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President Joe Biden delivered the third State of the Union address of his presidency on Thursday night.
President Biden has made protecting abortion rights and reproductive health care a key part of his campaign this year. He has rallied around restoring the protections lost when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. In the coming days, President Biden is expected to propose a new budget that raises corporate taxes and taxes on the ultra-wealthy. Combined, the measures are projected to cut $3 trillion from the national deficit.
"No billionaire should pay a lower federal tax rate lower than a teacher, a sanitation worker or a nurse," the president said. "Starting next year, that same law caps total prescription drug costs for seniors on Medicare at $2,000 a year even for expensive cancer drugs that can cost $10,000, $12,000, $15,000," the president said."Now I want to cap prescription drug costs at $2,000 a year for everyone."
"I'm told my predecessor called Republicans in Congress and demanded they block the bill," the president said of the legislation."He feels it would be a political win for me and a political loser for him. It’s not about him or me. It’d be a winner for America!"But the president warned that he would not use rhetoric that demonizes immigrants, separates families or bans people because of their faith.
Meanwhile, the U.S. has pushed for a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas that would have included the release of the remaining hostages held by Hamas. Israel backed out of the deal in early March."And I say this as a life-long supporter of Israel," he said."There is no other path that guarantees Israel's security and democracy. There's no other path that guarantees that Palestinians can live with peace and dignity.
The president highlighted the need for gun violence prevention, recalling his meetings with families of victims of the shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
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