Posted 3/6/2024, 10:12:00 PM
Alabama Senator and Young Mother Katie Britt Tapped for Republican SOTU Response
- Called Trump to advocate for IVF access after an Alabama court ruling threatened clinics; Trump then voiced support
- Tapped by McConnell as one of several advisers in weekly GOP leadership meetings as only senator who's a mother of school-age kids
- Selected by Republican leadership to deliver party's response to Biden's State of the Union address
- Developed bipartisan friendships with Sens. Fetterman and Welch while maintaining reliably conservative voting record
- Endorsed Trump for 2024 presidency and expected to criticize Biden's "failed presidency" in SOTU response