livesits time we do the same as well ban assault weapons once and for all we did it before i led the fight to ban them in 1994 in the 10 years the ban was law mass shootings went down after republicans let it expire mass shootings tripled lets finish the job and ban assault weapons againand lets also come together on immigration and make it a bipartisan issue like it was before we now have a record number of personnel working to secure the border arresting 8000 human smugglers and seizing over 23000 pounds of fentanyl in just the last several months since we launched our new border plan last month unlawful migration from cuba haiti nicaragua and venezuela has come down 97but americas border problems wont be fixed until congress acts if you wont pass my comprehensive immigration reform at least pass my plan to provide the equipment and officers to secure the border and a pathway to citizenship for dreamers those on temporary status farm workers and essential workershere in the peoples house its our duty to protect all the peoples rights and freedoms congress must restore the right the supreme court took away last year and codify roe v wade to protect every womans constitutional right to choose the vice president and i are doing everything we can to protect access to reproductive health care and safeguard patient privacy but already more than a dozen states are enforcing extreme abortion bans make no mistake if congress passes a national abortion ban i will veto itlets also pass the bipartisan equality act to ensure lgbtq americans especially transgender young people can live with safety and dignityour strength is not just the example of our power but the power of our example lets remember the world is watching i spoke from this chamber one year ago just days after vladimir putin unleashed his brutal war against ukraine a murderous assault evoking images of the death and destruction europe suffered in world war iiputins invasion has been a test for the ages a test for america a test for the world would we stand for the most basic of principles would we stand for sovereignty would we stand for the right of people to live free from tyranny would we stand for the defense of democracyfor such a defense matters to us because it keeps the peace and prevents open season for wouldbe aggressors to threaten our security and prosperity one year later we know the answer yes we would and yes we did together we did what america always does at our best we led we united nato and built a global coalition we stood against putins aggression we stood with the ukrainian peopletonight we are once again joined by ukraines ambassador to the united states she represents not just her nation but the courage of her people ambassador america is united in our support for your country we will stand with you as long as it takesour