Buttigieg Previews Upcoming State of the Union Speech: ‘There Are So Many Accomplishments to Talk About’
President set to address the nation Tuesday evening
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg a offered a taste of his boss's upcoming State of the Union address, which President Biden is set to deliver Tuesday evening before a joint session of Congress.
Biden will deliver his third State of the Union address on Tuesday, at 9 p.m. EST in the House of Representatives chamber.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) sent a letter to Biden on January 13, inviting the president to address Congress and the nation – a constitutionally mandated tradition that dates back to George Washington.
“I'm really looking forward to the State of the Union, because, first of all, there are so many accomplishments to talk about and many of those accomplishments happened on a bipartisan basis,” said Buttigieg, who's become a familiar surrogate for the president. “You remember, there was a lot of almost snickering when the president took office saying that it would be possible to deliver historic infrastructure legislation, historic economic legislation, and do it on a bipartisan basis. But that's what happened.
“And so, I think the hand continues to be outstretched to anyone, including anyone across the aisle, who's prepared to work with us to get things done,” Buttigieg added, during an on-camera appearance on CNN. “But let's talk about what we have to show for that, even just in the two years that the administration has been here. We just saw the latest round of job numbers that came out, record low unemployment, the lowest we have had in more than 50 years. And, usually, when unemployment is that low, inflation is going up. Right now, inflation is going down, along with unemployment. We're talking about the most jobs created under any president in this period. Matter of fact, the president creating more jobs in two years than you have seen typically in four, and coupled with things that Republicans often say that is very important to them, like deficit reduction, historic reduction of the deficit to the tune of $1.7 trillion under this president.
“You look at what's been done in two years, and I think the president is going to be going into the State of the Union speech with a context of extraordinary, historic accomplishment,” he said.
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