Obama State of the Union to focus on income inequality

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The Hill:

President Obama will try to pump some vitality into a lackluster second term on Tuesday when he delivers his State of the Union address.

 

The address will include a “healthy dose” of the income inequality message the White House has focused on in recent weeks, according to one senior administration official familiar with the text.

 

 

A president who has yet to add to the big legislative accomplishments of his first term will call for raising the minimum wage to $10 per hour and extending federal unemployment benefits that expired last month.

He will also discuss energy and college affordability, two other issues that relate to the economic mobility message that is a major White House theme ahead of this year’s midterm elections.

The White House sees the State of the Union as a key part of the president’s second term reboot, and will accentuate it with a presidential road trip where Obama will tout his proposals.

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Gosh, I can hardly wait. Sure hope nothing more pressing comes up so i am forced to miss this live.....like cleaning the grout or defrosting the fridge.

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Priebus focuses on poverty in RNC speech

 

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus focused on poverty in a speech at the committee's winter meeting Friday morning, directly taking on President Obama's recent focus on income inequality.

 

"The president is now preparing speeches on income inequality. I believe he should give those speeches while standing in front of the mirror, because on his watch everything has gotten worse," the RNC chairman fired off. "He should talk to himself because poverty is worse, food stamp dependency is worse and more people have given up looking for work under Barack Obama's watch than at any time than I can remember."

 

Priebus said the GOP should focus more on discussing how their policies can help the poor.

 

"Republicans are going to stand for fairness, freedom and equal opportunity for all Americans," he said.

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/196342-priebus-focuses-on-poverty-in-rnc-speech