Joe Biden s first address to joint session of Congress: Full text
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Joe Biden s first address to joint session of Congress: Full text
AP / Apr 29, 2021, 07:46 IST
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President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress.
WASHINGTON: Here is the text of President Joe Biden s first address to a join session of Congress, as provided by the White House:
Madame Speaker. Madame Vice President. No president has ever said those words from this podium, and it s about time.
The First Lady. The Second Gentleman. Mr. Chief Justice. Members of the United States Congress and the Cabinet - and distinguished guests.
My fellow Americans.
While the setting tonight is familiar, this gathering is very different – a reminder of the extraordinary times we are in.
Throughout our history, Presidents have come to this chamber to speak to the Congress, to the nation, and to the world.
To declare war. To celebrate peace. To announce new plans and possibilities.
Tonight, I come to talk about crisis and opportunity.
About rebuilding our nation and revitalizing our democracy.
And winning the future for America.
As I stand here tonight just one day shy of the 100
th day of my administration.
100 days since I took the oath of office, lifted my hand off our family Bible, and inherited a nation in crisis.
“And so do voters, he added. Big majorities of Americans support early voting, and
big majorities support voter ID, including African Americans and Hispanics. Common sense makes common ground. But today, this conversation has collapsed.
Scott continued: “The state of Georgia passed a law that expands
early voting; preserves no-excuse mail-in voting; and, despite what the president claimed, did not reduce Election Day hours. If you actually read this law, it’s mainstream. It will be easier to vote early in Georgia than in Democrat-run New York. But the Left doesn’t want you to know that. They want people to virtue-signal by yelling about a law they haven’t even
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