US President Joe Biden is set to deliver his annual State of the Union address to the US Congress on Feb. 7.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Friday extended the invitation, which promptly was accepted by the White House.
It also gives Biden a national audience and thus an opportunity to shore up support among Democrats, some of whom are concerned about his age and other issues.The announcement of the speech came a day after US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the appointment of a special counsel to investigate Biden's handling of classified documents.
Biden also is likely to tout his administration's accomplishments over the past year including enactment of an infrastructure bill and the Inflation Reduction Act, with its climate change and prescription drug elements. Nonetheless, the House under McCarthy's leadership is expected to launch a major budget-cutting initiative with a particular eye toward reining in the cost of the Social Security and Medicare retirement and healthcare programs.
Other matters that Congress could address in 2023 include legislation expected to be needed midyear to raise the federal government's borrowing authority, or debt limit.
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