In March, House Speaker Mike Johnson formally invited President Biden to deliver the State of the Union address to Congress during a “time of great challenge for our country.”
At Johnson's invitation, a constitutionally required report to Parliament was due to take place on March 7.
“At this moment of great challenge for our nation, it is my solemn duty to extend this invitation to address a joint session of Congress on Thursday, March 7, 2024, so that you can meet your reporting obligations under the U.S. Constitution. . regarding the state of our union,” Johnson wrote in a letter sent Saturday.
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In a post on X, Biden accepted the invitation.
A post on Biden's official X account read, “Looking forward to it, Mr. Chairman.”
This will be the first time Biden has delivered a State of the Union address with Johnson as House speaker, and the second time since Republicans won the House majority in 2022.
In 2023, former Speaker Kevin McCarthy invited Biden to address a joint session of Congress on February 7, 2023.
The Biden campaign this week targeted newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson over his views on “gay relationships,” but ignored President Biden's past comments on the subject while in office. (Getty Images)
“The American people sent us to Washington to chart a new direction for this country, find common ground, and discuss our priorities,” McCarthy wrote at the time. McCarthy left Congress in December after being ousted as speaker of the House in October.
Johnson has recently floated the idea of meeting privately with the president to discuss the southern border, which Republicans and Democrats consider a crisis.
Fox News Digital reported Friday that Johnson proposed meeting with Biden during a private phone call with members of Congress Thursday night.
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After House Republicans said they would not consider additional aid to Ukraine or Israel unless the crisis at the southern border is addressed, a group of senators called for negotiations on an immigration and border security package that could address the situation. continuing.
The March 7 State of the Union address will come after two major deadlines for Congress to fund the government for the remainder of the fiscal year. Under the Continuing Resolution (CR) passed late last year, the House and Senate must reach an agreement to fund some agencies by January 19 and others by February 2. .
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress as Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy listen at the U.S. Capitol on February 7, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Jacqueline Martin Poole/Getty Images)
During his 2023 State of the Union address, Biden faced boos and criticism for claiming that Republicans were trying to hold the economy “hostage.” sunset social security And Medicare.
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Biden also touted the economic progress under his administration after inflation hit a record high in 2022, noting that unemployment is at a “50-year low” and that pandemic-era job growth He also emphasized that jobs were created under the president's administration in the wake of losses.
