President Obama delivered his first State of the Union address yesterday, Jan. 27. Here, from our friends at Whitehouse.gov, is a recap of the address:
In his address, the President laid out an agenda attempting to attack one problem from every conceivable angle: the terrible squeeze felt by America’s middle class. Fundamentally, that means prying government away from special interests and dedicating it to measures that put Americans to work and lay the foundation for a stronger economy for our country – lowering health care and tuition costs, spurring creation of the next generation of clean energy jobs. It also means putting a cop on the beat on Wall Street, so major banks can no longer take advantage of families and taxpayers.
This was the vision that shaped the President’s address, but this is not just a matter of rhetoric. The President made clear that there is tremendously busy agenda ahead for his second year – the policies and proposals below are just examples of the plans the President laid out in his address to put government to work for the middle class.
Miss it? The address in its entirely below. (If the viewscreen is not visible, the video is available at the Whitehouse.gov website.