Obama offers agenda to secure US

“We are 15 years into this new century. Fifteen years that dawned with terror touching our shores; that unfolded with a new generation fighting two long and costly wars; that saw a vicious recession spread across our nation and the world,” Obama said in his annual State of the Union address Tuesday evening.“It has been, […]

“We are 15 years into this new century. Fifteen years that dawned with terror touching our shores; that unfolded with a new generation fighting two long and costly wars; that saw a vicious recession spread across our nation and the world,” Obama said in his annual State of the Union address Tuesday evening.
“It has been, and still is, a hard time for many. But tonight, we turn the page,” he said. “The shadow of crisis has passed, and the State of the Union is strong.”
Speaking from the U.S. Capitol, Obama addressed the nation and a Congress in which Republicans control both the Senate and the House of Representatives after winning sweeping victories in the November elections.
In past weeks, Obama has promoted policies he said would spread the economic benefits to those who have largely been shut out of the recovery.