Five Takeaways From Biden’s State of the Union Speech
- Biden defends economic sanctions to squeeze Russian economy
- Urges Congress to pass spending package to combat inflation
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President Joe Biden opened his first State of the Union speech by labeling Russian President Vladimir Putin a “dictator” and vowing to stand by Ukraine -- then quickly pivoted to his biggest domestic priorities of combating inflation and lowering drug prices.
In his 62-minute remarks to Congress on Tuesday night, Biden tried to revive his stalled “Build Back Better” economic package. This time, he rebranded it as “Building a Better America.”