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29 Apr, 7 tweets, 4 min read
LIVE: President Biden gives his first formal address to Congress pscp.tv/w/c1ioXjF4a2pE…
President Biden's address to Congress broke a historic glass ceiling as two women - Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi - sat behind the president for the first time in U.S. history reut.rs/2Pwdjfo
‘America is ready for a takeoff’: Biden argued that a new spending and tax-credit package, which together with an earlier infrastructure and jobs plan, totals around $4 trillion – is a once-in-a-generation investment reut.rs/3e10u6b
'China and other countries are closing in fast': Biden took aim at China in his first formal speech to Congress, pledging to maintain a strong U.S. military presence in the Indo-Pacific and boost technological development and trade reut.rs/3aLod8q
President Joe Biden’s address to Congress broke a historic glass ceiling as two women - Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi - sat behind the president for the first time in U.S. history
Biden used his address to Congress to plead with dozens of lawmakers to work together and detailed a $4 trillion economic plan he said would make the country more competitive with China. Here are the key takeaways: reut.rs/3nsW9vO
President Biden urged Congress to pass a police reform bill in George Floyd's name by the anniversary of his death: ‘Now is our opportunity to make real progress’ reut.rs/3aLAFVC

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