Sen. Katie Britt, in her rebuttal to President Biden’s State of the Union address Thursday, is prepared to hit him with all that she has seen go wrong in the 16 months she’s been a lawmaker
“The country we know and love seems to be slipping away. It feels like the next generation will have fewer opportunities – and less freedom – than we did. I worry my own children may not even get a shot at living their American Dreams,” she will say, according to excerpts of her prepared remarks that were released by Congress’ Republican leaders.
She will sum up the state of the union in two sentences: “Our families are hurting. Our country can do better.”
The Alabama Republican will attack Mr. Biden on the state of the southern border, calling the crisis a “disgrace” and saying he started his term as president with the “most secure border of all-time” but within “minutes” turned it upside down.
She will bash Bidenomics, citing “soaring” mortgage rates and “sky-high” childcare prices.
“The American people are scraping by while the President proudly proclaims Bidenomics is working! Bless his heart. We know better,” she will say.
Mrs. Britt will criticize his foreign policy, saying he broke promises by withdrawing from Afghanistan.
“Where I’m from, your word is your bond. But for three years, this President has demonstrated that America’s word doesn’t mean what it used to,” she will say. “From abandoning allies in his disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan… to desperately pushing another dangerous deal with Iran, President Biden has failed. We’ve become a nation in retreat. And the enemies of freedom see an opportunity.”
She will say he is not a strong leader, and that the country deserves better.
“Right now, our Commander in Chief is not in command. The free world deserves better than a dithering and diminished leader,” Mrs. Britt will say. “America deserves leaders who recognize that secure borders, stable prices, safe streets, and a strong defense are the cornerstones of a great nation.”
She will tell the nation, just eight months from the election, that the Republican Party is the one fighting for the wants of the country.
“There is no doubt we’re at a crossroads. We all feel it. But here’s the good news: we the People are still in the driver’s seat,” she will say. “We get to decide whether our future will grow brighter, or whether we settle for an America in decline. Well, I know which choice our children deserve – and the choice the Republican Party is fighting for.”
Mrs. Britt, 42, is considered a rising conservative star.
She earned the title of youngest Republican woman to be elected to the Senate, and the first woman elected to the Senate from Alabama.
• Mallory Wilson can be reached at mwilson@washingtontimes.com.
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