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In addition, he answered questions on a variety of topics following his State of the Union address, including securing a port for Gaza aid, using the term "illegal" to describe immigrants, the Republican response to his address, and debating former President Donald Trump.

One day after delivering the State of the Union address, President Joe Biden hit the road to pitch his agenda on the campaign trail. The president and first lady addressed voters during a rally near Philadelphia.

During a news conference, Pentagon Press Secretary Brigadier General Pat Ryder unveiled details of a U.S. plan to build a pier in the sea near Gaza in order to deliver humanitarian aid to Gazans. This plan, announced by President Biden in his State of the Union address, was the dominant topic at the briefing. Brigadier General Ryder stressed there would be no U.S. boots on the ground in Gaza for this mission. He also said the building process would take a few weeks to complete.

He was lit," said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) during his weekly press conference of President Biden's State of the Union Address the night before. When asked about the appearance at the State of the Union of former Republican Rep. George Santos (NY), who was expelled from Congress in December 2023, he said, "It's kind of an extraordinary thing that this guy won't go away." Leader Jeffries took question on a variety of topics, including on the recently announced port in Gaza for humanitarian assistance and funding for Ukraine.

Viewers reacted to President Biden's State of the Union address.

Viewers reacted to President Joe Biden's 2024 State of the Union address.

Viewers reacted to President Joe Biden's 2024 State of the Union address.

Following President Biden's State of the Union address, the House returned briefly to adjourn for the day.

Katie Britt (R-AL) delivered the Republican response to President Biden's 2024 State of the Union address. In her remarks she said, "What we saw was the performance of a permanent politician who has actually been in office for longer than I've even been alive. ... He's out of touch." The topics she addressed included the southern border and inflation.

Members of Congress reacted to President Biden's State of the Union address.

President Joe Biden delivered his 2024 State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. Throughout the speech, he drew a contrast between himself and former President Trump, the leading challenger against Mr. Biden in the 2024 presidential election. The president addressed a range of domestic issues, including his record and plans for manufacturing and jobs, safeguarding reproductive rights, taxing billionaires, making health care more affordable, eliminating junk fees, and calling on Congress to pass a bipartisan border bill. ... After the president finished his speech, he then shook hands for 30 minutes on his exit out of the House chamber.

C-SPAN's preview program of President Biden's 2024 State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress included interviews with reporters, the president leaving the White House for the Capitol, senators leaving the chamber to walk across the Capitol to the Hall of the House of Representatives, clips from prior State of the Union addresses, and scenes from the House chamber as attendees waited for the arrival of the president.

The House passed the Laken Riley Act, which would detain migrants for theft-related crime. The bill is named after a 22-year-old nursing student who was murdered, allegedly by a Venezuelan migrant who entered the U.S. illegally. Members also passed a suspension bill that was debated earlier in the week, worked on a measure that would expand small business access to capital, and then recessed until later in the evening for President Biden's State of the Union address.

Ahead of President Biden's State of the Union address, several Democratic senators held a Capitol Hill news conference to discuss reproductive rights. They were joined by several women who were attending the State of the Union address as guests of the senators, and they talked about some of the hardships put upon women as a result of the Supreme Court overturning Rowe v.

Members of the Democratic Women's Caucus held a news conference on Capitol Hill to discuss reproductive rights ahead of President Biden's State of the Union address.

Josh Brecheen (R-OK), a member of the Budget and Homeland Security committees, talked about President Biden's State of the Union Address, government funding deadlines, and conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine.

Representative Brad Sherman (D-CA), a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, talked about President Biden's State of the Union Address, government funding deadlines, and conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine.

Representative Marc Veasey (D-TX), a member of the Armed Services and Energy and Commerce committees, talked about President Biden's State of the Union Address, government funding deadlines, and conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine.

Representative Adrian Smith (R-NE), a member of the Ways and Means Committee, talked about President Biden's State of the Union Address, government funding deadlines, and conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine.

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