1. Jobs: President
Obama focused on several aspects of the job market in the State of the Union
Address; whether it was creating an environment where businesses will thrive if
they insource jobs, or giving college students better access to jobs in a
growing economy. Jobs and creating more mobility opportunities for the lower
and middle classes seemed to be the most significant theme of the night as he
began to correlate different happenings to the growing job market. Obama
introduced different men and women throughout his speech to emphasize the
hardworking middle class and highlight the financial burden they sometimes
endure. He also mentioned his plans to raise minimum wage for federal workers
and providing women with equal pay and opportunities in the work place.
2. Health Care:
He advertised Obamacare’s availability to all American citizens; it’s quickly
approaching March 31st deadline, and the overall simplicity of
signing up for the program through the operating site. However, I noticed that
President Obama did not deeply discuss the faults at the launch of the website
nor did he touch on the long process it took to restore the website for
potential use.
3. Congress and Bipartisanship: President
Obama also addressed the fact that Congress representatives were sent by the people
to represent the people. He expressed his hope for Congress to separate its
arguments over the size of the government and other contrasting views in order
to make progress by passing important legislation through the Houses.
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