WASHINGTON When President Joe Biden goes before Congress Tuesday night for his State of the Union address, he will continue his plea for lawmakers to pass his sprawling domestic policy bill just dont call it the Build Back Better Act.

The stalled legislation has been the centerpiece of Bidens agenda, a single multitrillion-dollar solution to a range of problems afflicting the country, from climate change, to jobs, to child poverty. But with inflation raging, senior administration officials suggested Monday that Biden would put more emphasis on proposals to reduce federal budget deficits.

The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, noticeably avoided the Build Back Better brand during a Monday conference call previewing the speech, saying the president would ask Congress to pass a piece of legislation addressing economic problems facing American families.

Its not about the name of the bill, a senior official said, when asked if Biden would talk about Build Back Better. Its about the ideas. Its about lowering costs for families. You can expect to hear the president talk about those ideas.

In his State of the Union Address, Biden will talk about the war in Ukraine, officials said, but will still devote significant time to domestic policy, announcing new initiatives to investigate the global shipping industry and crack down on unsafe nursing homes. Biden will also talk about proposals that sound a lot like Build Back Better.