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Obama to Discuss Economy, Foreign Policy in State of the Union
President Barack Obama is preparing to speak to theAmerican people on Tuesday. The leader has traveledaround the United States discussing issues he is likelyto include in the annual State of the Union. Theaddress is held before both houses of Congress andtelevised live for the nation.
Mr. Obama is expected to center the speech on hisadministration’s successes at home. The president’spopularity ratings have increased recently with U.S.economic improvements and lower unemployment.
However, experts say the recent terrorist attacks inParis and Americans’ concerns about threats fromextremists give him reason to discuss foreign policy aswell.
The attacks against the offices of Charlie Hebdo inParis have shown that there is still much to do in thefight against terrorism.
In 2014, Mr. Obama launched a bombing campaign and sent military advisorsto help train allied forces to fight Islamic State militants. But that battle, thepresident has said, will take years. President Obama is also expected todiscuss his effort for a deal to prevent Iran from having nuclear weapons.
Larry Korb served as Mr. Obama’s campaign foreign policy adviser. He saysthe president will see more of a reason to discuss domestic issues ratherthan international ones.
Among the foreign policy issues facing the administration are U.S. relationswith Russia. They have been at a low point because of Russia's involvementin Ukraine. However, Mr. Korb says it is unlikely the president will speak toomuch about the complex relationship. He says that is especially the case afterRussians assisted U.S. astronauts during an emergency on the Internationalspace station.
Mr. Obama is also expected to note his deal with China on climate change, and the deployment of U.S. troops to West Africa to help contain the Ebolavirus outbreak.
At home, falling unemployment and increasing manufacturing has been goodnews.
Some manufacturers are reporting improved business conditions. DrewGreenblatt is the Chief of Marlin Steel Wire Products in Baltimore. Thecompany uses American steel and robotic machinery to manufactureproducts for export. Drew Greenblatt says his company pays competitivewages, benefits and performance incentives.
Mr. Greenblatt says American businesses need more trade deals, a bettersystem of taxation and intellectual property protections to continue to grow.
President Obama noted American manufacturing gains while visiting a factoryin Tennessee earlier this month. Mr. Obama said the economy had added786,000 manufacturing jobs in the last 58 months. He also announced a newprogram to bring government, companies and colleges together to createmore high-technology jobs.
President Obama will give the State of the Union address on January 20th.
I’m Mario Ritter.
Luis Ramirez and Aru Pande reported this story for VOA. Mario Ritter adaptedfor Learning English. Caty Weaver was the editor.
Words in This Story
annual – adj. happening once a year
address – n. a formal or official speech
benefits – n. extra things that a company or government pays for as part ofwhat a worker receives in return for the labor
incentives - n. extra pay or other things paid to a worker
intellectual property - n. property that is an idea, invention or process thatcomes from a person’s mind
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