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Recently, I had the opportunity to hear two competing portrayals of the global situation, along with visions of the role that America should play in it. In a world that becomes more closely-linked by the day through air travel, digital communication and trade, the steps and direction that our nation takes today with its foreign policy must be decisive, determined and constantly monitored.
The Hill - Rebecca Shabad
A Social Security fund that provides benefits to nearly nine million disabled people is projected to run out by the end of 2016, and a new House rule could cause headaches for majority Republicans during the upcoming push to shore it up.
The rule, which the House passed earlier this month, puts up a procedural roadblock against legislation that would redistribute the payroll tax to replenish the Social Security Disability Insurance Trust Fund.
Lawton Constitution - Tiffany Martinez
The Guardian - Paul Lewis
When Barack Obama looked out into the audience of his State of the Union speech on Tuesday, he was met with a truly historic sight. No Democratic president in the last century has addressed a Congress dominated by so many Republican lawmakers.
The last time a US president delivered a State of the Union address in front of such a large number of Republicans was 1930. And that was President Herbert Hoover, a fellow Republican.
Talking Points Memo - Sahil Kapur
Republicans were irked by President Barack Obama's caustic reminder in his State of the Union speech that he defeated them twice.
"I've run my last campaign," Obama said toward the end of the nationally televised address. Republicans in the chamber applauded derisively, which prompted the president to ad-lib a zinger which wasn't in his prepared remarks: "I know because I won both of them."
Democrats erupted with applause.
NPR - Morning Edition
David Greene talks to Republican Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma about his reaction to President Obama's State of the Union speech.
DAVID GREENE, HOST:
And let's bring in another voice now. Tom Cole is a Republican congressman from Oklahoma. He's on the line with us. Congressman, thank you as always for coming on the program.
REPRESENTATIVE TOM COLE: Thank you.
Washington Post - Sean Sullivan
President Obama's not-so-subtle reminder in his State of the Union address that he won both of his elections for president earned him a fresh round of animosity from congressional Republicans, and threatened to exacerbate an already tense relationship.
Obama's line, which quickly became the most talked-about part of his speech, isn't going to do him any favors in the the GOP-controlled Congress, Republican lawmakers said.
The Oklahoman - Chris Casteel
President Barack Obama challenged Congress on Tuesday to leverage the nation’s relative economic strength into a future that promised more opportunities and financial rewards for the middle class.
“Will we accept an economy where only a few of us do spectacularly well?” the president asked in his State of the Union speech. “Or will we commit ourselves to an economy that generates rising incomes and chances for everyone who makes the effort?”
New York Times - Jeremy Peters and Emmarie Huetteman
“No” seems to be all anyone wants to say in this town anymore. In his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Obama enumerated policies that he opposed, from rolling back Wall Street regulations to exempting more businesses from their obligation to provide health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
The Oklahoman - Chris Casteel
Members of the U.S. House and Senate from Oklahoma responded Tuesday to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. All seven members of Oklahoma’s congressional delegation are Republicans.