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UPSOUND (English) House Speaker John Boehner introduces President Obama\"The President of the United States... (applause)2. Various shots of audience applauding3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US President:\"Together, we have...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003e1. UPSOUND (English) House Speaker John Boehner introduces President Obama\u003cbr/\u003e\"The President of the United States... (applause)\u003cbr/\u003e2. Various shots of audience applauding\u003cbr/\u003e3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US President:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Together, we have cleared away the rubble of crisis, and can say with renewed confidence that the state of our union is stronger.\"\u003cbr/\u003e4. Wide shot of chamber applauding\u003cbr/\u003e5. Mid shot of lawmakers applauding\u003cbr/\u003e6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US President:\u003cbr/\u003e\"But, we gather here knowing that there are (m) millions of Americans whose hard work and dedication have not yet been rewarded. It is our generation's task, then, to reignite the true engine of America's economic growth - a rising, thriving middle class.\" \u003cbr/\u003e7. Various of lawmakers applauding\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US President:\u003cbr/\u003e\"A growing economy that creates good, middle-class jobs - that must be the north star that guides our efforts. Every day, we should ask ourselves three questions as a nation:  How do we attract more jobs to our shores?  How do we equip our people with the skills they need to do those jobs?  And how do we make sure that hard work leads to a decent living?\" \u003cbr/\u003e9. Cutaway of  House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi\u003cbr/\u003e10. Cutaway of Republican lawmakers\u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US President:\u003cbr/\u003e\"The American people don't expect government to solve every problem.  They don't expect those of us in this chamber to agree on every issue.  But they do expect us to put the nation's interests before party.\"\u003cbr/\u003e12. Wide shot of chamber applauding\u003cbr/\u003e13. Mid shot of lawmakers\u003cbr/\u003e14. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US President:\u003cbr/\u003e\"For the sake of our children and our future, we must do more to combat climate change.\"\u003cbr/\u003e15. Cutaway of Michelle Obama\u003cbr/\u003e16. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US President:\u003cbr/\u003e\"If Congress won't act soon to protect future generations, I will. I will direct my Cabinet to come up with executive actions we can take, now and in the future, to reduce pollution, prepare our communities for the consequences of climate change, and speed the transition to more sustainable sources of energy.\"\u003cbr/\u003e17. Cutaway of Senator John McCain\u003cbr/\u003e18. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US President:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Our economy is stronger when we harness the talents and ingenuity of striving, hopeful immigrants. And right now, leaders from the business, labour, law enforcement, and faith communities, they all agree that the time has come to pass comprehensive immigration reform. Now's the time to do it.\"\u003cbr/\u003e19. Various shots of lawmakers applauding\u003cbr/\u003e20. Wide shot of Obama at podium\u003cbr/\u003e21. Wide shot of House chamber applauding\u003cbr/\u003e22. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US President:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Overwhelming majorities of Americans - Americans who believe in the 2nd Amendment - have come together around common sense reform - like background checks that will make it harder for criminals to get their hands on a gun.  Senators of both parties are working together on tough new laws to prevent anyone from buying guns for resale to criminals.\"\u003cbr/\u003e23. Cutaway of the family of Hadiya Pendleton, who died after being shot in Chicago the week after the inauguration\u003cbr/\u003e24. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US President\u003cbr/\u003e\"Each of these proposals deserves a vote in Congress.  If you want to vote no, that's your choice.  But these proposals deserve a vote.\"\u003cbr/\u003e25. Cutaway of Michelle Obama and Jill Biden \u003cbr/\u003e26. UPSOUND: (English) President Barack Obama\u003cbr/\u003e\"Thank you, God Bless you, and God Bless these United States of America.\"\u003cbr/\u003e27. Various shots of Obama walking away from podium\u003cbr/\u003eUS President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, urging a deeply divided Congress to embrace his plans to use government money to create jobs, revive the economy and strengthen the nation's middle class. \u003cbr/\u003eIn his first State of the Union address since winning re-election, Obama conceded economic revival is an \"unfinished task,\" but he claimed clear progress and said he prepared to build on it as he embarks on four more years in office.\u003cbr/\u003e\"We have cleared away the rubble of crisis, and we can say with renewed confidence that the state of our union is strong,\" Obama said in an hour-long address to a joint session of Congress and a television audience of (m) millions. \u003cbr/\u003eStill, Obama said despite an economy improving, \"there are (m) millions of Americans whose hard work and dedication have not yet been rewarded.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAnd he said it is this generation's task \"to reignite the true engine of America's economic growth - a rising, thriving middle class.\" \u003cbr/\u003e\"A growing economy that creates good, middle-class jobs - that must be the north star that guides our efforts,\" Obama said.\u003cbr/\u003eIn specific proposals for his second term, an assertive Obama called for increased federal spending to fix the nation's roads and bridges, the first increase in the minimum wage in six years and expansion of early education to every four-year-old American. \u003cbr/\u003eSeeking to appeal for support from Republicans, he promised that none of his proposals would increase the deficit \"by a single dime.\"\u003cbr/\u003eStanding in Obama's way, however, is a Congress that remains nearly as divided as it was during the final years of his first term, when Washington lurched from one crisis to another. \u003cbr/\u003eThe president implored lawmakers to break through their differences, asserting that \"Americans don't expect government to solve every problem. They do expect us to forge reasonable compromise where we can.\"\u003cbr/\u003eYet Obama offered few signs of being willing to compromise, himself.\u003cbr/\u003eCalling on Congress to tackle the threat of climate change, Obama said \"If Congress won't act soon to protect future generations, I will,\" and signalled his willingness to use presidential powers to act alone.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I will direct my Cabinet to come up with executive actions we can take, now and in the future, to reduce pollution, prepare our communities for the consequences of climate change, and speed the transition to more sustainable sources of energy,\" he said.\u003cbr/\u003eObama broke little new ground on two agenda items he has pushed vigorously since winning re-election: overhauling the nation's immigration laws and enacting tougher gun control measures. \u003cbr/\u003eYet he pressed for urgency on both, calling on Congress to send him an immigration bill \"in the next few months.\"\u003cbr/\u003e\"Our economy is stronger when we harness the talents and ingenuity of striving, hopeful immigrants. 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But these proposals deserve a vote.\"\u003cbr/\u003eLooking on from the gallery were former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, dozens of other victims of gun violence and the parents of Hadiya Pendleton, who was gunned down near Obama's Chicago home after performing at his inauguration.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='action-container flex justify-between'\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded='false' aria-label='Read more description' class='rp-full-description' type='button'\u003e\n\u003ci class='fai fa-solid fa-align-left'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003cspan id='read_more'\u003eRead More\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/button\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-report'\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-labelledby='resource-details-heading' class='rp-info-section'\u003e\n\u003ch2 class='title' id='resource-details-heading'\u003eResource Details\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-resource-details clearfix'\u003e\n\u003cdiv 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