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The state of our union is strong. Problems viewing this email? [View it in your browser]( [Center for American Progress]( InProgress from the Center for American Progress SOTU 2024 wrapped [State of the Union in 60 second with an image of Joe Biden]( Last night, President Joe Biden addressed Congress and the nation with his third State of the Union address. During his remarks, he celebrated huge progressive wins: - [Unprecedented recovery and growth of our economy]( - [Increased access to affordable health care]( - [Investments in a clean energy economy]( He also underscored pressing challenges facing our country: - Democracy risks [at home]( and [abroad]( - [Bringing order to the border]( - [Attacks on our reproductive freedoms]( [Watch our recap]( Preserve the right to accessible abortion [kate cox with the caption "One of these special guests is Kate Cox"]( [Kate Cox’s story]( serves as a powerful reminder of what's at stake for all women when it comes to abortion rights. Right now, too many women are being denied the critical health care that they need. [One in 3 women of reproductive age]( now live in a state with near-total abortion bans. Don’t let far-right extremists decide the fate of women’s health across the country: Add your name to help preserve the right to affordable, accessible abortion care. [TAKE ACTION]( A win for unions is a win for all workers [ Image of President Joe Biden. A quote reads “The middle class built this country, and unions built the middle class. -President Joe Biden”. Text in the bottom left reads “Photos: Getty Images. Source, The White House, ‘State of the Union’ (2024.)”. The CAP logo is in the bottom right corner.]( We’ve witnessed the power of grassroots activism for workers, but we need continued worker action and major policy reforms to boost union membership and collective bargaining. [Share on Instagram]( [Share on Twitter]( Take action in honor of Uvalde victim Jackie Cazares [Image of Jazmin Cazares, with her quote on a dark blue and teal background, “Everybody keeps saying 'oh it would never happen here.' It would. It happened everywhere else. Of course it can happen here.” Text in the bottom left corner reads, “Photos: Getty Images. Source: ABC News, “Teen whose sister was killed in Uvalde channels her anger into activism” (2022).” The CAP logo is in the bottom right.]( Older sister of Jackie Cazares, a Uvalde shooting victim, and State of the Union guest Jazmin Cazares [has a message]( for all Americans: No one is safe from gun violence in America. Thanks to assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, thousands of people have been killed in shootings across the nation. No more. Tell Congress to act immediately to keep these dangerous weapons out of our communities. [Take action]( CAP reacts [Tweet from @RobertBenson92: Funding Ukraine is in the immediate security interests of the USA. It is both moral and cost-effective. So far, funding for Ukraine has equaled only 0.2% of our GDP – a small amount of money to help a partner fight off an illegal and unjust invasion.]( [Robert Benson]( senior policy analyst [Retweet Robert]( [Tweet from @michaelsozan: @POTUS has a bold vision for a stronger democracy, including expanding voting rights & reducing the corrupting effects of big/dark political spending: he called on Congress to pass the #FreedomtoVoteAct and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. #WeThePeople]( [Michael Sozan]( senior fellow [Retweet Michael]( “We have to do more than restore Roe. Roe was the floor of what is acceptable. We need to ensure that every single woman in the United States has access to a full spectrum of care regardless of her socioeconomic status. And regardless of her ZIP code. Reproductive care is health care.” - [Sabrina Talukder]( director, Women’s Initiative [Tweet from @TBHiggins: The manufacturing renaissance is real: battery manufacturing investments in the U.S. nearly tripled the year after the IRA passed!]( [Trevor Higgins]( senior vice president, Energy and Environment [Retweet Trevor]( “A year ago, economists gave us a 100% chance of a recession. But the economy has continued to boom. We are seeing the gap between white workers and Black workers falling to an all-time low.” - [Brendan Duke]( senior director, Economic Policy [Tweet from @alondra: I write with @JuliaAngwin about our study that showed 50% of AI models’ responses to questions voters might ask were inaccurate. Government must hold companies accountable starting with the privacy law called for by @POTUS in his powerful #SOTU speech.]( [Dr. Alondra Nelson]( distinguished senior fellow [Retweet Alondra]( “President Biden announced that he's calling on Congress to increase that number [of Medicare negotiable drugs] to up to 50 drugs a year, that would be significant.” - [Andrea Ducas]( vice president, Health Policy [Tweet from @WilliamJRob: @POTUS makes clear, an opportunity agenda is about advancing rights; not taking them away. ✅ Pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act ✅ Pass the Freedom to Vote Act ✅ Pass the Equality Act #SOTU]( [William Roberts]( senior vice president, Rights and Justice [Retweet William]( [Tweet from @AllisonLMcManus: The Biden administration clearly recognizes the urgency of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and Biden said a fundamental truth tonight: Israel has a responsibility to protect civilians there. Hundreds of thousands of innocent Palestinian lives depend on it.]( [Allison McManus]( managing director, National Security and International Policy [Retweet Allison]( Want to know more about Biden administration investments? [Biden Administration Investment Tracker]( The 2024 State of the Union address highlighted all of the new jobs, better infrastructure, and other economic wins thanks to the Biden administration. Explore the [Biden Administration Investment Tracker]( to see the impacts of the administration’s legislation in your community. [Explore the Tracker]( [Stay UpDateD]( Follow us on [Follow us on Twitter]( [Follow us on Facebook]( [Follow us on YouTube]( [Follow us on Instagram]( [Support CAP]( [Manage Email Preferences or Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( [Center for American Progress]( Center for American Progress 1333 H Street NW Washington, D.C. 20005 [supporter]