LIVE UPDATES: Biden Delivers Second State of the Union Address Before Divided Congress

Huckabee Sanders used much of her speech to highlight the generational differences with Biden.

“Congress must restore the right the Supreme Court took away last year and codify Roe v. Wade to protect every woman’s constitutional right to choose,” Biden said late Tuesday. “Make no mistake; if Congress passes a national abortion ban, I will veto it.”

Biden also noted that Washington is working for more freedom, more dignity, and more peace, not just in Europe, but everywhere.

Speaking on police reform, Biden said: "We all want the same thing. Neighborhoods free of violence. Law enforcement who earn the community’s trust ... Equal protection under the law; that’s the covenant we have with each other in America."

The US president was met with a chorus of boos and even multiple shouts of "liar" from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) after he accused Republicans of planning to cut social security and medicare amid a debt ceiling standoff.

The president also underscored that "all construction materials used on federal infrastructure products must be made in America."

"To my Republican friends, if we could work together in the last Congress, there is no reason we can’t work together and find consensus on important things in this Congress as well."

In his opening acknowledgements, US President Joe Biden told newly-installed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy: "I don't want to ruin your reputation, but I look forward to working with you."

President Joe Biden in his upcoming State of the Union speech on Tuesday evening will affirm that the COVID-19 pandemic no longer controls the lives of Americans as Congress and the Biden administration battle over when to end public health measures.

"Two years ago, COVID had shut down our businesses, closed our schools, and robbed us of so much. Today, COVID no longer controls our lives," Biden will say in the speech, according to excerpts shared by the White House.

Earlier on Tuesday, the House of Representative passed legislation that would terminate the proof-of-vaccination requirement imposed on travelers to the US. The White House’s Office of Management and Budget said in response to its passage by the lower chamber that the administration opposes reversing the policy.