Republicans propose blocking SOTU speech if president doesn’t submit budget on time

President Biden is preparing to deliver a State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress after again missing his deadline to present spending and national security plans to Congress. Some Republicans in Congress want to hold Biden and future presidents accountable to the deadline with a simple penalty. No plans on time, no grand speech under a proposal titled the SUBMIT IT Act, short for Send Us Budget Materials & International Tactics In Time.The Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 – updated several times – requires a president to submit his budget request to Congress…