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[captioning performed by thenat, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2024] >> alabama senator katie britt gave the republican rebuttal for president biden's state of the unioaddr who at 42 years old is the youngest republican woman ever to serve in the u.s. senate. in her remarks, she was critical of the biden administration's handling of the border and pushed back on the president's economic agenda and foreign policy. on the president's handling of the economic agenda and foreign policy. sen. britt: good evening, america. my name is katie britt, and i have the honor of serving the people of the great state of alabama in the united states senate. however, that's not the job that matters most. i a proud wife and mom of two am school-aged kids.

my daughter, bennett, and my son, ridgeway, are why i ran for the senate. i am worried about their future - and the future of children in every corner of our nation. that's why i invited you into our home tonight. tonight. like so many families across america, my husband wesley and i just watched president biden's state of the union address, and what we saw was the performance of politician that has been an offense since before i was alive. one thing was quite clear ago. president biden just does not get it. he is out of touch. under his administration families are worse off, our communities are less safe, and our country is less secure. i just wish he understood what real families are facinglike ths

one. this is where our family has tough conversations. it is where we make our decisions. it is where we share the good, the bed, and the ugly about our bad days, it is will be left together and hold ea other's hands and pray for god's guidance, and many nights to be honest, it is where wesley and i worry. we are not alone, and so tonight the american family needs to have a tough conversation, because of truth is we are all worried about the future of our nation. the country we know and love seemto be slipping away, and it feels like the next iteration will have fewer opportunities and less freedoms than we did. i worry i own children may not even get a shot at living there american dreams. that american dream allowed me, the daughter of two small

enterprise from rural alabama to be elected to the united states senate at the age of 40. up sweeping the floor at my dad's hardware store and cleaned the bathroom at my mom's ever could've imagined what my story would entail, to think about with the american dream can do across just one generation in onfetime. it is truly breathtaking, but right now the american dream is turned into a nightmare for so many families. the true, unvarnished state of the union begins and ends with this, our families are hurting. our country can do better, and they do not have to look any further than the crisis at our southern border to see it.

president biden inherited the most secure border of all-time, minutes after taking office he suspended all deportations. he halted construction of the border wall, and he announced a plan to give amnesty toil . we know that president biden did not just create this border crisis. he invited it withactions in hi. when i took office, i took a different approach. i traveled to the del rio sector of texas. that is where i spoke to a woman who shared her story with me. she had been sex trafficked by the cartel starting at the age of 12. she told me not just that she

was raped every day, but how many times a day she was raped. the cartels put her on a mattress in a shoebox of a room, and they sent and through that door over and over again for h ours and hours on end. we would not be ok with this happening in a third world country. this is the united states of america, and it is past time in my opinion that we start acting like it. presidt biden's border policies are a disgrace. this crisis isble, and the truth is it is almost entirely preventable. from sentinel -- fentanyl

poisonings to horrific murders, there are empty chairs tonight at kitchen tables just like this one because of president biden's senseless border policies.just y in my neighboring state of georgia, this beautiful 22-year-old nursing student went out on a jog one morning, but h. she was brutally murdered by one of the millions of illegal border crossers president biden chose to release into our homeland. as a mom, i cannot quit thinking about this. this could have been my daughter . this could have been yours, and

tonight president biden finally said her name, but he refused to take responsibility for his own actions. mr. president, enough is enough. innocent americans are dying, and you only have yourself to blame. fulfill your oath of office. reverser policies, and its crisis, and stop the suffering. sadly, we know that president biden's failures do not stop there. his reckless spending doug our economy into a hole and sent the cost of living through the roof. we have the worst inflation in 40 years in the highest credit card debt and our natio's

. with rates and skyhigh childcare costs they are also struggling to have a plan for tomorrow. the american people are scraping by well president biden probably proclaims bidenomics is working. bless his■ heart, we know bette. i will never forget stopping at a gas station one evening, the gentleman working the counter told me that after retiring she had to pick up a job in his 70's so cute did not have to choose between going hungry or going without his medication. she said i did everythingd to do. i saved, i was responsible.

i care similar concerns from parents whether i am walking with my friends or i am at my kids' games. but let's be honest, it's been a minute since joe biden pumped gas, ran a carpool, or even pushed a grocery cart. meanwhile, the rest of us see our dollar and we know it does not go as far. we see it every day.e tells you, our communities are not safer. for years, the left has coddled criminalan the police, all while letting repeat offenders walk free. the result is tragic but foreseeable. ■vfrom our small towns to america's most iconic city streets, life is getting more

and more dangerous. and unfortunately, president biden's weakness is not just hurting families here at home. he is making us a punchline on the world stage. look, where i am from, your word is your bond. but for three years, the president has demonstrated that america's word does not mean what it used to. from abandoning our allies in his disastrous withdrawal from afghanistan to desperately pushing another dangerous deal with iran. president biden has failed. we have become aation in retreat. and the enemies of freedom, they see an opportunity.

putin's brutal aggression in europe has put our allies on the brink. iran's terrorist proxies have slaughtered israeli, jews, and american citizens. they have targeted commercial shipping and they have attacked our troops nearly 200 times since october, killing three meanwhile, the chinese communist party is undercutting america' workers. china is buying up our farmland, spying on our military installations, and spreading propaganda through the likes of tiktok. you see, the ccp knows that if it conquers the minds of our next generation, it conquers america. and what does president biden

do? well, he bans tiktok for government employees, but creates an account for his own y'all, you cannot make this look, we all recall when presidents face national security threats with strength and resolve. that seems like ancient history. right now, our commander-in-chief is not in command. the free world deserves better leader. america deserves leaders who recognize that secure borders, stable prices, safe streets, and a strong defense are actually the cornerstones of a great nation.#w

just ask yourself, are you better off now than you were three years ago? there is no doubt we are at a crossroads, and it does not have to be this way. we all feel it. but here's the good news. we, the people, are still in the driver seat. we get to decide whether our future will grow brighter or whether we will settle for an america in decline. well, i know which choice our children deserve. and i know the choice the republican party is fighting for. we are the pty of hard-working parents and families, and we want to give you and your opporo thrive and we want families to

grow. it's why we strongly supportntio in vitro fertilization. we want to help loving moms and dads bring precious life into this world. wesley and i believe there is no greater blessing in life than our children. and that's why tonight, i want to make a direct appeal to the parents out there. and in particular, to my fellow moms, many of whom i know will be up tossing and turning at 00 a.m. wondering how you are going to be in three places at once, and then somehow still get dinner on the table. first of all, we see you, we hear you. and we stand with you. i know you are frustrated.

i know you are probably disgusted by most of what you see going on in washington. and i will be really honest with you, you are not wrong for feeling that way. look, i get it, the task in but i can promise you one thing, it is worth it. of your kids and your grandkids, get into the arena. every generation has been called to do hard things. american greatness rests in the fact that we always answer that call. it is who we are. never forget, we are steeped ind the blood of patriots who overthrew the most powerful empire in the world. we walk in the footsteps of pioneers who tamed the wild.

we now carry forward the same flame of freedom as the liberators of an oppressed europe. we continue to draw courage from those who bent the moral arc of the universe. and when we gaze upon the heavens, never forget that our dna contains the same ingenuity that put man on the moon. america has been tested before. and every single time, we have our history has been written with the grit of men and women who got knocked down, but we know their stories because they did not stay down. we are here because they stood back up.

so now, it is our turn, our moment to stand up and prove ourselves worthy of protecting the american dream. together, we can reawaken the heroic spirit of a great nation. because america, we don't just have a rendezvous with destiny, we take destiny's hand and lead it. our future starts around kitchen tables just like this, with moms and dads just like you. and you are why i believe with every fiber of my being that despite the current state of our union, our best days are still ahead. may god bless you and may god continue to bless these united states of america.