State of the Union Address

The 2015 State of the Union Address was given by Barack Obama who is the 44th president of the United States. This took place on January 20, 2015, in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives. The Speaker of the House, John Boehner, sent President Obama a letter on December 19, formally inviting him to speak. It was addressed to the 114th United States Congress. The speech was broadcast on various television and radio stations and webcast from the White House. Webcasts were also provided by other sponsors, including a webcast from the U.S. Republican Party. In summary, the speech focused the following points: the improvement of the American economic situation, the fight against terrorism, especially against the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq, the call for free community college to provide education, and a new tax on Wall Street companies. He also announced that he would issue an executive order to guarantee workers up to seven days of paid sick leave. The most fascinating part for me was when he used the words "lesbian", "gay", "bisexual" and "transgender", being the first President to use them in a State of the Union Address, when talking about protecting the human rights of religious, sexual and gender minorities.By using these words, President Obama made a strong point of standing up for what is right and protecting the people he is leading.