Some Republicans heckled him at times during a speech that lasted 73 minutes.
But over the past two years, we proved the cynics and the naysayers wrong," said Biden, a Democrat.
The White House has said Biden will not negotiate over that necessity; Republicans want spending cuts in exchange for their support.
And he stuck to that theme, highlighting a massive infrastructure bill and gently ribbing Republican lawmakers who opposed it.
Some House Republican lawmakers have questioned Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential race against Trump, vowing to investigate his Cabinet and family.