President Obama challenge a divided parliament on Tuesday raised the minimum wage standard, so that the work of the government for "many" national Democratic Party middle class focus on economic fair state of the union address need to be more confident nail in his second term.
Want to use his re-election victory momentum, since last November, Obama vowed his attention to the 7.9% unemployment rate, this problem, it his first presidency economic problems, such as.
Although he offers some concessions, republican requirements cut costs, Obama support higher taxes, for rich and $5 billion spending plan to create jobs and rebuild degradation of roads and Bridges.
This is the second time in a few weeks later, his inauguration speech in January, Obama used a great occasion show a new, more bold side, he provides a strong defense, gay rights, and climate change on the agenda.
Barack Obama on Tuesday outline plan in the future one year back 34000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan, and called on the back of immigration reform action at home.
In the most exciting moment, for an hour speech, Obama urged congress banned offensive weapons, and take other gun control measures. Recent shooting Newtown, Connecticut, as the victims of the school massacre in watching, some SOB.
But the central emphasis his speech to the middle class is "establish a new opportunity to step".
"This is our unfinished task, to ensure that the government project, on behalf of a lot of, is not only a few," Obama told congress, cabinet officials and leaders gathered in front of his house, and there are hundreds of.
He went to congressional joint meeting address is in contact with the republican in the tax and spending another tough in,, this joust his appearance is covered with dark shadows.
Even if Obama, house of representatives speaker John boehner, the republicans in congress, accusing him for "more of the same stimulus policy, have failed to solve our economy, and the americans to get a job."
The opinions of the course in a statement issued, but Obama also provide his address and the speaker sat on his back, sometimes frowned. "The President with an opportunity to provide a solution, tonight, he let it go," boehner said, in his statement.
The narrow window of opportunity
Clock ticking barack Obama. His legislation priorities before formulated, American attention to the congressional elections of 2014, he had a year or so.
Obama has retained his most difficult words, make a resolution, unless an agreement can be called "sealed" at the end of the month to be automatic, deep cut costs, which will lead to a decay of the budget.
He said, americans don't expect government to solve all the problems, "but they expect us to the party before the interests of the state, they hope we can establish a reasonable compromise, here we can."
Many of his Suggestions will face a difficult road, get through congress. He suggested increasing the minimum wage for U.S. workers from $7.25 to $9 hours. Republicans opposed to increase the minimum wage standard is worry it will promote the enterprise to fire workers.
Some scattered evidence to support their attention.
"Monica Smith, 36 years old, Mississippi diagram pearl lo, said:" we in Mississippi, what is it made of small companies in Mississippi $9 of the minimum wage, I don't know how to these small companies can afford. "
Barack Obama supports $5 billion plan, to finance infrastructure reconstruction projects, such as repair aging Bridges, but many republicans are firmly opposed to Obama's first term $787 billion stimulus to promote government spending and not result in a dramatic reversal, and unemployment.
"Our economy is to increase employment opportunities, but also have a lot of people are still unable to find full-time work," he said. "The enterprise profit soared to an all-time high, but more than ten years, the wage and income almost no change.
Obama said, in order to offset the cut, he wants to raise $80 billion in revenue, eliminate tax loophole, enjoy the most is the richest people in the United States.
This is a suggestion borna backup before, he reluctantly agreed to, and not the rich high income tax rate at the end of 2012, in order to avoid financial crisis. Republican tax increases, more not in the mood, but not to cut costs.
Florida senator Marco rubio, who, a rising star of the republican party who can run for President in 2016, accusing Mr Obama's big government too like.
"I hope," rubio, who says President bush will give up his insistence and tax increases, and to cooperate with us, in order to realize the real growth, our economy is in formal republican respond to Obama's speech.
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