21 Jan 2015
Obama State of the Union address: Early excerpts via Reuters
FXStreet (Bali) - Reuters is carrying some early excerpts from US President’s Obama State of the Union address, due at 2 GMT.
Excerpts - Reuters
Obama to say in state of the union address “tonight we turn the page” on recession, wars
Obama to say economic growth, booming energy production give US the chance to reshape economy
To say effort to combat Islamic state militants will take time, “but we will succeed”; calls on congress to pass resolution authorizing use of military force
To say American leadership in Iraq and Syria is stopping advance of Islamic state militants
Obama to urge congress to pass cyber legislation; says if we don’t act, US economy will be “vulnerable”
Excerpts - Reuters
Obama to say in state of the union address “tonight we turn the page” on recession, wars
Obama to say economic growth, booming energy production give US the chance to reshape economy
To say effort to combat Islamic state militants will take time, “but we will succeed”; calls on congress to pass resolution authorizing use of military force
To say American leadership in Iraq and Syria is stopping advance of Islamic state militants
Obama to urge congress to pass cyber legislation; says if we don’t act, US economy will be “vulnerable”