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President Donald Trump steps to the podium to begin his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 30, 2018. Behind Trump are Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin.
President Donald Trump steps to the podium to begin his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 30, 2018. Behind Trump are Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin.
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Live Blog: State of the Union

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President Donald Trump is delivering his first State of the Union address. His address is highlighting a strong economy and call for bipartisan action on immigration. The televised speech before a joint session of Congress comes a year after Trump took office and about a week after a three-day government shutdown spawned by a fight over the federal government budget and how to deal with hundreds of thousands of immigrants who years ago came to the country illegally as children.

U.S. Capitol policemen stand in front of the Capitol before President Donald Trump delivers his first State of the Union address in Washington, Jan. 30, 2018.
U.S. Capitol policemen stand in front of the Capitol before President Donald Trump delivers his first State of the Union address in Washington, Jan. 30, 2018.

The White House released excerpts from Trump's State of the Union speech (as prepared for delivery) several hours before the congressional address.

Among the excerpts:

• We have ENDED the war on American Energy – and we have ENDED the War on CLEAN COAL. We are now an exporter of energy to the world.

• America has also finally turned the page on decades of unfair trade deals that sacrificed our prosperity and shipped away our companies, our jobs and our nation’s wealth.

• America is a nation of builders. We built the Empire State Building in just one year – isn’t it a disgrace that it can now take ten years just to get a permit approved for a simple road?

• I am asking both parties to come together to give us the safe, fast, reliable, and modern infrastructure our economy needs and our people deserve.

The street outside the U.S. Capitol ahead of President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address to Congress, in Washington, Jan. 30, 2018.
The street outside the U.S. Capitol ahead of President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address to Congress, in Washington, Jan. 30, 2018.

The White House released excerpts from Trump's State of the Union speech (as prepared for delivery) several hours before the congressional address.

Among the excerpts:

• Struggling communities, especially immigrant communities, will also be helped by immigration policies that focus on the best interests of American Workers and American Families.

• So tonight I am extending an open hand to work with members of both parties, Democrats and Republicans, to protect our citizens, of every background, color, and creed.

• As we rebuild America’s strength and confidence at home, we are also restoring our strength and standing abroad.

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