State of the Union 2022

PolitiFact fact-checked several claims that Biden made about foreign policy, the state of the U.S. economy, and arguments he made for a new "unity agenda."

But that’s not a guarantee that every bit of every product the government buys will be made in the U.S. Still, KFF’s 2021 subsidy calculator shows that a 40-year old couple with two kids who make 200% of the poverty level (in the mid-range of income) would get $16,247 per year in subsidies. According to KFF, a nonprofit health policy organization, individual consumers on average could save $70 per month on health insurance because of the American Rescue Plan subsidies. The law that protects gunmakers is the 2005 Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. The purpose of the law is to generally protect gun dealers and manufacturers from lawsuits for shooting deaths. In his first week in office, Biden signed an executive order to reduce the loopholes that allow government agencies to buy foreign-made goods. Another aspect of the executive order concerns the rules for defining what counts as a domestically made product. In 2019, the World Economic Forum reported that using a broad measure of infrastructure quality, the United States ranked 13th globally. However, every income group was poised to pay less in taxes, at least in the legislation’s first few years of existence. It also factored in the fraction of the population exposed to unsafe drinking water, and in that sub-category, the U.S. ranked 14th. He has a point about the raw number of jobs created and the fact that it was bigger than any previous year for which data is available. It does not protect gun dealers who transfer a gun knowing it would be used for criminal purposes, nor those who knowingly break state or federal law if the violation results in harm. Under the new rules, residents of high-risk areas will have to mask up.

And Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., the first Ukrainian-born member of Congress, was selected to help escort Biden into the room and sat directly behind the top ...

“The most fundamental right in America is the right to vote — and to have it counted. The survey was more bleak for Biden than most, but his average in recent polls, according to RealClearPolitics, is 37 percent approval and 59 percent disapproval. At least one Cabinet member is chosen not to attend the State of the Union address each year. "What it does to your dignity, your ability to look your child in the eye, to be the parent you expect to be. She’s expected to promote the work of Republican governors as a group being ahead of the curve on economic and pandemic-related measures. Watch for Reynolds to lay out how Iowa resisted Covid-related lockdowns in the initial days of the pandemic and was among the first to move to reopen, according to a person familiar with her remarks. Iowa’s Kim Reynolds, a two-term governor and grandmother of 11, will make the biggest speech of her political career when she delivers the official Republican response to Biden’s address — and it’s all about contrast. The Supreme Court allowed the suit to proceed in 2019, and Remington settled with the families for $73 million last month. All of them are likely doomed in large part due to the Senate's 60-vote threshold, which Democrats recently tried and failed to change. She wasn’t the only Democrat to issue such a follow-up speech — something that typically is limited to members of the opposing party. On the domestic front, Biden addressed the economy and inflation, which is at its highest level in decades and has been cited by voters as a top concern — and a major reason for his weak approval ratings in polling. The president used the address to counter Republican attacks on his performance and agenda, calling, for example, to fight increasing crime by providing more funding to police.