this was killing americans on american territory. and if there were a country that had done that, it would not a been hard to get a declaration of war, although that is a tad out of fashion. it seems like everything -- was there. we came the closest we could. we found the closest thing we could in afghanistan. put iraq aside. make believe we never did that. i wish we could undo that. afghanistan was widely populist, the right word, as a reaction to an attack on us. one of the divisions and this is what wars america has fought were optional and which ones weren't? i think most people would've said world war i was optional. world war ii wasn't after pearl harbor. before, plausibly, the hegemony in europe was not enough if americans were not dying directly. so, and vietnam is yet another case. i would like you do go to turning the corner and tell us what you think the messages there. prof. dudziak: ok, what it would like to do is prioritize the idea, first of all. there are number of things to say. um, the 9/11 terrorist attacks then en

contributing greatly to american progress, to american science, to american technology. before that there was a group of people that built america in those days doing all sorts of things, agriculture, railroads, the wine industry, all sorts of hard labor. i want more people than that. >>> our city's tour staff recently travelled to oakland, california to learn about it's rich history. learn more about oakland and other stops on our tour at cspan.org/citiestour. you're watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on cspan 3. >>> this new year's weekend, american history tv is featuring gold medal award ceremonies, first an award ceremony honoring astronauts john glenn, neil armstrong, michael collins, and buzz aldrin. in an hour, a 1963 nasa film biography of john glenn, the first american to orbit the earth. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, the chairman of the united states house of representatives

obamacare is harming the american people. costs are going up, not down, as the president had promised. millions of americans have been kicked off the coverage they had. that's less access and fewer choices at a higher costs. that's the opposite direction we need to be cog go and the american people know it. we want a health care system that is affordable and accessible. choices and options of the highest quality. that's not too much to ask, mr. speaker. its is achievable but only if we pursue patient-centered solutions that embrace those principles in health care that we hold dear. i look forward to this debate and the opportunity to share with the american people how we solve this challenge. the challenge in the system by putting them in charge, not washington. i encourage my colleagues to support this measure. let's take this final at the in reconciliation and send this repeal to the president's desk. and i reserve. ism the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. van hollen

another american citizen.e american citizens are about to be freed, including "the washington post" journalist, jason rezaian, the christian pastor saeed abedini. let's bring elise labott, who's been getting good information for us. four americans released as part of this formal exchange, this swap, seven iranians being held in the united states being given clemency. they will be freed as a result of this deal as well. 14 additional iranians who had been sought by the u.s. for extradition through interpol, those requests for extradition are being removed as well. all of which happening on this day of implementation of the iran nuclear deal represents a significant development. >> reporter: well, it does, wolf. and this shows, u.s. officials say, that this is the benefit of improved relations with iran as a result of that nuclear deal. 14 months ago, these discussions started on the sidelines of that nuclear deal. the iranians and the u.s., not only meeting with world powers to discuss that nuclear path, but af

american families, reunited. the third piece of this work that we got done this weekend involved the united states and iran resolving a financial dispute that dated back more than three decades. of course, even as we implement the nuclear deal and welcome our americans home, we recognize that there remain profound differences between the united states and iran. we remain steadfast in opposing iran's destabilizing b bavior elsewhere, inclulung its threats against israel and our gulf partners and its support for ziolent proxies in places like syria and yemen. we still have sanctions on iran for its violations of human rights, for its support of terrorism, and for its ballistic missile program. and we will continue to enforce these sanctions vigorously. example, was a violatiti of its international obligations. and as a result, the united states is imposing sanctions on individuals and companies working to advance iran's ballistic missile program. and we are going to remain vigilant about it. we're not going to wave

>> americans do not want politics as usual. >> how to win the african-american vote. fernando: welcome to "matter of fact." i' m fernando espuelas. president obama: that' s the fernando: president obama laid out a big vision for america in his state of the union address, but it will be up to minority leader nancy pelosi to steer his priorities through a divided congress. i asked leader pelosi about her strategy for success as congress begins a new era under speaker paul ryan. what do you think will be your relationship with speaker ryan this year? leader pelosi: i think we' ll have a good relationship. we just came through the omnibus and we were able to work through, find some areas of agreement, some areas of disagreement and then move on from there. i think it' s really important what his relationship will be with president obama. when i was speaker and president bush was president, we had a good rapport. we had -- i didn' t support the war in iraq or privatizing social security, but we found many other areas to work with. so despite differences that he may have wi

yet the american treasury is about to shrink hamilton's importance.t the very same moment his story is being told on the broadway stage to rave reviews. >> i've seen the play, it's that good. >> i was blown away. it is revolutionary, it will revolutionize american theater. >> rock stars and a-listers lined up of the broadway premier last month of what's being held as a heartbreaking american masterpiece. the founding found story of founding father alexander hamilton. a score set to hip hop is undoubtedly boosting the program's profile but hamilton's life and history may be just as thrilling as the bells and whistles that help bring his story to life. >> he was washington's right hand man during the war for independence. a de facto chief of staff. >> educated at what's now columbia university. hamilton made a name for himself in the continental army. he was barely 20 when he became washington's closest assistant. >> he edited led the development of the most famous work of political thought, the federalist papers along with james madison and john jay an

it is a problem that any american muslim -- >> don't you think it is a problem for any american?> i think it is absolutely essential. if you don't think so, look at those children. look at the results of what comes from not doing it. you and i agree, i'm sure. >> since jobs are so important why has the federal government not done more to deal with discriminatory practices? do you think federal legislation is needed? >> we have legislation. the civil rights act specifically prohibits such discrimination. if it does, it is illegal. we have to make sure it does not continue. i could not be in more agreement. the reason the american labor movement shares this view -- we are talking about people's lives. >> what kind of pressures do we need? >> these laws only went into effect about five months ago. i think it is working pretty well and i hope it works better. >> some critics say you are trying to redirect civil rights into social work. is that so? >> i hope i was simply saying that the job of the coming decade is the hard nitty-gritty of working on jobs and getting people going. it's

the americans.usually, a third party involved to coordinate to make sure it all happens very simultaneously. i assume that's what's going on right now. >> that may be why we have nod heard anything from the state department. this would have been taking months behind the scenes. i would assume "the washington post" would have known something about it. this is something that government officials would not be able to talk about. in the short-term, as we hear criticism of the administration, including frankly from news agencies urging the administration to do more to free rezaian, in the long term, these negotiations would have been happening in a confidential way. i want to bring in the host of smerconish, michael smerconish. this is a huge issue, not only many members of congress but republican candidates were very critical for not demanding that the iranians release these american citizens as part of the nuclear deal. donald trump has made a major issue out of this. ted cruz is the first presidential

it' s called the american dream. and we respect people coming to our shores, whether they are coming from syria or whether they' re coming from central america. we welcome them in keeping with our laws, not because they' americans, but because we' re americans, and to be american is to understand how important immigration is to our country. fernando: and i know you' ve been critical of the president' s, i' m not sure if it' s a policy, or new enforcement action where families have been rounded up and deported. i understand they fit within a certain model of enforcement of immigration law, but it seems very harsh and quite confusing for many people in the immigration community. leader pelosi: it does, and i administration is saying, we' re going to obey the law, which we want them to do, but the law has some discretion as to who is be -- whom we round up, and, of have broken law, they should be sent back. people who are seeking refugees, who are seeking freedom from persecution or death in their countries, they have t

visit ncicap.org] >> you are watching american history tv, 48 hours of programming on american historynd on c-span 3. @c-span history for information twiur schedule on tter. watch in theen campaign this year it is far more interesting to look at the republican sent to look at the democrats. and that may have some thing to there is more interest in these candidates and their books. >> tonight on q&a, a nonfiction book critic for "the washington post,". discusses books written by the 2016 presidential candidates >> everyone does have interesting stories in their lives. and politicians who are so single-minded in his pursuit of could haveeology, particular interesting ones, but when they put out these memoirs, re sanitized, they are vetted. they are there for minimum controversy. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. monday night on "the communicators," national technology reporter craig -- joins us from stanford university in california to discuss a series of articles for "the post." he examines the creation of the internet, the founder's objective, why security played such a small

the american people. and that's why i stand here as confident as i have ever been that the state of our union is strong. thank you. god bless you. god bless the united states of america. >> president obama wrapping up his final state of the union, coming in just under an hour. president laying out four big questions he wants the american people to answer in the future. hitting many different notes. his most impassioned, when he said that america spoke out against the idea that america's gotten weaker on his watch. his regrets, his regret that the suspicion between the parties has only grown while he is in office and you just saw him right there, his most emotional, when he talked about those americans who inspire him every day and make this america strong. i want to go to jon karl in the chamber, right by where the president was speaking. one other aspect of this speech, different. one thing that seemed to be different here watching it on television, i wondered what it felt like in the room, not a lot of

. >> among them were americans. >> i met many americans. many germans and french people and english people, but many americans. guys from new jersey. >> there were also american weapons. soldiers carry them like a badge of honor, even the children. >> how old are you? >> these child soldiers, 12 and 13 years old, now go to what isis calls schools. >> they start a new school system, which i found is completely wrong, completely crazy. but it's a system. >> isis officials trotted out a few prisoners for todenhofer to talk to. this man is one of a group of captured kurdish soldiers. >> when did they catch you? >> he told todenhofer he was afraid. shortly after, isis put kurdish prisoners in cages, dressed in orange jumpsuits. ♪ they were paraded through the streets and isis made a propaganda video out of it. ♪ it's hard to believe, but according to todenhofer, there are people in mosul who say they are better off under the islamic state. almost all are sunni and they have suffered at the hands of iraq's shiite government. >> first of all, inst

american markets had a terrible week last week. we are closed on monday but reopen on tuesday, they are all in correction territory now, what are we expecting. >> we will have a lot more volatility and the big question is whether this 10% down, the correction, turns into a full blown bear market that is a 20% slide. we haven't been in a bear market in seven years. it is a long time. some parts of the market already in a bear market. the small companies, the transportation index. so what are investors looking for? they're looking for data to confirm, is the world slowing down. is that impacting the united states and is that impacting earnings of corporate america? we don't know yet but what we do know is that with the world in turmoil, hang on, it is going to be a bumpy ride. >> glor: even though the fundamentals are still generally good for the u.s. economy. >> so far, so good. but again, this can be more emotional than databased and we have to remember that, that markets are usually rational over the long-term, short-term, not so

the american people. in your daily acts of citizenship i see our future unfolding. i see it in the worker on the assembly line. the boss who pays and higher wages instead of laying him off. i see it in the dreamer who stays up late at night to finish her science project. and the teacher who comes in early. maybe with some extra supplies that she bought. she knows that that young girl might someday cure a disease. the american who served his time made that mistakes as a child but now is dreaming of starting over. i see it in the business owner who gives them that second chance. the protester determined to show the justice matters. the young cop walking the beat. treating everybody with respect. during the brave quiet work at keeping us safe. the soldier who gives almost everything to save his brothers. the nurse who tends to him so he can run a marathon. the son who finds the courage to come out as who he is. and the father whose love for that son overrides everything. the elderly woman who wait in line to

american civil war. abraham lincoln becomes president in march of 1861. there is a garrison of united states military personnel in fort sumter, in charleston harbor. we talked about lincoln telling the garrison has six weeks of food and supplies, and it needs be resupplied from or it will be forced to surrender. ok, what should lincoln have done and why? you have rebellion on your hands. these people are contesting your authority, doing something which you have claimed is unconstitutional. secession. >> i will support the president, and i think you should have sent the reinforcements to fort sumter, even under the guise of being just food. obviously, it was more than that. but he said it was just food being sent to fort sumter so they would not starve. brooks: they had other vessels and military personnel in case that was attacked. but there was food, it was not the lusitania. but it had other people on it. military personnel. >> if i was president lincoln in this incident, i would have sent the vessel b

president, the obama administration has left the american people with a host of american people with a host of mr. president the obama administration has left the american people but once again it sounds like president obama state of the union address will offer substandard solution. more than that it sounds as the president will largely ignore the problems and that is unfortunate. the president is missing an opportunity to offer substantive solutions before turning the problems of his administration over to his successors. mr. president i don't want to give credence to the obama administration's accusations of republicans all doom and gloom. as i said i believe the strength of this. of the american people mean the future of america is always bright. realizing that future requires understanding and developing solutions to the problems facing our nation and that something the president has been unwilling to do. mr. president republicans worked hard over the past year to make our economy stronger, our government more efficient and accountable and our nation and our world safer and more

that's american strength. that's amemecan leadadship, and that kind of leadership depends on the power of our example. that's why i will keep working to shut down the prison at guantanamo. it is expensive, it is unnecessary, and it only serves as a recruitment brochure for our enemy. there's a better way. [ applause ] >> and that's why we need to reject any politics, any politics that targets people [ applause ] >> let me just say this. this is not a matter of political correctness. this is a matter of understanding just what it is that makes us strong. the world respects us not just for our arsenal, it respects us for our diversity and our openness and the way. >> maria: -- we respect everything. his holiness, pope francis, told this body from the very spot that i'm standndg on tonight, that to imitate the hatred of their place. when politicians insult muslims, whether abroad or our fellow citizens, when a mosque is vandalized, or a kid is called names, that doesn't make us safer. that's not telling -- tellin

has been, iran arresting innocent americans for years, detaining innocent americans for years and this is very much part of the rents foreign-policy. when i was in prison, my , a coupleor told me of month into my interrogation, he knew i was innocent but our case was political and that our release was dependent on political negotiations. that was clear from the beginning. this was the same with these four americans. iran, i think, sees its detention of americans as a way to exert pressure on the united states, whether or not that is true. it also may act as a kind of insurance policy for iran. it always has these american citizens to kind of dangle over u.s. government head. the fact that iran released these four americans, you know, the day international sanctions were lifted, it's usually -- i mean, it is a great sign of progress between, you know, the easing of tensions between u.s. and iran. amy: i wanted to turn to hillary clinton. killer clinton and the debate that was held on sunday night. in a moment, we will have a two socialist feminists, one who supports bernie sanders and o

the american people. and that's why i stand here as confident as i have ever been that the state of our union is strong. thank you. god bless you. god bless the united states of america. ( applause ) >> pelley: president barack obama, delivering his final state of the union address. the president has one year and one week left in his second term. so, how do you speak to a congress that will not pass your policies? well, you talk about the future, beyond your own term. the president, clearly tired of hearing republican presidential falterings economy and weakness abroad, he said those candidates are pedaling fiction. with us now, john dickerson, anchor of "face the nation." norah o'donnell, cohost of "cbs this morning." norah, what did you think? >> o'donnell: you know, we started this evening saying that this was going to be about the president defining his legacy, but i thought it was also about litigating his record. he seemed like he was itching to get into the political debate. i mean, the white house

the american people. and that's why i stand here as confident as i have ever been that the state of our union is strong. thank you. god bless you. god bless the united states of america. you. god bless the united states of america. [ applause ] >> and that ends president obama's final state of the union address. he spoke for just under one hour and we watch him now as he makes his way out of the house chamber. i am here in our cbs studio with mark shields and david brooks, along with presidential historian michael bess loaf, this is a different kind of a state of the union address, mark, the president laid some very tough questions that the country is facing and he talked at length about what it is going to take to come up with the right answers. >> he did, judy. but first he set the predicate by saying, it is not midnight, which is most of the narrative of the republican presidential campaign, presidential campaign this year, in speaking of how optimism like diversity, the rule of law, u.s. is the most p

you need to enlist all americans. among them are american muslims.sume its american muslims are muslims in general, strategically, it's a bad assumption. the number one people being killed by violent extremist groups within the islamic extremism are other muslims. some might see us as the prime target. they don't want moderate muslims. i don't know what that term means. they don't want people who have different interpretations were living in the west. the president says that allies with me to be and listed. it's not just us, it's a larger group. about facing these realities without excuse? guest: there is a challenge because we have been put on the defensive. it's difficult when every single conversation is targeting your religion. her first reaction is to stand up and defend the religion without excuses. that is the challenge facing. i haven't put in the situation where people attack islam. i have to step back and understand that people are in a place of fear. because of that, there is a challenge of being alienated. that's the president was probabl

every single one of these immigration and entrance programs should put american workers and american citizens first. their public safety, our national security and our economic security. >> host: want to show some charts from bloomberg business and, john milano, you'll be able to see them right there. here is a cluster of skilled formers. it says that in total employment 22% of the raleigh-durham, north carolina, area is for skilled workers is held by h-1b visa holders. says that most of these folks come from india. you can see there that the vast majority of h-1b employees come from india. and then china is next in the line. and then who is employing them. and these are some groups that, you know, at the top that maybe we haven't heard of. and it begins with tata consultancy services limited and cognizant tech solutions u.s., the two biggest employers of these h-1b. and i want you to address that. and we have, i think, one more chart? nope, that's it. yeah, we have one more chart, and this is the jobs that the h-1b visa holders are holding, systems analyst, programming computer-rela

american vision. which created protests, protesting the secularization of our culture, so when you say you are going to make us over in this way, this is exactly the problem in the first place, so , thexample in afghanistan intervention in afghanistan, if you look back at the discussion about that, there is a discussion that emerges about the status of afghanistan women. the one thing the united states will do is elevate the status of afghani women if they have been mistreated. no one had talked about this issue before hand. all of a sudden, this became a major issue. in other countries and cultures and religions, status of women, status of men, are very important, and you will remake everything in your vision? isn't that what we said they were going to do? so that every time the president or the administration makes this argument, it was a gift to the said we warned you what they were really about. they will take away who we are and substitute pizza huts, mcdonald's, and do away with those values we

he did have an african-american, law wife. -- african-american, law wife. -- common law wife.verybody in d.c. knew that. the quote "aided and abetted by the purist man in america." it's on attribute it. -- it is unattributed. it is printed in something that dates to the late 1890's, while after he is dead. there is no other source cooperating that. one thing i will say that the movie did get closer to the truth than what some of the confederate site, the depiction of the hampton roads conference where lincoln does meet with people. -- with peace commissioners. if you read alexander stevens, lincoln talked about if i were georgia i would ratify. but to say that ratification takes place five years and -- five years from now lincoln , would never have said something like that. in the movie, it shows lincoln saying slavery is dead. i think they're the movie gets it much closer to the truth. the movie a lot of times does use historical sources. you look under the hood and you realize the historical source is wrong or is published 40 years later and there's no cooperating -- corrobo

he will fly home with the four americans. secret negotiations happened leading up to the prisoner swap announced and finalized today. the united states agreed to done sanctions-related charges against seven iranians. the names of those seven iranians are not released by either government. wolf blitzer with more. >> we have team coverage of the stunning deal that has clearly covers the world. i want to go to international diplomatic editor, nic robertson, first. nic, word that the director general of the international atomic energy agency, he's getting ready to travel to tehran as early as tomorrow to meet with the iranian president, the iranian foreign minister, others to make sure compliance continues. what are you hearing? >> reporter: well, he described the compliance that iran has put into place, this begins the joint comprehensive plan of action. he's going to tehran sunday. he said this, ray ran now enters a new phase with the iaea, international atomic energy agency. he said there would be a monitoring system in place,

within a week of the takeover of the american embassy and seizure of hostages, americans were telling the pollsters that they knew what was happening and they were cast-off -- pissed off. view,n, much out of our the same response was happening. people came out of the countryside to surround the embassy, at times the crowds were more than 100,000 people. delegator's from the countryside sent groups to meet with students, they were the politics of iranian overnight and at that point the notion that they were only going to stay 72 hours was abandoned and they decided to stay for the long haul and decided to use this as leverage to maintain the peer it he of the revolution that they were waiting. --. see -- purity of the revolution that they were waiting -- waging. the u.s. was trying to find somebody to talk to to get back the embassy. and iran was in chaos, the constitution was almost written, but not approved. the provisional government was failing. so the americans, having refused to talk to the iranians previously, a year earlier when they had the opportunity, now they could find nob

do you guys just hate american indians?bsolutely not. >> jessica: but if there are millions of people outside of the town telling you that the seal is racist, wouldn't it do you a service to listen to them? >> the people of our village know that this is just a friendly wrestling match. >> jessica: this is just not even -- you know, this -- i don't -- i -- can i do to you what that white man is doing to that american indian man in that seal? >> if it's going to foster a better relationship, then yes. >> jessica: yeah, i can it would. (applause) >> trevor: wow. wow, jessica. (applause) i mean, unfortunately, it seems as though some people will never change. >> actually, this morning, i spoke with the mayor of white whitesboro, and guess what? they are changing the seal! >> trevor: wow! (cheers and applause) wow! are you for real? >> jessica: really for real. the village officials and the descendents of hugh white are getting together with the oneida indian nation to make a new seal that makes everybody happy! we did it! (chee

or trying to weaken american. democracy grinds to a halt without a willingness to comprise, or when even basic facts are contested, or when we listen only to those who agree with us. our public life withers when only the most extreme voices get all the attention. and most of all, democracy breaks down when the average person feels their voice doesn't matter, that the system is rigged in favor of the rich or the powerful or some special interest. too many americans feel that way right now. it's one of the few regrets of my presidency. suspicion between the parties has gotten worse instead of better. i have no doubt that a president with the gifts of lincoln or roosevelt might have better bridged the divide, and i guarantee i'll keep trying to be better as long as i hold this office. but, my fellow americans, this cannot be my task, or any president's alone. there are a whole lot of folks in this chamber. good people who would like to see more cooperation. who would like to see a more elevated debate in washington,

americans. there was also a benefit to foreign and developing nations. our partners earn billions. a global spirit and revolutionizing markets. this helped to defeat the undefeatable opponent, the soviet union, once and for all. reagan did not start out tough. he wrote to soviet leaders nationally to negotiate, and he lifted the grain embargo as a sign of good faith, but after playing the good guy for three years recognize the need to take a hard line approach. he sought sanctions on moscow. president reagan did not mind being combative. he called the soviet union an evil empire. he refused to engage with the ussr and push them to the economic limit. eventually, because of his aggressive tactics, president reagan convinced soviet leader mikhail gorbachev chose to reduce arms. for the end of his presidency, reagan went to berlin and gave a speech to gorbachev directly, mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. the berlin wall came down only after reagan's presidency. reagan's relevant lesson is this. w

>> axelrod: independence day for five americans who had been held in iraq. they are freed as the u.s. and other world powers, the sanctions on iran release billions in frozen assets. americans are among the survivors of a terror attack in west africa, but some are still missing. the water crisis in flint, michigan. movie director michael moore returns to his home town calling for the governor's arrest. >> 10 people were killed here because of a political decision. >> that's right. >> to save money. >> l.a. rams! >> axelrod: and the tale of two nfl cities. >> l.a. rams. >> axelrod: homecoming party for the los angeles rams, a fight in san diego to keep the chargers from bolting. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod, and this is a western edition of the broadcast. in a major diplomatic breakthrough today, the united states and iran conducted a prisoner swap. four americans held in iran, including "washington post" reporter jason rezaian, were exchanged for seven iranians held in the united states

at least some of that was apparently launched before the iranians released the americans and the americansould get on a plane to leave iran. we know the americans are on a plane out. we know, and i just reported a few moments ago, that secretary kerry is back stateside and will not be meeting with the american prisoners in europe, so that is not going to happen, according to the high level official who i spoke to. but beyond that, we are going to hear the iranian president's description of what this day, this negotiation and the future holds for iran. >> we are expecting those remarks in a few minutes. christiane, stay with us. we are following other stories that are developing this morning. >>> let you know that rescuers have expanded the search off the coast of hawaii since 12 missing marines. the coast guard says this search will stretch farther along the north shore on the island of oahu and eight miles to sea. >> the cdc is advising pregnant women to stop traveling to africa because of zika virus causing brain damage to babies. the virus is carried by mosquitoes and may have caused th

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those between black american and white americans, black americans and the police, and white americans and the democratic party which played a game of pulling in african-americans and pushing them away often in the body of same person; bill clinton. i tried to get at these different pictures and what they mean not just for the democratic party but the country. >> okay. [applause] >> good evening, miami book fair. it is my great honor to be miami book fair which has no comparison to book fairs around the country. i am honored to be sharing the stage with my former pastor. he doesn't like to be called reverend dr. willis, but that is what he is. and with joy-ann reid from msnbc. we did a show about the same topics and far from fighting like we are here i was sitting there in my hotel room and she is on a plane and i'm saying preach, sister because so much of what she said has been rattling around my head. my novel, grant park, covers some of the same territory but from a fictional point of view. it is a novel about race and frustration and race and disillusionalment. it takes course over

the american people have a choice to make. i believe a thriving private sector is a lifeblood of our economy. i think there are outdated regulations that need to be changed, there is red tape that needs to be cut [applause]. but after years now of record corporate profits, working families will get more opportunity or bigger paychecks just by letting big banks, big oil, or big hedge funds making their own rules that everybody else's expense [applause]. middle-class families are not going to feel more secure because we allow tax collective bargaining to go unanswered. food stamps did not cause the financial crisis, recklessness on wall street did [applause]. the principal reason wages did not go up, those were wages made in the board room that put employee earnings over long-term returns. the shirt average family watching tonight, the point is, i believe that in this new economy, workers and startups, small businesses need more of a voice, not less. the rules should work for them and i am not alone in this. this year, i plan to

vice my fellow americans. tonight marks the eighth year that i've come here to report on the state of the union. and for this final one, i'm going to try to make it a little shorter. [ applause ] some of you have to get back to iowa. i've been there. i'll be shaking hands after wards, if you want some tips. now, i understand that because it's an election season expectations for what we will achieve this year are low, but mr. speaker, i appreciate the constructive approach that you and other leaders took at the end of last year to pass a bubuet and make tax cutsts i hope we can work together this year on some bipartisan priorities like criminal justice reform. [ applause ] and helping people who are battling prescription drug abuse and heroin abuse. [ applause ]% who knows,e might surprise the cycycs again. but tonight i want to go easy on the traditional list of proposals nor the year ahead. don't worry, i'vgot plenty. from helping students s arn to write computer code to personalizing medical treatments for p