Todays Political Thought: Dear Friends, State of the Union Address - President Obama delivered his sixth State of the Union address (whitehouse.gov/sotu) -- laying out an ambitious domestic agenda to the nation and the new Republican-controlled Congress. He asked for cooperation with Congress, but said he wasn’t afraid to use his veto power when necessary. Obama covered a variety of topics, mentioning new proposals for universal, free community college, guaranteed paid sick leave and more tax hikes on the wealthy. The details of these and other policies will be included in his Fiscal Year 2016 federal budget plan which he will submit to Congress on February 2. The President made “middle-class economics” his major theme as he laid out a vision to make middle-class prosperity a top priority. He said the economy is healthier now than what he inherited, citing a decline in the federal deficit and huge job growth over the last year, but said more needs to be done to address income inequality and bring all Americans into the recovery. Lets Get Involved!
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 06:59:57 +0000
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