a yr by combatting climatic change.

Let'south provide an investment and taxation credit to weatherize your domicile and your business organisation to exist free energy efficient and get a tax credit for it; double America's clean energy product in solar, wind, and and then much more than; lower the price of electric vehicles, saving another $lxxx a month that you've not going to have to pay at the pump.

Energy Efficiency

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

Folks, if you 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 v years, raising ii kids. I had a lot of help, though. I had a mom, a dad, a brother, and sis that really helped.

But middle-class and working folks shouldn't accept to pay more than seven percent of their income to care for their young children.

My programme would cutting the cost of childcare in one-half for almost 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 become back to work, generating economical growth.

Cost of Kid Care

But my plan doesn't terminate there. It likewise includes dwelling house and long-term intendance, more affordable housing, pre-G for 3- and four-year-olds. All of these will lower costs to families.

And nether my programme, nobody — allow me say this again — nobody earning less than $400,000 a yr will pay an additional penny in new taxes. Not a unmarried penny.

I may be wrong, but my guess is, if we took a secret election in this floor, that nosotros'd all concur that the nowadays tax system ain't fair. We have to fix it.

I'm non looking to punish anybody, but let'south brand corporations and wealthy Americans starting time paying their off-white share.

Look, last yr — like Chris Coons and Tom Carper and my distinguished congresswoman — we come from the land of corporate America. In that location 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: Fifty-fifty they understand they should pay just a fair share.

Last year, 55 of the Fortune 500 companies earned $40 billion in turn a profit and paid zero in federal taxes.

No, look, it's not fair. That'due south why I proposed a xv percent minimum tax rate for corporations.

We've got — and that's why in the G7 and other meetings overseas we were able to put together — I was able to be somewhat helpful — 130 countries to agree on a global minimum tax charge per unit — so companies can't get out of paying their taxes at dwelling by shipping jobs and factories overseas. It'll heighten billions of dollars.

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

And so that'southward my plan. But nosotros have — we'll go into more detail later.

I'm going to abound — nosotros volition abound the economic system, lower the costs to families.

So, what are we waiting for? Permit's get this washed. We all know we've got to brand changes.

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

My plan will not simply lower costs and give families a fair shot, it will lower the arrears.

The previous administration not but ballooned the arrears with those tax cuts for the very wealthy and corporations, information technology undermined the watchdogs — the job of those to go along pandemic relief funds from beingness wasted. Remember we had those debates almost whether or not those watchdogs should be able to see, every day, how much money was being spent, where information technology — was information technology 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 and millions of Americans.

Pandemic Fraud

And tonight, I'chiliad announcing that the Justice Department will soon proper noun a chief prosecutor for pandemic fraud.

And, look I remember nosotros all agree — thank you — by the end of this year, the deficit will exist downwardly to less than half what it was before I took office — the but President ever to cut the deficit past more than than $ane trillion in a single twelvemonth.

Lowering your costs likewise meant demanding more competition. I'thousand a capitalist, but commercialism without competition is non capitalism. Capitalism without competition is exploitation. It drives upwardly prices.

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

Small businesses and family farmers and ranchers — I need non tell some of my Republican friends from those states — guess what? You got iv basic meatpacking facilities. That's information technology. Yous play with them or you don't get to play at all. And you pay a hell of a lot more — a hell of a lot more than because in that location'south only four.

Run into what's happening with bounding main carriers moving appurtenances in and out of America. During the pandemic, near half a dozen or less foreign-owned companies raised prices past every bit much as 1,000 percentage and made record profits.

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

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

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

We're besides going to cut costs to keep the economic system going stiff and giving workers a off-white shot; provide more training and apprenticeships; hire them based on skills, not but their degrees.

Permit'southward pass the Paycheck Fairness Human action and paid leave heighten the minimum wage to $15 an hr; and extend the Kid Tax Credit so no one has to raise a family in poverty.

Paycheck Fairness Act

Allow'south increase Pell Grants; increase our historic support for HBCUs; and invest in what Jill, our First Lady, who teaches full-time, calls America's best-kept secret: community colleges.

Look, let's pass the PRO Act. When a majority of workers want to form a union, they shouldn't be able to be stopped.

When we invest in our workers and we build an economy from the bottom up and the heart out, together we can practice something we haven'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're tired, frustrated, and exhausted. That doesn't fifty-fifty count the close to a million people who sit down at a dining room table or a kitchen table and expect at an empty chair considering they lost somebody.

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

We've reached a new moment in the fight confronting COVID-nineteen where severe cases are down to a level not seen since July of last yr.

Only a few days agone, the Centre for Affliction Command and Prevention issued a new mask guidelines. Nether the new guidelines, near Americans in nearly of the country can at present become mask free.

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

And thanks to the progress we've made in the past year, COVID-19 no longer need command our lives. I know some are talking about "living with COVID-19." But tonight, I say that we never will simply accept living with COVID-19; we'll keep to gainsay the virus as we do other diseases.

And because this virus mutates and spreads, we take to stay on guard. And here are iv common sense steps every bit we move forward safely, in my view:

COVID-19

First, stay protected with vaccines and treatments. Nosotros know how incredibly constructive vaccines are. If you're vaccinated and boosted, you lot accept the highest degree of protection, and we'll never give up 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 become that done, and we'll be prepare with enough of vaccines if and when they do.

We're already — we are besides ready with anti-viral treatments. If you become COVID-19, the Pfizer pill reduces your chances of ending up in the hospital by 90 per centum.

I've ordered more than pills than anyone in the globe has. Pfizer is working overtime to become usa a one thousand thousand pills this month and more than double that next calendar month.

And now nosotros're launching the "Test to Care for" initiative so people can get tested at a pharmacy and, if they testify positive, receive the antiviral pills on the spot at no price.

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

We're leaving no one behind or ignoring anyone's needs equally we move forward.

On testing, we've made hundreds of millions of tests bachelor, and yous can order them for free to your doorstep.

And we've already ordered free tests. If you already ordered gratis tests, this night I'm announcing y'all can order another group of tests. COVID — become to COVIDTests.gov, starting next week, and you can get more tests.

Covid Tests

Order More Free Covid Tests On covidtests.gov

Second, nosotros must ready 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 within 100 days instead of mayhap months or years. And if Congress provides the funds we need, we'll have new stockpiles of tests, masks, pills ready if needed.

I tin can't promise a new variant won't come, merely I ca- — I can promise y'all nosotros'll practice everything within our ability to exist set up if it does.

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

Information technology's time for America to get dorsum to work and fill our peachy downtowns again with people. People working from dwelling house can experience rubber and begin to render to their offices.

We're doing that here in the federal regime. The vast majority of federal workers will once once again work in person.

Our schools are open. Let's go along information technology that way. Our kids need to be in school.

With 75 percent of adult Americans fully vaccinated and hospitalizations down by 77 percent, most Americans tin can remove their masks and stay in the classroom and movement forrad safely.

We accomplished this because we provided free vaccines, treatments, tests, and masks. Of course, continuing this costs money, so it will not surprise you lot I'll exist back to see you all. And re- — I'thou going to soon send a request to Congress.

The vast majority of Americans take used these tools and may desire to again — nosotros may need them once again. So I expect Congress — and I promise you'll pass that quickly.

Quaternary, we'll keep vaccinating the world. We've sent 475 million vaccine doses to 112 countries — more than any nation on Earth. We won't terminate, because y'all can't build a wall high plenty to keep out a —

A vaccine — the vaccine tin cease the spread of these diseases.

Yous know, we've lost so much in COVID-19. Fourth dimension with one some other. The worst of all, the much loss of life.

Permit'southward use this moment to reset. So, stop looking at COVID as a partisan dividing line. See it for what it is: a God-awful disease.

Allow'southward stop sending — seeing each other as enemies and start seeing each other for who we are: beau Americans.

Covid-xix Reset

Look we can't change how divided we've been. That was a long time in coming. But we can change how to motion forward on COVID-19 and other problems that we must face together.

I recently visited New York City Police force Department days afterward the funerals of Officer Wilbert Mora and his partner, Officer Jason Rivera.

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

Officer Mora was 27 years former. Officeholder Rivera was 22 years quondam. Both Dominican Americans who grew up in the same streets that they later chose to patrol as constabulary 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 prophylactic in every community it deserves.

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

Criminal offence Prevention

Permit's non abandon our streets or choose between condom and equal justice. Let'southward come up together and protect our communities, restore trust, and hold law enforcement accountable.

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

That's why the American Rescue Program that y'all all provided $350 billion that cities, states, and counties tin use to hire more than police, invest in more proven strategies like customs violence pause, trusted messengers breaking the bike of violence and trauma and giving immature people some hope.

We should all agree the answer is not to defund the law.

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

I ask Democrats and Republicans alike to pass my budget and go on our neighborhoods condom.

And we'll exercise everything in my ability to crack downwardly on gun trafficking of ghost guns that you can buy online, assemble at home — no series numbers, can't be traced.

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

And, folks, ban assault weapons with high-chapters magazines that hold upwards to 100 rounds. Y'all remember the deer are wearing Kevlar vests?

Wait, repeal the liability shield that makes gun manufacturers the only industry in America that can't exist sued — the only 1. Imagine had we done that with the tobacco articles.

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

Gun Violence

The most cardinal right in America is the right to vote and take it counted. And look, information technology's under assault.

In state after country, new laws have been passed not simply to suppress the vote — we've been in that location earlier — just to subvert the unabridged election. We can't allow this happen.

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

Look, this night, I'd — I'd similar to honor someone who has dedicated his life to serve this country: Justice Breyer — an Regular army veteran, Constitutional scholar, retiring Justice of the The states Supreme Court.

Justice Breyer, thank you for your service. Cheers, give thanks you lot, give thanks yous. I mean it. Get up. Stand — let me see you. Thank you.

And we all know — no matter what your ideology, nosotros all know one of the most serious constitutional responsibilities a President has is nominating someone to serve on the Usa Supreme Courtroom.

Every bit I did iv days ago, I've nominated a Circuit Court of Appeals — Ketanji Brown Jackson. One of our nation's top legal minds who will continue in just Brey- — Justice Breyer's legacy of excellence. A former peak litigator in private do, a old federal public defender from a family of public-schoolhouse educators and police officers — she's a consensus builder.

Since she'southward been nominated, she'due south received a wide range of support, including the Congenial Order of Police and erstwhile judges appointed past Democrats and Republicans.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

Since she's been nominated, she'due south received a broad range of support, including the Fraternal Order of Police and former judges appointed by Democrats and Republicans.

Folks, if we are to advance liberty and justice, nosotros need to secure our border and fix the immigration system.

And as you lot might gauge, I think we tin can do both. At our border, nosotros've installed new technology, like cutting-edge scanners, to better discover drug smuggling.

We've gear up joint patrols with Mexico and Guatemala to catch more than human traffickers.

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

Nosotros're screening — nosotros're securing commitments and supporting partners in Southward and Central America to host more refugees and secure their own borders.

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

Provide a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers — those with temporary condition, farmworkers, essential workers. To revise our laws and so businesses accept workers they demand and families don't wait decades to reunite.

It's not but the right affair to do, information technology'south economically smart thing to do. That's why the immigration reform is supported past everyone from labor unions to religious leaders to the U.Southward. Chamber of Commerce. Let'due south go it washed in one case and for all.

Folks, advancing liberty and justice also requires protecting the rights of women. The constitutional right affirmed by Roe 5. Wade, standing precedent for one-half a century, is under assault as never earlier.

If you want to go forward non backwards, we must protect access to healthcare; preserve a woman'due south right to cull — and continue to advance maternal healthcare for all Americans.

Roe v. Wade

And folks, for our LGBTQ+ Americans, let'southward finally become the bipartisan Equality Act to my desk. The onslaught of state laws targeting transgender Americans and their families — information technology'south but wrong.

Equally I said last year, especially to our younger transgender Americans, I'll always have your dorsum as your President and then y'all can be yourself and reach your God-given potential.

Bipartisan Equality Human activity

Folks equally I've but demonstrated, while it oftentimes appears we do not hold and that — we — we practise agree on a lot more things than we acknowledge.

I signed 80 bipartisan bills into law final yr, from preventing government shutdowns, to protecting Asian Americans from notwithstanding-likewise-mutual hate crimes, to reforming military justice. And nosotros'll presently be strengthening the Violence Against Women Act that I first wrote three decades agone.

And it's important — it's important for us to show — to testify the nation that we can come together and do big things.

So this night, I'm 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 practice: increase funding for prevention, handling, harm reduction, and recovery; get rid of outdated rules and stop doctors and — that terminate doctors from prescribing treatments; cease the catamenia of illicit drugs by working with land and local law enforcement to become after the traffickers.

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

Second, let's take on mental wellness — especially among our children, whose lives and didactics have been turned upside downwardly.

The American Rescue Plan gave schools money to hire teachers and help students make upwardly for lost learning. I urge every parent to brand sure your schoolhouse — your schoolhouse does just that. They have the money.

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

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

As Frances Haugen, who is hither tonight with us, has shown, we must agree social media platforms answerable for the national experiment they're conducting on our children for turn a profit. Folks — thanks. Thank you lot for the courage you showed.

It's time to strengthen privacy protections; ban targeted advertising to children; demand tech companies stop collecting personal information on our children.

Social Media Platforms

Hold Social Media Platforms Accountable

And permit's get all Americans the mental health services they need — more people can plough for assistance and full parity betwixt physical and mental healthcare if we care for it that manner in our insurance.

Await, the third piece of that agenda is back up our veterans. Veterans are the backbone and the spine of this country. They're the all-time of us.

I've always believed that nosotros have a sacred obligation to equip those we transport to war and care for those and their family unit when they come up abode.

My administration is providing assistance and task training and housing, and now helping lower-income veterans get VA intendance debt free.

And our troops in Iraq have faced — and Afghanistan — accept faced many dangers. Ane being stationed at bases, animate in toxic smoke from burn pits. Many of y'all have been there. I've been in and out of Iraq and Afghanistan over 40 times. These fire pits that incinerate waste — the wastes of war, medical and chancy material, jet fuel, so much more than.

And they come up abode — many of the world'due 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 coffin. I know.

1 of those — ane of those soldiers was my son, Major Young man Biden. I don't know for sure if the fire pit that he lived most — that his hooch was near in Republic of iraq and, earlier than that, in Kosovo is the crusade of his brain cancer and the disease of so many other troops. Only I'1000 committed to observe out everything nosotros can.

Committed to military families like Danielle Robinson from Ohio, the widow of Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson. He was built-in a soldier. Army National Guard. Combat medic in Kosovo and Republic of iraq. Stationed nearly Baghdad, just yards from burn 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. Simply cancer from prolonged exposure to burn pits ravaged Heath'due south lungs and torso.

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

Through her pain, she found purpose to demand that we practice better. This night, Danielle, we are going to do better.

The VA — the VA is pioneering new ways of linking toxic exposures to illness, already helping more veterans go benefits. And tonight, I'm announcing nosotros're expanding eligibility to veterans suffering from ix respiratory cancers.

Veterans

I'g also calling on Congress to pass a police to make sure veterans devastated by toxic exposure in Iraq and Transitional islamic state of afghanistan finally go the benefits and the comprehensive healthcare they deserve.

And fourth and final, allow's end cancer as we know information technology. This is personal. This is personal to me and to Jill and to Kamala so many of y'all. So many of y'all have lost someone you dear — husband, wife, son, daughter, mom, dad.

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

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

Cancer Moonshot

Our goal is to cut cancer death rates by at to the lowest degree 50 pct over the next 25 years. And I think we tin practice better than that: turn cancers from decease sentences into treatable diseases, more support for patients and families.

To become there, I call on Congress to fund what I chosen ARPA-H: Advanced — Advanced Inquiry Projects Agency for Health. Patterned after DARPA in the Defense Section, projects that led — in DARPA — to the Cyberspace, GPS, and and then much more than that brand our forces more safer and be able to wage state of war more — with more clarity.

ARPA-H will have a singular purpose to bulldoze breakthroughs in cancer, Alzheimer's, and diabetes, and more.

A Unity Agenda for the nation. We can do these things. It'due south within our power. And I don't encounter a partisan edge to whatsoever one of those four things.

My swain Americans — tonight we've gathered in a sacred space: the citadel of commonwealth. In this Capitol, generation after generation of Americans have debated swell questions amongst great strife and take done great things.

We have fought for liberty, expanded liberty, defeated totalitarianism and terror. We built the strongest, freest, and virtually prosperous nation the world has e'er known.

Now is the hour: our moment of responsibility, our exam of resolve and conscience of history itself. It is in this moment that our grapheme of this generation is formed, our purpose is found, our future is forged.

Well, I know this nation. Nosotros'll run across the test, protect freedom and freedom, aggrandize fairness and opportunity. And we will salvage commonwealth.

Equally hard as those times have been, I'm more optimistic about America today than I've been my whole life because I run into the future that'south within our grasp, considering I know there is but nothing beyond our camas- — our capacity.

We're the but nation on Globe that has e'er turned every crisis we've faced into an opportunity, the only nation that tin exist defined by a single word: possibilities.

And so, on this nighttime, on our 245th twelvemonth as a nation, I've come to study on the state of the nation — the state of the marriage. And my report is this: The Land of the Marriage is potent because you, the American people, are strong.

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

The State of the Union

This is our moment to meet and overcome the challenges of our fourth dimension. And we will, as one people, one America — the The states of America.

God bless you all. And may God protect our troops. Thank y'all. Go get 'em.

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

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