seeing president joe biden take the dais in the house of representatives to deliver his second state of the union address to a joint session of congress. and the stakes are extremely high. it comes after a year when women saw their rights to their own bodies taken away. books and lessons about black history and lgbtq folks are being banned, and very real threats to democracy are still looming large. this is an opportunity for president biden to speak directly to the american people about where we are as a country and to set the tone for what the next two years of his term will look like. biden is expected to tout his administration s accomplishments with an emphasis on the strong economy, super low unemployment, and receding inflation, while also making a renewed call for bipartisanship despite a divided guess. in a just released excerpt from the president s prepared speech, biden is expected to say, quote, to my republican friends, if we could work together in the last congr
it s good to see you. i want to ask the same question i asked congressman jackson lee. why did you feel it was so important to bring mr. oliver here with you tonight? well, as you mentioned, the gun violence is an issue that s uniquely american right now. and what we know is we still lose 100 lives a day due to gun violence. the leading cause of death for children in this country are guns, and i hate to be blunt about it, but it s important. if your child god forbid were to die before 18, the leading reason is because they would be shot to death. in this country, in this year right now. so i brought manny because of the work he s been doing. this is personal for him. he lost his son, but he brings his son quad with him everywhere he goes in the spirit of our activism, passion, and love. i look up to that myself. that s why i wanted to bring him here today. i also made a promise to him early in our campaign i would bring him here and also fulfilling that promise and very honored to ha