Obama's 2015 State of the Union, in 4 minutes

Key Takeaways

the president of the United States we are 15 years into this new century 15 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 it has been and still is a hard time for many but tonight we turn the page tonight the shadow of crisis has passed and the state of the union is strong middle class economics Works expanding opportunity works and these policies will continue to work as long as politics don't get in the way that's why my plan will make quality child care more available and more affordable 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 and everyone in this Congress who still refuses to raise the minimum wage I say this if you truly believe you could work full-time and support a family on less than $155,000 a year try it and that's why I'm sending this Congress a bold new plan to lower the cost of Community College to zero let's close loopholes so we stop rewarding companies that keep profits abroad and reward those that invest here in America let's use those savings to rebuild our infrastructure we can use that money to help more families pay for child care and send their kids to College of course if there's one thing this new century has taught us is that we cannot separate our work here at home from challenges beyond our Shores instead of sending large Ground Forces overseas we're partnering with nations from South Asia to North Africa to deny Safe Haven to terrorists who threaten America last year Mr Putin's aggression it was suggested was a masterful display of strategy and strength that's what I heard from some folks well today it is America that stands strong and United with our allies while Russia is isolated with its economy in tatters you on Cuba we are ending a policy that was long past its expiration date when what you're doing doesn't work for 50 years it's time to try something new the Pentagon says that climate change poses immediate risks to our national security we should act like it just over a decade ago I gave a speech in Boston where I said there wasn't a liberal America or a conservative America a Black America or White America but a United States of America over the past six years the pits have pointed out more than once that my presidency hasn't delivered on this Vision but I still think the cynics are wrong I've seen something like gay marriage go from a wedge issue used to drive us apart to a story of Freedom across our country a civil right now legal in states that seven in 10 Americans call home so the question for those of us here tonight is how we all of us can better reflect America's hopes a better politics is one where we appeal to each other's basic decency instead of our basist fears the better politics is one where we debate without demonizing each other I have no more campaigns to run my only agenda I know cuz I won both of them my only agenda for the next two years is the same as the one I've had since the day I swore an oath on the steps of this Capital to do what I believe is best for America thank you God bless you God bless this country we love thank you