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| Date | January 28, 2014 (2014-01-28) |
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| Time | 9:00 p.m.EST |
| Duration | 1 hour, 5 minutes |
| Venue | House 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 |
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| Footage | C-SPAN |
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The2014 State of the Union Address was given by the 44thpresident of the United States,Barack Obama, on January 28, 2014, at 9:00 p.m.EST, in the chamber of theUnited States House of Representatives to the113th United States Congress.[1][2] It was Obama's fifthState of the Union Address and hissixth speech to ajoint session of the United States Congress. Presiding over this joint session was theHouse speaker,John Boehner, accompanied byJoe Biden, thevice president, in his capacity as thepresident of the Senate.
According to tradition,House SpeakerJohn Boehner invited the president on December 13 to address a joint session of Congress.[3]White House Press SecretaryJay Carney confirmed the president's attendance later that day.[4][5]
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]
Thedesignated survivor is the member of thepresident's cabinet who does not attend the address in case of a catastrophic event, in order to maintaincontinuity of government. The designated survivor for the address wasSecretary of EnergyErnest Moniz.[8]
RepresentativeCathy McMorris Rodgers ofWashington, 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 SpeakerJohn Boehner and Republican Senate LeaderMitch McConnell.[10][11] RepresentativeIleana Ros-Lehtinen ofFlorida, the first Cuban-American person elected to Congress, gave a second response, delivering most of McMorris Rodgers' response in Spanish. In addition,Utah SenatorMike Lee gave an address in response to Obama's speech on behalf of theTea Party Express.Kentucky SenatorRand Paul released his own address onYouTube andFacebook. 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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