Biden lays out plan for America 'on the move again' in address to Congress

The growing chasm between the splintering factions of the Democratic Party was on full display as Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., delivered a response to Biden's address from the Working Families Party. He outlined the progressive agenda and magnified intraparty divisions. 

Bowman called on Biden to be more aggressive in pursuing progressive policies, citing the Democratic control of the White House and Congress. 

"We need to seize this moment. Republicans have made themselves clear. They tried to steal the election, incited an insurrection, and they believe Derek Chauvin is innocent of murdering George Floyd," Bowman said. "So it’s on us, as Democrats and progressives, to meet the gravity of the moment. And history will judge our actions."

Bowman outlined policy goals on issues including taxing the rich, climate change and voting rights.

Following Biden's first address to a joint session of Congress, Vice President Kamala Harris will sit down for an exclusive interview on ABC's "Good Morning America" Thursday.

Scott, who drew on his own experience growing up in the South with a single mother, talked about the American dream.

"We are all in this together, and we get to live in the greatest country on Earth, the country where my grandfather, in his 94 years, saw his family go from cotton to Congress in one lifetime," Scott said.

Scott also offered a message of hope as he closed his speech, looking to America's future.

"Our best future will not come from Washington schemes or socialist dreams. It will come from you, the American people," Scott said.

Scott, the only Black Republican senator, discussed the issue of race, in a year when America has reckoned with race relations.

"America is not a racist country," Scott said. "It's backwards to fight discrimination with different types of discrimination, and it's wrong to try to use our painful past to dishonestly shut down debates in the present."

Scott also criticized Democrats, saying that race is "not a political weapon."