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State of the Union (SOTU)

It's our favorite time of the year: time for State of the Union Bingo. Which of these buzzwords will we hear in President Biden's speech?

WASHINGTON—Today the League of Women Voters of the United States’ board president Dr. Deborah Turner issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s State of the Union address: 

Join us in tracking the anticipated buzzwords for 2023's State of the Union speech from President Biden. 

Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement following President Biden’s State of the Union address:

This year’s SOTU is on March 1 will be the first given by President Biden. And while the President is sure to comment on the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, his pending nomination to the Supreme Court, and the economy, there are other issues the League would also like him to address, such as maintaining the health and safety of our democracy by continuing to push for voting rights protections. 

The League sent a letter to the White House outlining the issues that we hope President Biden will touch on during the State of the Union.

State of the Union Bingo Cards 

While you're watching, our SOTU Bingo is a fun and easy way to track how the President’s speech and agenda for our nation match up with our priorities.

President Obama called for “reduc[ing] the influence of money in our politics, so that a handful of families or hidden interests can’t bankroll our elections” during his final State of the Union speech. As we mark the sixth anniversary of Citizens United v. FEC, here are four solutions for fighting the influence of money in politics.