Holding up his own family history as an example, President Joe Biden on Thursday told lawmakers in a packed parliament house that the story of Irish immigrants setting sail for the U.S. is at the very heart of 'what binds Ireland and America together.'
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, COLLEEN LONG and DAVID KEYTONMembers of parliament stand as President Joe Biden walks down the steps before he addresses members of the Irish parliament at Leinster House in Dublin, Thursday, April 13, 2023. Members of parliament stand as President Joe Biden walks down the steps before he addresses members of the Irish parliament at Leinster House in Dublin, Thursday, April 13, 2023.
DUBLIN — Holding up his own family history as an example, President Joe Biden on Thursday told lawmakers in a packed parliament building that the story of Irish immigrants setting sail for the U.S. is at the very heart of “what binds Ireland and America together.” “Like so many countries around the world, though perhaps more than most, the United States was shaped by Ireland,” Biden said in address to a joint sitting of the Oireachtas in Leinster House. “And the values we share remain to this day the core of the historic partnership between our people and our governments.”
In his address, Biden stressed the importance of economic ties, a united front on the war in Ukraine and a shared urgency to manage climate change. Biden addressed the parliament as part of his four-day trip to Ireland and Northern Ireland, where he also met with political leaders and took a whirlwind tour of
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