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Weekly Address: The State of American Politics

February 13, 2016 at 6:00 AM ET by Amanda Stone
Summary: 
The President speaks from the place where his political career first began in the Illinois State Senate.

In this week’s address to the nation, the President spoke from the place where his political career first began in the Illinois State Senate. Building on his State of the Union, the President discussed his time in the State Senate working in good faith across party lines with Democrats, Republicans and Independents to effectively govern as an example of proof that a better politics doesn’t mean we have to agree on everything.

The President also built on his call to make it easier to vote, as well as the need to address the way we draw our congressional districts. Nine years after Barack Obama chose the steps of the Old State Capitol – where Abraham Lincoln once called on a divided house to stand together – he returned to ask Americans to join him in the unfinished business of perfecting our union. Because in the final year of his Presidency, it’s clear that he’s followed through and that, together, we’ve made real progress building a better future for the next generation.

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See more highlights from the President's trip to Springfield this week.

 

Amanda Stone

Amanda Stone

Deputy Director of Technology, Office of Digital Strategy