2014 State of the Union Address

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2014 State of the Union Address
Full video of the speech as published by the White House
DateJanuary 28, 2014 (2014-01-28)
Time9:00 p.m. EST
Duration1 hour, 5 minutes
VenueHouse Chamber, United States Capitol
Location Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°53′19.8″N77°00′32.8″W / 38.888833°N 77.009111°W / 38.888833; -77.009111
Type State of the Union Address
Participants
Footage C-SPAN
Previous 2013 State of the Union Address
Next 2015 State of the Union Address

The 2014 State of the Union Address was given by the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama, on January 28, 2014, at 9:00 p.m. EST, in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives to the 113th United States Congress. [1] [2] It was Obama's fifth State of the Union Address and his sixth speech to a joint session of the United States Congress. Presiding over this joint session was the House speaker, John Boehner, accompanied by Joe Biden, the vice president, in his capacity as the president of the Senate.

Contents

According to tradition, House Speaker John Boehner invited the president on December 13 to address a joint session of Congress. [3] White House Press Secretary Jay Carney confirmed the president's attendance later that day. [4] [5]

Topics addressed

Obama promised to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 for federal contractors and to work with states, local governments, and private groups as well as Congress, to raise the minimum wage nationally, arguing better pay is needed to support the economy as well as the right thing to do. [6]

Additional featured proposals included: [7]

Designated survivor

The designated survivor is the member of the president's cabinet who does not attend the address in case of a catastrophic event, in order to maintain continuity of government. The designated survivor for the address was Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz. [8]

Responses

Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington, the highest-ranking female Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives, delivered the Republican Party response to President Obama's statement. [9] The decision was made by House Speaker John Boehner and Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell. [10] [11] Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida, the first Cuban-American person elected to Congress, gave a second response, delivering most of McMorris Rodgers' response in Spanish. In addition, Utah Senator Mike Lee gave an address in response to Obama's speech on behalf of the Tea Party Express. Kentucky Senator Rand Paul released his own address on YouTube and Facebook. He had previously given a response on behalf of the Tea Party Express in 2013. The four Republican responses were interpreted as a sign of the party's ideological divisions. [12] [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Full text of 2014 address - CBS news
  2. ↑ Video at official website, whitehouse.gov
  3. ↑ Boehner, Speaker (December 13, 2013). "Speaker Boehner Extends President Obama Invitation to Deliver State of the Union Address". Speaker.gov. Archived from the original on January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  4. ↑ "State of the Union set for Jan. 28". Politico. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Full text of Obama's State of the Union Address". USA Today. January 28, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Inside The State Of The Union: What The President Proposed". NPR. January 29, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Inside The State Of The Union: What The President Proposed". NPR. January 29, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  8. ↑ Miller, Zeke J. (January 28, 2014). "This Man Will Be Your President If The Worst Happens: Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz is tonight's 'designated survivor'". Time. Archived from the original on January 30, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  9. ↑ Wallbank, Derek (March 2, 2013). "Republicans Aiming at Gender Gap Pick Mom to Answer Obama". Bloomberg. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  10. ↑ Cowan, Richard (January 23, 2014). "Republican congresswoman to rebut Obama State of Union speech". Reuters.
  11. ↑ Michael, O'Brien (January 23, 2014). "GOP taps top-ranking woman to deliver SOTU response". NBC News.
  12. ↑ "Flurry of GOP responses to State of the Union address reflects party's ideological rivalries". Washington Post. January 28, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  13. ↑ "State of the Union 2014: Obama calls for 'year of action' – live reactions". Guardian UK. January 28, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
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