As he enters his seventh year at the nation’s helm, President Barack Obama put forward an agenda he said will strengthen national and global security.
Obama Seeks Action by Congress to Secure US

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President Barack Obama waves as he arrives to deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill, Jan. 20, 2015.

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President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill, Jan. 20, 2015.

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Vice President Joe Biden (left) and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) wait for the start of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill, Jan. 20, 2015.