Obama spotlights middle class plight, vows to help

Name: Obama spotlights middle class plight, vows to help
Uploaded: 2015-01-21T03:00:51Z
Duration: P360S
Description: In Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Barack Obama celebrated “middle-class economics” and laid out a series of additional proposals to ensure the working class is included in the economic recovery. Most significant among them is his plan to raise taxes and fees for the wealthy in order to give working families a break.

Clip: Season 2015 | 6m

In Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Barack Obama celebrated “middle-class economics” and laid out a series of additional proposals to ensure the working class is included in the economic recovery. Most significant among them is his plan to raise taxes and fees for the wealthy in order to give working families a break.

Aired: 01/20/15

Rating: NR

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