Wilson also apologized to Obama for his outburst.
The House then voted 240 to 179 to rebuke Wilson, saying he committed a "breach of decorum and degraded the proceedings of the joint session, to the discredit of the House.” Seven Republicans joined Democrats in voting for the resolution, while 12 Democrats opposed. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., shouted, " You lie!" during then-President Barack Obama's health care speech. Perhaps the most famous one happened in 2009, when Rep. Such outbursts during presidential speeches to Congress are relatively rare. When Biden spoke about immigration, some Republicans yelled, “Secure the border!” And as Biden talked about international affairs, Greene shouted, “China spied on us!” Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., who yelled, " Liar!" Tonight's State of the Union has had a number of outbursts from Republicans, one from Rep.
After having been battered by decades-high inflation for more than a year, consumer sentiment remains low by historic norms, and two-thirds of consumers said they expected an economic downturn this year, according to the University of Michigan’s latest consumer sentiment survey. He proposed raising taxes on corporations and the wealthiest Americans to help fund programs to lower health care and child care costs.īiden was making the case for his administration’s handling of the economy to a largely skeptical audience. The economy played a prominent role in Biden’s State of the Union address with a message largely targeted at lower- and middle-income Americans as he made the case for boosting manufacturing jobs and buying more products made in America. WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden argued Tuesday that his economic plan is working despite predictions of a recession by economists, a looming battle over paying the country’s debt and a nation that feels like it’s on shaky economic footing.
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