Content Details
DCPD-201600012 - Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress on the State of the Union
- Category
- Budget and Presidential Materials
- Collection
- Compilation of Presidential Documents
- Publisher
- Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
- Event Date
- January 12, 2016
- President
- Barack H. Obama
- Document Categories
- Addresses to the Nation : State of the Union
- Subjects
- Africa : Agricultural production, improvement efforts
Africa : West Africa, Ebola epidemic, response and containment efforts
Armed Forces, U.S. : Funding
Budget, Federal : Deficit and national debt
Business and industry : Entrepreneurship, promotion efforts
Business and industry : Manufacturing industry :: Improvement
Civil rights : Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons, equality
Civil rights : Minorities :: Minority rights and ethnic tolerance
Civil rights : Wage equality
Communications : Broadband and wireless technologies
Communications : Internet neutrality
Congress : Bipartisanship
Congress : House of Representatives :: Speaker
Cuba : Guantanamo Bay, U.S. Naval Base :: Closure of detention facilities
Cuba : Relations with U.S.
Diseases : Cancer research, prevention, and treatment
Drug abuse and trafficking : Addiction treatment and reduction efforts
Economy, national : Economic concerns
Economy, national : Improvement
Economy, national : Poverty
Education : Early childhood education programs
Education : Every Student Succeeds Act
Education : High school graduation rate
Education : Postsecondary education :: Affordability
Education : Postsecondary education :: Community colleges
Education : Postsecondary education :: Student loans, repayment options
Education : Science and math programs
Elections : Campaign finance laws
Elections : Voter participation
Employment and unemployment : Job creation and growth
Employment and unemployment : Job training and assistance programs
Employment and unemployment : Unemployment insurance
Employment and unemployment : Unemployment rate
Employment and unemployment : Wage insurance
Energy : Alternative and renewable sources and technologies :: Promotion efforts
Energy : Gasoline, oil, and natural gas costs
Energy : National energy policy
Energy : Solar and wind energy
Environment : Carbon emissions
Environment : Climate change
Environment : Paris Agreement
Foreign policy, U.S. : Democratization
Health and Human Services, Department of : National Institutes of Health
Health and medical care : Cost control reforms
Health and medical care : Health insurance reforms
Health and medical care : Insurance coverage and access to providers
Health and medical care : Medicare and Medicaid
Health and medical care : Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Health and medical care : Research and development
HIV/AIDS : International prevention and treatment efforts
Holy See (Vatican City) : Pope
Immigration and naturalization : Reform
Iran : Nuclear program, Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
Labor issues : Minimum wage
Labor issues : Paid family and sick leave
Law enforcement and crime : Criminal justice system, reform efforts
Law enforcement and crime : Gun violence, prevention efforts
Legislation enacted : Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
Libya : 2012 attack on U.S. mission in Benghazi
Middle East : Democracy efforts
Presidency, U.S. : State of the Union Address
Social Security and retirement : Retirement accounts :: 401(k), 403(b), and IRA accounts
Social Security and retirement : Social Security program
Syria : Civil war and sectarian conflict
Taxation : Tax relief
Terrorism : Al Qaida terrorist organization
Terrorism : Counterterrorism efforts
Terrorism : Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist organization
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
Transportation : Infrastructure, national, improvement efforts
Veterans : Benefits
White House Office : Vice President
- Names
- Biden, Joseph R., Jr.; Francis, Pope; Johnson, Katherine G.; Khattala, Ahmed Abu; Ryan, Paul D.
- Locations
- Washington, DC