Alabama Sen. Katie Britt to deliver the GOP response to Biden's State of the Union address

WASHINGTON — Alabama Sen. Katie Britt will deliver the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on March 7, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

Britt, who has endorsed former President Donald Trump, was sworn into office last year. She is the first woman elected to the Senate from Alabama, and at 42, the youngest Republican woman ever elected to the Senate.

"There is no doubt that President Biden’s failed presidency has made America weaker and more vulnerable at every turn. At this decisive moment in our country’s history, it’s time for the next generation to step up and preserve the American Dream for our children and our grandchildren," Britt said in a statement.

Trump endorsed Britt in the 2022 Alabama Senate primary, a flip after he had first endorsed Rep. Mo Brooks. She’s seen as a rising star in the Republican Party, and her name has been tossed around as a potential vice presidential pick.

In a statement, Johnson noted that Britt is "the only current Republican mom of school-aged kids serving in the Senate" and that she is "fighting to preserve the American Dream for the next generation."

"Senator Katie Britt is an unapologetic optimist, and as one of our nation’s youngest Senators, she’s wasted no time becoming a leading voice in the fight to secure a stronger American future and leave years of Washington Democrats’ failures behind," McConnell added.

Britt’s State of the Union response comes as her home state was plunged into controversy after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that embryos are children, leading to uncertainty over the future of in vitro fertilization in the state. Multiple IVF providers have already suspended services.

Britt, who has consistently