State Of The Union: Biden Touts Popular, Bipartisan Policies

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🗓️ 8 February 2023

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

President Biden kept a tight focus on broadly popular policies and bipartisan achievements in a State of the Union address that is likely to serve as a model for his future campaign speeches.

This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson.

This episode was produced by Elena Moore and Casey Morell. It was edited by Eric McDaniel. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Research and fact-checking by Devin Speak.

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0:00.0	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:06.6	I'm Tamara Keith.
0:07.6	I cover the White House.
0:08.8	I'm dear Gerwalsha Cover, Congress.
0:11.1	And I'm Mara Lias and National Political Correspondent.
0:14.7	And the time now is 11.38 pm, Eastern Time, on Tuesday, the 7th of February.
0:21.4	And President Biden has wrapped up his second state of the Union address.
0:25.4	So I've come to fulfill my constitutional obligation to report in the state of the Union.
0:31.6	And here's my report.
0:34.2	Because the soul of this nation is strong.
0:37.1	Because the backbone of this nation is strong.
0:39.9	Because the people of this nation are strong.
0:42.0	The state of the Union is strong.
0:44.5	The speech and everything around it, everything happening in that House Chamber was an exercise
0:51.3	in contrast.
0:52.3	President Biden in his remarks talked repeatedly about wanting unity and bipartisanship.
0:58.2	And to my Republican friends, if we could work together in the last Congress, there's no
1:02.3	reason we can't work together and find consensus on important things in this Congress as well.
1:08.6	But he also made some jabs, and there were loud outbursts from Republicans, you know,
1:13.9	putting the realities of partisan division on display for anyone who was watching.
1:20.4	And it's being proposed by individuals.
1:23.5	I'm not politely not naming them, but it's being proposed by some of you.
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