State of the Union
Biden tried to emphasize ‘unity’ in speech applauded by labor
March 2, 2022His speech seemed designed to assure Americans that things are headed in a good direction.
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Biden agenda pushes jobs, families, equality, wage hikes, and unions
April 29, 2021Broad positive reaction to a speech in which he took note of history by addressing for the first time ever, “Madame Speaker” and “Madame Vice President,” two women next in line to the presidency
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Trump’s State of the Union breaks his lies-per-minute record
February 5, 2020Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., had a great evaluation of GOP President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, even before he gave it.
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Donald Trump’s speech goes low, Stacey Abrams’s response goes high
February 6, 2019That, in essence, is the contrast between Trump’s 92-minute speech from the U.S. House rostrum and Abrams’s shorter, positive, reply from an Electrical Workers union hall in Atlanta.
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CPUSA chair responds to Trump State of the Union speech
February 6, 2019John Bachtell, the national chair of the Communist Party USA, offered his party’s response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address in a live video presentation on Feb. 5, 2019.
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