Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders, a former Trump spokeswoman, will be delivering the Republican response.
CBS News will broadcast the Republican response as part of the special report on the State of the Union.
Sanders was first elected in November as the first female governor in Arkansas' history and the youngest current governor in America, after serving as the White House press secretary for former President Donald Trump. The person from the opposing political party who is chosen for the response to the president's speech is generally viewed as an up-and-comer in political circles. Sen.
Raising the debt limit will require the support of House Republicans, now in the majority, but there are deep disagreements with the White House on the way forward. Republicans are demanding spending cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling, while President Biden wants a"clean vote" on the debt limit.
On Monday, the eve of the State of the Union address, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy gave a speech focused on the debt ceiling and called the national debt the"greatest threat to our future." He said the current pattern of spending, which he blamed on Democrats, isn't an option, although he also emphasized that cuts to Medicare and Social Security are"off the table."
"Now, President Biden wants Congress to raise the debt limit yet again, without a single sensible change, to how government spends your hard earned money," McCarthy said."Does that sound responsible to you?"
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