Thread by @DonnaYoungDC

"Throughout our history we’ve learned this lesson – when dictators do not pay a price for their aggression, they cause more chaos. They keep moving. And, the costs & threats to America & the world keep rising.

Excerpt from @POTUS @JoeBiden #SOTU address.

#Ukraine #Russia #Putin

"American diplomacy matters."

Excerpt from @POTUS @JoeBiden #SOTU address.

#Ukraine #Russia #Putin

"#Putin’s war was premeditated & unprovoked. He rejected efforts at diplomacy. He thought the West & @NATO wouldn’t respond. And, he thought he could divide us here at home.
Putin was wrong. We were ready."

Excerpt from @POTUS @JoeBiden's #SOTU address.

#Ukraine #Russia

In excepts from his #SOTU address, @POTUS @JoeBiden says he has a better plan to fight #inflation than driving down wages and making Americans poorer.

Biden says his plan will "lower your costs and lower the deficit."

#MadeInAmerica #economy #BuildBackBetter #drugprices

Ahead of #SOTU, @WhiteHouse Fact Sheet: President Biden’s Historic Actions to Make Our Communities Safer by Reducing Gun Crime whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/… #GunViolence #Enough

D.C. tonight ahead of #SOTU

https://twitter.com/MayorBowser/status/1498701399110074368

#Ukraine

https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1498810566655234051

#SOTU

https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1498781877498490880

#SOTU #history

Ahead of #SOTU, @WhiteHouse Fact Sheet: President Biden to Announce New Steps to Combat Criminal Fraud and Identity Theft in Pandemic Relief Programs whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/… #SOTU2022 #SOTU22

https://twitter.com/SecDebHaaland/status/1498828686203703311

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22

.@POTUS @JoeBiden & @FLOTUS @DrBiden have left the @WhiteHouse & on their way now to the U.S. Capitol Hill for #SOTU.

#SOTU2022 #SOTU22

https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1498831703749677065

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22

.@VP @KamalaHarris & U.S. Senate now entering the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol for #SOTU.

#SOTU2022 #SOTU22

Seeing only a handful of masks in the House chamber tonight by House/Senate members at #SOTU.

Neither @VP @KamalaHarris nor @SpeakerPelosi are wearing masks.

But do see lots wearing Blue/Yellow colors of #Ukraine's flag. 🇺🇦

#SOTU2022 #SOTU22 #MaskUp 😷😷😷

Guests of for @FLOTUS @DrBiden's box now arriving at House chamber for #SOTU.

Ambassador of #Ukraine to US @OMarkarova first to be seated.

https://twitter.com/DonnaYoungDC/status/1498740468414304261

#SOTU2022 #SOTU22

So, forget any social distancing right now, too, in the House chamber. Lots of members of Congress face-to-face chatting.

Again, few masks.

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22

.@SpeakerPelosi: The joint session will come to order.

Bangs the gavel!

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22

https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1498837757581570049

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22

#SCOTUS justices entering House chamber for #SOTU2022.

No masks on #SCOTUS.

No Justice Sotomayor.

This will be Justice Breyer's last #SOTU.

.@FLOTUS @DrBiden enters the House chamber for #SOTU.

#SOTU2022 #SOTU22

https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1498840213484937217

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22

Biden Cabinet in the House -- literally.

https://twitter.com/SecDebHaaland/status/1498828686203703311

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22

Only five #SCOTUS at #SOTU tonight at #SOTU: Chief Justice John Roberts & Associate Justices Breyer, Kagan, Kavanaugh & Coney-Barrett.

Justices Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor & Gorsuch not attending.

No justices wearing masks tonight at #SOTU2022.

.@POTUS @JoeBiden now in the House at #SOTU.

#SOTU2022 #SOTU22

All these maskless members of Congress putting their faces right up to maskless @POTUS @JoeBiden as he enters the House chamber for #SOTU.

#SOTU2022 #SOTU22 #MaskUp 😷😷😷

Chants of "Joe, Joe, Joe" at #SOTU.

#SOTU2022 #SOTU22

Realized, it's the first time a President of the U.S. has started out his #SOTU addressing the @SecondGentleman among those he acknowledges in his opening.

#SOTU2022 #SOTU22

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: "We meet as Democrats, Republicans, Independents, but most importantly, as Americans, w/ the duty to one another, to America, to the American people, to the Constitution, and an unwavering resolve that freedom will always triumph over tyranny.

#SOTU #SOTU2022

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: He [#Putin] thought he could roll into #Ukraine and the world would roll over. Instead, he met with a wall of strength he never anticipated or imagined. He met Ukrainian people.

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: #Putin is now isolated from the world more than he has ever been.

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22

There it is: @POTUS @JoeBiden announces U.S. joins its allies in closing off American airspace to all Russian flights.

"He has no idea what's coming," Biden says of #Putin.

#Ukraine #Russia #SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: US has worked w/ 30 other countries to release 60M barrels of oil from reserves around the world.
America will lead effort, releasing 30M barrels from our own Strategic Petroleum Reserve & we stand ready to do more if necessary unified w/ our allies. #SOTU

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: Let us continue to draw inspiration from the iron will of the Ukrainian people.

We stand with you. We stand with you.

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22 #Ukraine

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: Putin may circle #Kyiv with tanks, but he will never gain the hearts and souls of the Ukrainian people.

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22 #Ukraine #Russia

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: Because people were hurting. We needed to act -- and we did.

Few pieces of legislation have done more in a critical moment in our history to lift us out of crisis.

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22 #AmericanRescuePlan #COVID19 #pandemic

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: Unlike the $2T tax cut passed in the previous administration that benefitted the top 1% of Americans, the #AmericanRescuePlan helped working people -- & left no one behind.

And it worked. It created #jobs. Lots of jobs.

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22 #COVID19

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: We’re done talking about #infrastructure weeks.

We’re going to have an infrastructure decade.

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22 #InfrastructureWeek

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: I’ve told Xi Jinping, it is never a good bet to bet against the American people.

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22 #Infrastructure #ClimateChange

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: 4,000 projects have already been announced. [Many GOPs who voted against #InfrastructureBill are now claiming credit, too].

This year, we will start fixing over 65,000 miles of highway and 1,500 bridges in disrepair.
#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22 #Infrastructure

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: We used to invest almost 2% of our GDP in #research and development. We don't now.

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22 #Infrastructure

.@POTUS @JoeBiden says @intel’s CEO, @PGelsinger is ready to increase investment from $20B to $100B.

That would be one of the biggest investments in manufacturing in American history.

All they’re waiting for is for you to pass this bill.

Send it to my desk.

#SOTU

@POTUS @JoeBiden: I have a better plan to fight inflation.

Lower your costs, not your wages.

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22

Chants: USA, USA, USA, USA...

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: 17 Nobel laureates in economics say my plan will ease long-term inflationary pressures. Top business leaders and most Americans support my plan.

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: Cut the cost of prescription drugs.

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22 #insulin #diabetes #DrugPrices #DrugPricing

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: For Joshua & the 200,000 other young people with Type 1 #diabetes, let’s cap the cost of #insulin at $35 a month so everyone can afford it.

Drug companies will still do very, very well.

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22 #DrugPrices #DrugPricing #BuildBackBetter

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: And while we’re at it let #Medicare negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs, like the VA already does.

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22 #DrugPrices #DrugPricing #BuildBackBetter

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: Let's cut the cost of child care.

My plan will cut the cost in half for most families.

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22 #ChildCare #BuildBackBetter

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: Under my plan, nobody earning less than $400,000 a year will pay an additional penny in new taxes. Nobody.

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22 #BuildBackBetter

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: My guess is that if we took a secret ballot on this floor that we'd all agree that the present tax system is NOT fair.

We have to fix it.

[So why don't Democrats rescind 2017 GOP tax cuts for the rich?]

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: And while you’re at it, confirm my nominees to the Federal Reserve -- which plays a critical role in fighting inflation.

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: In my administration, the watchdogs are back. 🚨

We’re going after the criminals who stole billions in relief money meant for small businesses & millions of Americans.

@TheJusticeDept will name a chief prosecutor for #pandemic fraud.

#SOTU #SOTU2022

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: Let’s pass the PRO Act. When a majority of workers want to form a union, they shouldn’t be stopped.

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: A few days ago, #CDC issued new mask guidelines.
Under these new guidelines, most Americans in most of the country can now be mask free.

[But what about next week???? Was the new metric simply for #SOTU?????]

#SOTU2022 #SOTU22 #MaskUp #COVID19😷😷😷

.@POTUS @JoeBiden says his admin is launching “Test to Treat” initiative so people can get tested at a pharmacy & if positive, receive antiviral pills "on the spot at no cost."
Pfizer working to get 1M pills this month & more than double next month.

#SOTU2022 #SOTU22 #Paxlovid

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: We’ve sent 475 Million vaccine doses to 112 countries -- more than any other nation.

And we won’t stop.

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: Let’s stop looking at #COVID19 as a partisan dividing line & see it for what it is: A god-awful disease.

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22 #MaskUp 😷😷😷😷😷😷😷

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: Let’s come together to protect our communities, restore trust & hold law enforcement ACCOUNTABLE.

The answer is not to Defund the police. The answer is to FUND the police [AND HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE!]

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: Pass universal background checks.

Why should anyone on a terrorist list be able to purchase a weapon?

Ban assault weapons/high-capacity magazines.

Repeal liability shield that makes gun manufacturers the only industry in U.S. that can’t be sued.
#SOTU

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: Justice Breyer, thank you for your service.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[Justice Breyer puts his hand to his heart & mouths "Thank you."]

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22 #KBJ #KentanjiBrownJackson #SCOTUS

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: Judge #KetanjiBrownJackson is one of our nation’s top legal minds, who will continue Justice Breyer’s legacy of excellence.

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22 #KBJ #SCOTUS

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: IF we are to advance liberty and justice, we need to secure the border and fix the #immigration system.

I think we can do both.

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: Advancing liberty and justice also requires protecting the rights of #women.

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: I'm offering a Unity Agenda for the nation - 4 big things we can do together:

1st: Beat the #opioidepidemic
2nd: Take on #MentalHealth
3rd: Support our veterans. They're the best of us!
4th: Let’s end #cancer as we know it

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22 #Moonshot

.@POTUS @JoeBiden says expanding eligibility to vets suffering from nine respiratory cancers.

I’m also calling on Congress: pass a law to make sure veterans devastated by toxic exposures in Iraq/Afghanistan finally get benefits/comprehensive health care they deserve.

#SOTU

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: I call on Congress to fund #ARPAH ... based on @DARPA project that led to the Internet, GPS & so much more.

ARPA-H will have a singular purpose: to drive breakthroughs in cancer, #Alzheimers, #diabetes & more.

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22 #NIH

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: It is in this moment that our character is formed. Our purpose is found. Our future is forged.

Well I know this nation.

We will meet the test.

To protect freedom & liberty, to expand fairness/opportunity.

We will save #democracy!

#SOTU #SOTU2022

.@POTUS @JoeBiden: My report is this: the State of the Union is strong -- because you, the American people, are strong.

This is our moment to meet and overcome the challenges of our time.

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22 #Ukraine #Russia

Now, hugs, kisses, close handshakes -- and NO MASKS! [well, a few, but not many & not one on @POTUS @JoeBiden].

Lots in that chamber are in their 60s, 70s, 80s!

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22 #COVID19 #MaskUp 😷😷

That was GOP Boebert who started yelling out just as @POTUS @JoeBiden started talking about soldiers exposed to "burn pits" & ending up in "flagged-draped coffins" & noting his son Beau had died of #cancer.

A number of members of Congress booed Boebert.
#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22

.@POTUS @JoeBiden still chatting with members of Congress several minutes after finishing #SOTU.

#SOTU2022 #SOTU22

.@POTUS @JoeBiden has left the House chamber. @SpeakerPelosi bang her gavel!

Joint session at #SOTU is over.

Biden spoke with members of Congress for about 20 minutes after his #SOTU2022 address.

#SOTU22

Some trivia: The woman who was walking in front of @POTUS @JoeBiden at #SOTU was Karen Gibson, the Sergeant at Arms & Doorkeeper of the U.S. Senate.

Gibson was alongside William Walker, the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives.

#SOTU2022 #SOTU22

Joshua Davis, who turned 13 yesterday, tonight at #SOTU hearing @POTUS @JoeBiden on lowering #drugprices for #insulin & other medicines.

https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1498852186910044162

#drugpricing #Medicare #Diabetes #SOTU2022 #SOTU22

.@POTUS @JoeBiden & #SCOTUS Justice Stephen Breyer tonight at #SOTU

https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1498842468623826944

#SOTU2022 #SOTU22 #KBJ

#SCOTUS Justice Breyer tonight at #SOTU, where @POTUS @JoeBiden thanked him for his service.

https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1498857886335873028

#SOTU2022 #SOTU22 #KBJ

Two women on the dais tonight at #SOTU.

https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1498866949182402560

Will there ever be three?

#SOTU2022 #SOTU22

79-year-old @POTUS @JoeBiden put a lot of faith in #COVID19vaccines tonight as he shook hands, hugged [a few kisses on the cheeks, too] & chatted face-to-face with several unmasked members of Congress in close proximity indoors.😷😷😷

#SOTU #SOTU2022 #SOTU22 #MaskUp 😷💉😷