Biden's address to Congress: Latest updates
President Joe Biden speaks to a joint session of Congress Wednesday in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Credit: Pool / Michael Reynolds via AP
What happened:
- President Joe Biden gave his first address to a joint session of Congress on the eve of his 100th day in office. He urged a $1.8 trillion investment in children, families and education, declared "America is on the move again" and covered numerous issues, from Afghanistan to immigration to the "existential crisis" of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
- He spoke to a smaller-than-usual audience in the House because of pandemic restrictions.
- Here's a look at Biden's 100 days from Newsday's Laura Figueroa Hernandez.
Updates
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott provided the Republican response to Biden's speech, which you can watch here.
'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.
'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.
