Another leak: White House talking points on State of the Union given to cabinet agencies leaked to RAW STORY
2/2/2005
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What follows is the White House talking points on tonight’s speech, given as guidance to the Cabinet agencies, as leaked to RAW STORY Wednesday evening, exactly as received.
State of the Union Message Points
The Speech
This is a unique year for the State of the Union address because it comes on the heels of the Inaugural address. The two speeches provide an important opportunity for the President to articulate his domestic and foreign policy goals for the next four years to the American people and to the world.
The Inaugural address laid out the ideal toward which America will strive and the governing principles that will guide us. The State of the Union will lay out specific goals, immediate and long-term, for how and where we’ll lead America, and will present a blueprint for a second term.
This is an opportunity for the President to not only educate the American people, but also persuade Congress that the country is going in the right direction, but there is more work to be done.
The President will call on Congress to fulfill its obligation and achieve results for the American people rather than passing problems on to future Congresses and future generations.
The first half of the speech will focus on domestic topics; the second half will focus on foreign policy.
Domestic Policy
The President will speak directly to the American people and to Congress about Social Security and offer more details on how to move the debate forward. He will discuss why we need to permanently fix the Social Security system and why it’s necessary that we confront this problem today. He will express his willingness to work in a bipartisan manner and talk about why he believes personal retirement accounts are critical to helping future generations realize a secure retirement.
The President will talk about building on the economic momentum of the last few years, noting that 2.3 million jobs have been created in the last year.
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