In a State of the Union tackle that largely highlighted Democratic laws that has been stalled by SenateRepublicans, President Joe Biden laid out a four-point "Unity Agenda for the Nation" of bipartisan targets he'd prefer to deal with within the 12 months forward.

His four-point agenda included beating the opioid epidemic, enhancing psychological well being (particularly for youngsters on-line), aiding veterans sickened by burn pits and slicing the nationwide most cancers demise charge by not less than 50 % over the following 25 years.

In his first part on the opioid disaster, Biden talked about the estimated 23 million Individuals who're recovering from drug habit. He additionally stated he needed to eliminate outdated guidelines that cease docs from prescribing remedies, and to halt the illicit drug commerce by empowering state and native regulation enforcement to go after drug traffickers.

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In his State of the Union, President Joe Biden laid out a bipartisan four-point "Unity Agenda." Above, Biden delivers his tackle as Vice President Kamala Harris (L) and Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) look on throughout a joint session of Congress within the U.S. Capitol Home Chamber on March 1, 2022, in Washington, D.C.Saul Loeb / AFP/Getty

In his second part, he talked about that U.S. kids had particularly suffered from elevated psychological misery through the COVID-19 faculty shutdowns.

He touted the 2021 American Rescue Plan for offering funds to varsities to rent extra lecturers who're serving to college students make up for misplaced studying. He inspired folks to enroll to be tutors or mentors to younger kids.

Whereas he urged Congress to assist safe psychological well being look after all Individuals, he particularly held social media corporations chargeable for their impact on younger folks.

"We should maintain social media platforms accountable for the nationwide experiment they're conducting on our youngsters for revenue," Biden stated. "It is time to strengthen privateness protections, ban focused promoting to kids, demand tech corporations cease amassing private information on our youngsters."

In his third part, Biden spoke about his targets to supply further well being assist for army veterans in want.

The president principally targeted on how army service members are uncovered to poisonous "burn pits," that are waste dumps that create poisonous smoke from burning medical and dangerous supplies, jet gas, ammunition and different objects. Veterans have reported experiencing severe well being points after publicity from the pits.

In response to the difficulty, Biden introduced expanded advantages for veterans affected by 9 completely different respiratory cancers. He additionally known as on Congress to cross a regulation to make sure full advantages and complete well being look after veterans devastated by poisonous publicity in Iraq and Afghanistan.

He additionally stated his administration is offering help with job coaching and housing, and now serving to lower-income veterans get debt-free care from the Division of Veterans Affairs.

"I've at all times believed that we've a sacred obligation to equip all these we ship to warfare and look after them and their households after they come house," Biden stated.

For his fourth level, Biden stated he needed to fund analysis to assist "flip extra cancers from demise sentences into treatable ailments."

To this finish, he requested Congress to fund ARPA-H, the Superior Analysis Tasks Company for Well being. ARPA-H would drive breakthroughs in most cancers, Alzheimer's, diabetes and extra, Biden stated.

"It is vital for us to point out the nation that we will come collectively and do huge issues," Biden stated of his plan.

Newsweek contacted the White Home for remark.