Joint Session of Congress: Obama

Obama: "America does not stand still and neither will I," Obama said in his State of the Union address Tuesday night. Excerpts of his remarks were released in advance. , according to Hamilton Spectator. Democrats, seeking to cast Republicans as protectors of the rich, have pressed Obama to focus more on issues of economic fairness and shrinking the gap between the wealthy and the poor. Declaring that upward economic mobility has stalled for millions of Americans, President Barack Obama is challenging a deeply divided Congress to restore the nation's belief in "opportunity for all" while telling lawmakers he will act on his own "wherever and whenever" he can. The president's address, delivered before a joint session of Congress and millions of Americans watching on television, marks the opening salvo in a midterm election fight that will quickly consume Washington. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.