2023 State of the Union Address
The 2023 State of the Union Address was given by the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden, on February 7, 2023, at 9:00 p.m. EST, in the chamber of the House of Representatives to the 118th Congress. The televised address was viewed by 27.3 million people across the networks that broadcast it.[a]
Date
Biden's second State of the Union was his third speech to a joint session of Congress. Republicans had not had control of the House since 2018. Seated behind the president were Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. McCarthy was presiding over the joint session, while Harris was serving in her capacity as the president of the Senate.
Responses[edit]
Republican[edit]
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas gave the Republican response to the president's address.[13] In her speech, Sanders criticized Biden's for allegedly prioritizing "woke fantasies" over the livelihoods of Americans. Sanders also stated that "we are under attack in a left-wing culture war we didn’t start and never wanted to fight".[14]
Representative Juan Ciscomani delivered the Republican response in Spanish.[15]
Working Families Party[edit]
Representative Delia Ramirez (IL-03) delivered the Working Families Party response.[16] In her speech, Ramirez praised the Biden administration's record while calling for action to revive the expanded child tax credit, enact a $15 minimum wage, and expand Medicaid.[17]