President Outlines “Middle-Class Economics” Narrative in SOTU

During last night’s State of the Union address, President Obama touched on a number of employment and benefits-related topics that fit into his theme of promoting “middle-class economics.” Although it is up to the new Congress to act on any of the President’s proposals, the list of potential initiatives indicates the Administration’s priorities over the remaining two years of this presidency. President Obama noted that in two weeks he would submit his budget to Congress embodying these priorities, and intends to “crisscross the country making a case for those ideas.”