The State of The Union. |
President Barack Obama delivers his State of The Union address.
It tackles his second term agenda. The agenda covers issues that focus on the middle class. The president lays the groundwork for new proposals to get America working again. He also announced a plan to help young children maintain an education and opportunities to enter college or the job force without hurdles.
The president also acknowledge the issue with minimum wage. He urges Congress to raise the wage amount to $9.00 an hour.
The president tackled immigration reform.
The president tackled gun control.
The president acknowledges voting rights.
The president acknowledges climate change.
The president tackled bipartisanship and urged Congress to pass his job's bill that he presented last year.
The president acknowledge the shooting tragedies that happen to make the news.
The excerpts include:
“A growing economy that creates good, middle-class jobs – that must be the North Star that guides our efforts,” Obama will say. “Every day, we should ask ourselves three questions as a nation: How do we attract more jobs to our shores? How do we equip our people with the skills needed to do those jobs? And how do we make sure that hard work leads to a decent living?”
“Tonight, I’ll lay out additional proposals that are fully paid for and fully consistent with the budget framework both parties agreed to just 18 months ago,” he will say. “Let me repeat – nothing I’m proposing tonight should increase our deficit by a single dime. It’s not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth.”
A growing economy that creates good, middle-class jobs – that must be the North Star that guides our efforts. Every day, we should ask ourselves three questions as a nation: How do we attract more jobs to our shores? How do we equip our people with the skills needed to do those jobs? And how do we make sure that hard work leads to a decent living?”
“Tonight, I’ll lay out additional proposals that are fully paid for and fully consistent with the budget framework both parties agreed to just 18 months ago. Let me repeat – nothing I’m proposing tonight should increase our deficit by a single dime. It’s not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth.”
You can listen to the full State of The Union Address.