President Barack Obama delivers his second State of the Union speech

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President Barack Obama delivers his second State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. Obama talks about civility and the need for legislators to work together to insure that the U.S. can compete in a rapidly changing global economy. To sharpen the country's competitive edge, he calls for increased spending on education, infrastructure, clean energy technology, and high-speed Internet, while at the same time, in a nod to the burgeoning deficit, proposes a five-year freeze on domestic discretionary spending and a massive, cost cutting reorganization of the federal government. He also discuses health care, the tax code, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, national security, gays in the military, and immigration. Obama closes by saying that America is still a place where a person can rise from humble beginnings to achieve great things.

Date Issued:

2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Place:

United States, United States, United States, United States, United States, United States, United States, United States, United States, and United States

Subject Topic:

Competition, International, Administrative agencies, Reorganization, Communication in politics, Political violence, Health care reform, Taxation, Afghan War, 2001-, Gay military personnel, Economic conditions, Economic policy, Appropriations and expenditures, Emigration and immigration, and Government policy

Language:

English

Rights:

No Copyright

URL:

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