Obama gives his sixth state of the Union, we fact check in real time & listen for key issues like Cyber security.
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Obama stresses middle class in State of the Union
The nation is ready to “turn the page” from years of financial hardship, President Obama said Tuesday, as he used his State of the Union speech to promote an ambitious program of “middle class economics” in the face of new Republican majorities in Congress.
State of the Union 2015: Obama Declares ‘Shadow of Crisis Has Passed’ – ABC News
In his sixth State of the Union address — the second to last of his presidency — President Obama declared an economic resurgence, doubling down on improving wages for the middle class.
“The verdict is clear,” the president said. “Middle class economics works. Expanding opportunity works. And these policies will continue to work, as long as politics don’t get in the way.”
Obama says US vulnerable to cyberthreats without new steps – Beaumont Enterprise
Obama says his administration is working to use intelligence to combat cyberthreats the way it has with terrorism. He says Congress should pass legislation protecting childrens’ information, fighting identity theft and addressing evolving cyberthreats. He says that would help protect technologies that have created opportunity worldwide.
Obama wants legislation enabling information sharing between the private sector and U.S. agencies and offering companies limited protection from liability.