Joe Biden says U.S. is ‘unbowed, unbroken’ in State of Union address
The Hindu
President Joe Biden is offering a reassuring assessment of the nation's condition rather than rolling out flashy policy proposals as he delivers his second State of the Union address
President Joe Biden is using his State of the Union address on February 7 night to call on Republicans to work with him to “finish the job” of rebuilding the economy and uniting the nation as he seeks to overcome pessimism in the country and navigate political divisions in Washington.
"The story of America is a story of progress and resilience," he said, highlighting record job creation during his tenure as the country has emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mr. Biden was declaring that two years after the Capitol attack, America’s democracy was “unbowed and unbroken”.
Mr. Biden was also pointing to areas of bipartisan progress in his first two years in office, including on states' vital infrastructure and high-tech manufacturing. And he says, "There is no reason we can’t work together and find consensus on important things in this new Congress as well.”
“The people sent us a clear message. Fighting for the sake of fighting, power for the sake of power, conflict for the sake of conflict, gets us nowhere,” Mr. Biden said. “And that’s always been my vision for the country: to restore the soul of the nation, to rebuild the backbone of America — the middle class — to unite the country.
"We’ve been sent here to finish the job!”
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