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Show Transcript Under day since I took the oath of office and lifted my hand of our family bible, inherited a nation we all did. That was in crisis, the worst pandemic in a century, the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, the worst attack on our democracy since the civil war. Now, After just 100 days, I can report to the nation, America is on the move again.
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Bidenâs Speech to Congress: Full Transcript
President Biden unveiled a major proposal to invest in education and families, describing it as âa blue-collar blueprint to build America.â
President Biden delivered an address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol on Wednesday night.Credit.Doug Mills/The New York Times
April 29, 2021, 12:13 a.m. ET
President Biden delivered an
The following is a transcript of his remarks.
PRESIDENT BIDEN: Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Itâs good to be back. As Mitch and Chuck will understand, itâs good to be almost home, down the hall. Anyway, thank you all.
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 100th 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.
Angelo Fichera, D Angelo Gore, Eugene Kiely and Robert Farley
FactCheck.org
In his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Joe Biden got some facts wrong and stretched others, mainly repeated claims we’ve heard before:
Biden said he inherited the “worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.” But when he took office, the economy had recovered some from its low point earlier in the pandemic.
He repeated the debunked claim that he had “traveled over 17,000 miles” with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Biden referred to the American Jobs Plan creating “millions of jobs” and generating “trillions of dollars in economic growth.” The jobs estimate is accurate, but economic growth projections are mixed.