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State of the Union: President Obama to make pitch for economic populism. At the heart of his message is a Robin Hood-style plan to raise taxes on wealthy Americans investments and financial institutions and use that money to foot the bill for free community college tuition and new tax credits for child care and two-worker. The White House said Obama will pound the theme of middle-class economics during the speech, which starts just after 9 p.m. Eastern time.
Obama To Propose Middle Class Tax Cut In State Of Union Address
But the decision to present the plan during Tuesdays speech marks the start of a debate over taxes and the economy that will shape both Mr. Obamas legacy and the 2016 presidential campaign. It is also the latest indication that the president.
State of Obama: Still here
President Barack Obama opens his last two years as president with his annual State of the Union address on Tuesday.. And while that roll-in, along with a big social-media and nontraditional outlet push, reflects White House acceptance that fewer and.
Five years later, Pres. Obama struggles with the economy.
After his re-election, the president hoped to reset his economic agenda. In his 2013 State of the Union address, Obama said he will work to ���reignite the true engine of Americas economic growth: a rising, thriving middle class.
Obama to renew push for paid leave for working parents, paid sick time
Obama also planned to direct federal agencies to advance six weeks of paid sick leave that federal workers could use as paid family leave, something agencies can do if they decide to, said Obama economic adviser Betsey Stevenson. Workers would be.
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(CNN) ��� Another State of the Union address, another road trip for President Barack Obama to push now-familiar policies that he said he would pursue on his own if Congress wont cooperate. Obama heads to Maryland and Pennsylvania for. ���What I offer tonight is a set of concrete, practical proposals to speed up growth, strengthen the middle class, and build new ladders of opportunity into the middle class,��� Obama said. ���Some require congressional action, and Im��.
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Larry Downing / Reuters. In his fifth State of the Union address, Obama emphasized healthcare, economic fairness and new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy with bipartisan cooperation. Launch slideshow. But that conciliatory tone was gone Tuesday night, with the president instead taking the opportunity of the big television audience to push Americans -- particularly young people -- to sign up for Obamacare. ���Moms, get on your kids to sign up. Kids��.
Obama to again seek paid leave for workers, ask $2 billion to help states.
President Barack Obama speaks at Cedar Falls Utilities, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, in Cedar Falls, Iowa. President Obama is once again challenging major cable and telephone companies by encouraging the Federal Communications Commission to .
Obama to renew push for paid leave for working parents.
WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Renewing a push for paid leave for workers, President Barack Obama on Thursday will call on Congress, states and cities to pass measures to allow millions of workers to earn up to a week of paid sick time a year, the. It will also be the latest in a series of near-daily previews by Obama of initiatives geared toward the middle class and working families that he plans to highlight in next Tuesdays nationally televised State of the Union address.
State of the Union: Make or Break for Obama and Middle.
The Wise Latina Clubs Viviana Hurtado writes in Fox News Latino: State of the Union: Make or Break for Obama and Middle Class. As it appears in Fox News Latino where I am a regular politics columnist: State of the Union: Make or Break��� for Obama and Middle Class. Focusing on the middle class in his third State of the Union address, the President declared that the ���defining issue of our time��� is keeping the American promise alive. Mr. Obama said, ���We can��.
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With sickly approval ratings and a stagnant Congress, President Barack Obamas State of the Union address will likely be more of an opportunity to press the reset button than a feel-good TV presentation for his party.. The Income Inequality Push ��� Economic fairness has always been a theme for the president, but its a defining one for Democrats now eyeing the midterm elections. And the party thinks its a.. This is how Obama/Democrats help the middle class?
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WITI) ��� President Barack Obama will make a feisty pitch for economic populism in his penultimate State of the Union Tuesday night, touting the improving economy under his watch and making the case that government has a role in .
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WITI) ��� President Barack Obama will make a feisty pitch for economic populism in his penultimate State of the Union Tuesday night, touting the improving economy under his watch and making the.. And thats why my plan will make quality childcare more available, and more affordable, for every middle-class and low-income family with young children in America ��� by creating more slots and a new tax cut of up to $3,000 per child, per year.
Just another Obama speech
When President Barack Obama appears before Congress for Tuesdays State of the Union, hell be facing the largest group of Republican lawmakers in more than 80 years, going back to the days when Herbert Hoover ran the country. For Obama, the address .
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Pfeiffer, one of the longest tenured Obama staffers, cited ���middle class economics��� for the new proposal, saying its the general theme of the State of the Union address. ���Now that the economy is in a stronger place than its��.
Obama pushes paid leave; Elkhart Chamber pushes back
The president has no business telling private companies how many sick days that they should offer to their employees, said Chamber President Kyle Hannon. Hannon says the presidents push to require paid sick days and family leave for employees is just .
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Conservatives want to solve the debt by growing the economy and cut spending. What is.. How nice of Gwen Graham to reach across the aisle and invite a Democrat to be her guest at the State of the Union address!.. Sorry, Obama, nothing is free.
Iran, terrorism overshadow President Obamas pivot to domestic policies
This is a rush transcript from Fox News Sunday, January 18, 2015.. SHANNON BREAM, FOX NEWS ANCHOR: Im Shannon Bream, in for Chris Wallace. President Obama pushes his domestic agenda ahead of Tuesdays State of the Union Address.. taxes on.
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Work overtime? You could soon be paid more. President Obama Delivers State Of The Union Address At U.S. Capitol. WASHINGTON ��� Millions of American workers could qualify for expanded overtime pay under a new push by President Obama to review existing Labor Department regulations, part of his election-year strategy to use executive authority to bypass Congress and focus on middle-class economic issues. Obama plans to direct the Labor Department��.
Obama shows mixed results in delivering on State of the Union promises
A State of the Union speech is a mix of policy and politics, aspirations and accomplishments. After six years in office, Obama has overseen an improving economy -- though middle class wages remain flat. Proposals for corporate tax reform and universal .
Obamas State of the Union address could accelerate fight.
Despite the new Republican majority and the oil industry gunning for the presidents agenda on emissions cuts and the Keystone XL pipeline, Barack Obama will show hes no lame duck on climate change, White House officials insisted. In its run-up to Tuesdays speech, White House officials insisted Obama will keep pushing on his climate action plan, in addition to what senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer called on NBC Sunday an emphasis on ���middle class economics���.
Obama pushes middle-class economics in State of the Union address
President Obama delivered his sixth State of the Union address on Tuesday, touting what he calls ���middle-class economics��� as he pushes an ambitious ��� and controversial -- new tax plan while setting the tone for his final two years in office. Obama, in.
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President Barack Obama will call for innovation, investments in education and infrastructure, deficit reduction and government reform during Tuesdays State of the Union address as key elements of his roadmap for repairing the economy, according to White House advisers... This disparity is resulting in a restructuring of the U.S. class system��� sifting the wealthiest Americans out of the general public and a shocking disappearance of what is a traditional middle class. Whether or not��.
Fox News and CNN Cut Away From President Obamas.
President Obama made remarks on the economy today at CAP, during which he ironically cited the new Popes moral question: ���How it is not news when an elderly homeless person dies from exposure, but news when. Obama was making a case for why we need a strong middle class and to offer opportunity for the working poor.. Watch and chat live with PoliticusUSA as President Obama addresses income inequality during his fifth State Of The Union address.
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That goal has eluded Obama, even though he is able to point to a rebounding economy, falling unemployment rates and lower gas prices. Obama, in Tuesdays State of the Union, plans to propose raising the capital gains rate on the wealthy and eliminating.
Obamas upbeat economy message a shift from last years tone
20 State of the Union address. It comes as the public warms toward the economy and as economic confidence moves into positive territory for the first time since 2007. For Obama, the idea of changing his tone on the economy gelled after the November .
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All this speaks to a politically friendly economic message that the Obama White House has always pushed: ensuring wealth ���is shared by the middle class.��� And the reforms include placing a fee on large financial firms that��.
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Vague talk about the middle class, and plenty for big business.. The presidents double game was never more adroit than during his most recent State of the Union address. Reacting to the speech, the right-wing columnist Charles Krauthammer spoke on Fox News of Obamas ���activist government��� beliefs and his penchant for ���painting the Republicans as the party of the rich��� while portraying himself as the defender of the ���middle class, Medicare and all this other��.
Obamas State of the Union: Heavy on promises, mixed.
Though Obama may revisit it in Tuesdays address, the push largely has been dropped after an intense but ultimately failed effort to get legislation passed on Capitol Hill.. Obama, instead, will for the third straight year make the major theme of his address economic opportunity and bridging the income inequality gap for the poor and middle class.. ���We think it is progress that the Republicans are going to put something forward,��� Pfeiffer also told ���Fox News Sunday.
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Obama to tout middle-class economics in State of the Union address. President Obama plans to tout what he calls ���middle-class economics��� in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, as he rolls out his push to increase taxes on top earners to.
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WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 26: U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the Global Health Security Agenda Summit at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House September 26, 2014 in Washington, DC. Obama commented. All this.
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In President Obamas State of the Union address tonight, he is expected to focus on the economy and challenge Republicans by pushing benefits for lower- and middle-class taxpayers (at high earners expense). (cleveland.com)(Los Angeles Times). Jury.