2014 State of the Union Address

Speech by US President Barack Obama February 2026 January 2014 2014 State of the Union Address 2014 State Of The Union Address Enhanced.webm Full video of the speech as published by the White House 9:00 p.m. EST 1 hour, 5 minutes 2014 01 28 House Chamber, United States Capitol Washington, D.C. 38 53 19.8 N 77 00 32.8 W region:US-DC_type:event inline,title State of the Union Address Barack Obama Joe Biden John Boehner C-SPAN https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/01/28/president-barack-obamas-state-union-address Full text by Archives.gov 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.Full text of 2014 address - CBS newsVideo at official website, whitehouse.gov 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. According to tradition, House Speaker John Boehner invited the president on December 13 to address a joint session of Congress.Boehner Speaker http://www.speaker.gov/press-release/speaker-boehner-extends-president-obama-invitation-deliver-state-union-address Speaker Boehner Extends President Obama Invitation to Deliver State of the Union Address Speaker.gov December 13, 2013 January 28, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140117055556/http://www.speaker.gov/press-release/speaker-boehner-extends-president-obama-invitation-deliver-state-union-address January 17, 2014 dead White House Press Secretary Jay Carney confirmed the president's attendance later that day.http://www.politico.com/politico44/2013/12/state-of-the-union-set-for-jan-179589.html?hp=f1 https://archive.today/20131213190349/http://www.politico.com/politico44/2013/12/state-of-the-union-set-for-jan-179589.html?hp=f1 dead December 13, 2013 State of the Union set for Jan. 28 Politico January 28, 2014 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/01/28/obama-2014-state-of-the-union/4972569/ Full text of Obama's State of the Union Address January 28, 2014 USA Today January 29, 2014 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.Inside The State Of The Union: What The President Proposed https://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2014/01/28/267939585/inside-the-state-of-the-union-what-the-president-proposed January 30, 2014 NPR January 29, 2014 Additional featured proposals included:Inside The State Of The Union: What The President Proposed https://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2014/01/28/267939585/inside-the-state-of-the-union-what-the-president-proposed January 30, 2014 NPR January 29, 2014 further improvements in providing Americans health care; enacting immigration reform; a smarter national security approach including the war on terror and the war in Afghanistan (the longest U.S. war); moving the country off of a permanent war footing while laying out his case for "strong and principled diplomacy"; calling for Congress to give U.S. diplomats some room to maneuver, particularly when it comes to Iran; and improvements to education to ready Americans for the jobs of tomorrow's economy. 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.Miller Zeke J. This Man Will Be Your President If The Worst Happens: Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz is tonight's 'designated survivor' http://swampland.time.com/2014/01/28/state-of-the-union-designated-survivor-ernest-moniz/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140130223658/http://swampland.time.com/2014/01/28/state-of-the-union-designated-survivor-ernest-moniz/ dead January 30, 2014 January 30, 2014 Time January 28, 2014 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.Wallbank Derek https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-28/republicans-aiming-at-gender-gap-pick-mom-to-answer-obama.html Republicans Aiming at Gender Gap Pick Mom to Answer Obama Bloomberg March 2, 2013 January 28, 2014 The decision was made by House Speaker John Boehner and Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell.Cowan Richard Republican congresswoman to rebut Obama State of Union speech https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-obama-speech-republicans-idUSBREA0M20020140123 Reuters January 23, 2014Michael O'Brien GOP taps top-ranking woman to deliver SOTU response http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2014/01/23/22418112-gop-taps-top-ranking-woman-to-deliver-sotu-response NBC News January 23, 2014 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.https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/multiple-gop-responses-to-state-of-the-union-are-they-a-sign-of-party-division/2014/01/28/0d1c68c0-883b-11e3-916e-e01534b1e132_story.html Flurry of GOP responses to State of the Union address reflects party's ideological rivalries Washington Post January 28, 2014 January 28, 2014 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/28/obama-state-of-the-union-address-live State of the Union 2014: Obama calls for 'year of action' – live reactions January 28, 2014 Guardian UK January 29, 2014 See also 2014 United States House of Representatives elections References External links Barack Obama's Sixth State of the Union Address 2014 State of the Union Address Senate January 28, 2014 Congressional Record United States Government Publishing Office Washington, DC 160 16 S521–S526 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CREC-2014-01-28/pdf/CREC-2014-01-28-senate.pdf August 18, 2024 2014 State of the Union Address January 28, 2014 C-SPAN https://www.c-span.org/video/?316796-1/2014-state-union-address August 18, 2024 Republican Response to State of the Union Address January 28, 2014 C-SPAN https://www.c-span.org/video/?316796-2/republican-response-state-union-address August 18, 2024 2013 State of the Union Address 2015 State of the Union Address State of the Union addresses 1 2014 Modern history United States Politics State of the Union Address 2014 State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address Category:Presidency of Barack Obama State of the Union Address 2014 Category:Articles containing video clips Category:2010s State of the Union addresses