{"id":16252,"date":"2024-03-01T00:46:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T00:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/01\/alabama-sen-katie-britt-to-deliver-republican-response-to-biden-state-of-the-union-address-truly-honored\/"},"modified":"2024-03-01T00:46:27","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T00:46:27","slug":"alabama-sen-katie-britt-to-deliver-republican-response-to-biden-state-of-the-union-address-truly-honored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/01\/alabama-sen-katie-britt-to-deliver-republican-response-to-biden-state-of-the-union-address-truly-honored\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama Sen Katie Britt to deliver Republican response to Biden State of the Union address: \u2018Truly honored\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., will provide the Republican response to President Biden\u2019s State of the Union address next week.<\/p>\n

Britt\u2019s planned response to the March 7 presidential address was announced Thursday by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.<\/p>\n

\u2018I am truly honored and grateful for the opportunity to speak directly to my fellow Americans and have a candid conversation about the future of our nation,\u2019 Britt said in a statement. \u2018The Republican Party is the party of hardworking parents and families, and I\u2019m looking forward to putting this critical perspective front and center.\u2019<\/p>\n

Britt, the first female elected to the U.S. Senate from Alabama, was sworn into office in 2023 and is the youngest female Republican to ever serve in the Senate.<\/p>\n

\u2018There is no doubt that President Biden\u2019s failed presidency has made America weaker and more vulnerable at every turn,\u2019 she added. \u2018At this decisive moment in our country\u2019s history, it\u2019s time for the next generation to step up and preserve the American Dream for our children and our grandchildren.\u2019<\/p>\n

Johnson praised Britt in a statement as a \u2018champion\u2019 for Republican priorities.<\/p>\n

\u2018Americans are struggling amid a border catastrophe, crushing inflation, an increasingly dangerous world, and fears about a President not up to the task,\u2019 he said. \u2018Against this backdrop, Senator Katie Britt will share her incredible story as the first woman elected to the United States Senate from the state of Alabama. As the only current Republican mom of school-aged kids serving in the Senate, Katie is fighting to preserve the American Dream for the next generation. She is a champion for strong families, a secure border, national defense and a vibrant economy with stable prices and opportunities for all.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018The American people will tune in as the youngest Republican woman ever elected to the Senate turns the page on the oldest President in history,\u2019 Johnson added.<\/p>\n

Similar to that of Johnson, McConnell also issued high praise for Britt, saying she is an \u2018unapologetic optimist\u2019 who has quickly become a leading voice on issues most important to Republicans.<\/p>\n

\u2018For three years, President Biden has tried to convince the American people to accept historic inflation, rampant crime, retreat on the world stage, and functionally open borders as the new normal. Next week, working families will hear a very different perspective,\u2019 McConnell said. \u2018Senator Katie Britt is an unapologetic optimist, and as one of our nation\u2019s youngest Senators, she\u2019s wasted no time becoming a leading voice in the fight to secure a stronger American future and leave years of Washington Democrats\u2019 failures behind.\u2019<\/p>\n

Britt, who previously served as chief of staff to now-retired GOP Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby, and later as president and CEO of the Business Council of Alabama, was born and raised in Enterprise, Alabama.<\/p>\n

Britt endorsed former President Donald Trump in December, writing in a Yellowhammer News op-ed that the \u2018results of his strong leadership as the 45th President of the United States are clear for all to see\u2019 after living under the Biden administration\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n\n

This post appeared first on FOX NEWS<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., will provide the Republican response to President Biden\u2019s State of the Union address next week. Britt\u2019s planned response to the March 7 presidential address was announced Thursday by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. \u2018I am truly honored and grateful for the opportunity to speak <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":16253,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-16252","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-politics"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16252\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}