Obama to deliver SOTU tonight, Ernst to give rebuttal

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January 20, 2015

By Adam Wolf and the Congress team

President Obama

On January 20, 2015, President Barack Obama will deliver his State of the Union address (SOTU) to the 114th United States Congress at 9:00 PM EST in the U.S. House Chamber. Tonight will be the 93rd SOTU address. The United States Constitution outlines that the President "shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient."[1]

Obama is expected to discuss several issues on his administration's agenda, and as well as other issues currently facing the nation. Unlike in years past, the White House decided to outline some of the issues President Obama will discuss in advance of the address. The issues identified to be discussed include: Jobs and the Economy; Free Community College; the Affordable Healthcare Act; Net Neutrality and Affordable Internet Access; Immigration Reform; and Renewed Cuban Relations.[2] Additionally, Politico has tracked popular topics that social media users expect to see discussed by Obama.

Sen. Joni Ernst

"Global terrorism" was the most talked about subject and was discussed twice as much as the next most popular topic, "Obamacare."[3]



After Obama delivers the SOTU, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) will deliver a rebuttal on behalf of the Republican Party. Ernst will be the 13th woman to deliver the State of the Union Address rebuttal and the sixth woman from the Republican Party to do so. The last woman to deliver a GOP rebuttal was Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington's 5th Congressional District. She delivered the rebuttal to Obama in 2013 after he was re-elected as President in 2012.[4]


See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ United States House of Representatives, History, Art and Archives, "State of the Union Address," accessed January 20, 2015
  2. ↑ The White House, "Road to the State of the Union Address," accessed January 20, 2015
  3. ↑ Politico, "State of the Union 2015 liveblog: The Conversation," January 20, 2015
  4. ↑ University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs, "A Brief History of Republican SOTU Responses," January 27, 2014
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