2023 State of the Union Address
Speech by US president Joe Biden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2023 State of the Union Address was given by the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden, on February 7, 2023, at 9:00 p.m. EST, in the chamber of the House of Representatives to the 118th Congress. The televised address was viewed by 27.3 million people across the networks that broadcast it.[lower-alpha 1]
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Date | February 7, 2023 (2023-02-07) |
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Time | 9:00 p.m. (EST) |
Duration | 1 hour, 13 minutes |
Venue | House Chamber, United States Capitol |
Location | Washington, D.C. |
Coordinates | 38°53′19.8″N 77°00′32.8″W |
Type | State of the Union Address |
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Footage | C-SPAN |
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Biden's second State of the Union was his third speech to a joint session of Congress. Republicans had not had control of the House since 2018. Seated behind the president were Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. McCarthy was presiding over the joint session, while Harris was serving in her capacity as the president of the Senate.