As Americans First. Bound by a common creed. Voices dr. King believed have the final word. Voices of unarmed truth and unconditional love. They dont get a lot of attention. They dont seek a lot of fanfare. I see them everywhere i travel in this incredible country of ours. I see you the American People. In your daily acts of citizenship i see our future unfolding. I see it in the worker on the assembly line. The boss who pays and higher wages instead of laying him off. I see it in the dreamer who stays up late at night to finish her science project. And the teacher who comes in early. Maybe with some extra supplies that she bought. She knows that that young girl might someday cure a disease. The american who served his time made that mistakes as a child but now is dreaming of starting over. I see it in the Business Owner who gives them that second chance. The protester determined to show the justice matters. The young cop walking the beat. Treating everybody with respect. During the brave quiet work at keeping us safe. The soldier who gives almost everything to save his brothers. The nurse who tends to him so he can run a marathon. The son who finds the courage to come out as who he is. And the father whose love for that son overrides everything. The elderly woman who wait in line to cast your vote is how she has to and the citizen who casts his vote for the first time. Volunteers at the polls who believe that each vote should count. How much that precious right is worth. Thats the america i know. That is the country we love. Clear eyed undaunted by challenge. Optimistic that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word. That is what makes me so hopeful about our future. I believe in change because i believe in you. The American People. That is why i stand here as confident as i have ever been that the state of our union is strong. Thank you. God bless you. God bless the United States of america. [applause] [applause] [applause] i move that the house is adjourned. Paul ryan the ayes have it. The motion is agreed to. The house stands adjourned until 9 00 tomorrow morning. Nikki haley i am the governor of the great state of South Carolina. Much like america as a whole our state has a rich and complicated history. One that proves the idea that each day can be better than last. In just a minute i will talk about the vision of a brighter american future. I want to say a few words about president obama who just gave his final state of the Union Address. Barack obamas election broke historic barriers and inspired millions of americans. As when he first ran for Office President obama spoke eloquently about grand things. He is at his best when he does this. Unfortunately the president s record has often fallen short of his words. As he enters his final year in office, any americans are still feeling the squeeze of an economy too weak to raise income levels. We have a crushing national debt. A Health Care Plan that has made insurance less affordable and doctors less available. Terrorist threat our country has seen since september 11. This president appears unwilling or unable to deal with it. Soon the Obama Presidency will end. America will have it chance to turn in a new direction. That direction is what i want to talk about tonight. At the outset i will say this. You have paid attention to what is been happening in washington and you are not naive, neither by. I see what you see. Many of your frustrations are mine as well. A government that has grown day after day year after year yet doesnt serve us any better. The same endless conversations we hear over and over again. Promises made and never cap. We need to be honest with each other. While democrats in washington bear much responsibility for the problems, they do not bear all of it. There more than enough blame to go around. We as republicans need to own that truth. We need to recognize our contributions to the erosion of the public trust in americas leadership. We need to accept we have played a role in how and why our government has broken. Then we need to fix it. The foundation that has made america the last best hope of earth hasnt gone anywhere. It still exists. It is up to us to return to it. For me, that starts right where it always has. Im a proud daughter of indian immigrants. They reminded us every day how blessed we were to live in this country. My family didnt look like our neighbors and we didnt have much. There were times that were tough. But we had each other. We had the opportunity to do anything, the anything, as long as we were willing to work for it. My story is not that different from millions of other americans. Immigrants have been coming to our shores for millions they wanted better for their children than what they had for themselves. That remains the dream of all of us. In this country we have seen time and again that that dream is achievable. Today we live in a time of threats like few others in recent memory. During anxious times it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices. We must resist that temptation. No one was willing to work hard abide by our laws and abide by our traditions should ever feel unwelcome in this country. At the same time. That does not mean we just flat out open our borders. We cant do that. We cannot permit immigrants to come here illegally. We must not let in refugees whose intentions cannot be determined. We must fix our broken immigration system. It means welcoming properly vetted immigrants regardless of their race or religion. I have no doubt that if we act with the proper focus. To protect our borders our sovereignty and our citizens. While remaining true to americas noblest legacies. This past summer South Carolina was dealt a tragic blow. On otherwise ordinary wednesday evening at the historic Mother Emanuel Church insurance charleston 12 faithful men and women went to bible study. That night someone new joined them. They didnt throw him out. They didnt call the police. They pull up a chair and prayed with him for an hour. We lost nine incredible souls that night. What happened after the tragedy is worth pausing to think about. Our state was struck with shock and pain and fear. But our people would not allow hate to win. We didnt have violence. We didnt have riots. We had hugs. We turned toward god. And to the values that have long made our country the freest and greatest in the world. We removed a symbol that was being used to divide us. We found a strength to stop a domestic terrorist. And the hate that killed in. There is a lesson in this. In many parts of society today. There is a tendency to falsely equate noise with results. Some people think that you have to be the loudest voice in the room to make a difference. That is just not true. Often the best thing we can do is turn down the volume. When the sound is quieter we can hear what some of the else is saying. That can make a world of difference. That doesnt mean we wont have strong disagreements. As we usher in this new era. Republicans will stand up for our beliefs. If we held the white house, taxes would be lower. And we would put the brakes on runaway spending and debt. We would encourage American Innovation and success. Good jobs would be available across our country. We would reform education so it works best not for washington bureaucrats and union bosses. We would end a disastrous Health Care Program and actually let you keep your doctor. We respect differences in modern families. We would insist on respect. We would recognize the importance of the separation of powers and honor the constitution in its entirety. That includes the second and 10th amendments. We would make International Agreements that are celebrated in israel and protested in iran not the other way around. We would actually strengthen our military. So both our friends and our enemies would know that america seeks peace. We have been tested in the past weve always risen to the challenge. Our forefathers pave the way for this. Lets take our values and our strengths our forefathers lived the way. Let us take their values and strengths and dedicate ourselves to doing whatever it takes. Thank you, night, god bless. South carolina governor and we want your views on what president obama and Governor Haley said tonight. Use the sl to you for state of the union. News analysis from peter baker of the new york times. A nations political split screen. Two starkly disparate views of Barack Obamas america. Debate overe the the future of the country in this election year. A global power on the rise again. Ith more jobs and health care a once greatlace power that has lost ground in a dangerous world surrendered its authority and leadership and diminished freedom and opportunity at home. Peter baker writing in the new york times. Your reaction to the speech. I am legally blind. He never mentioned anything about people who have disabilities. What is he going to do for people like me . That is my comment. We feel that republicans dont want to say that the United States is in a dark place. But we have seen failed policies from this president for enough time. One of those changes that he has is also the about issue of colonial rule in puerto rico. It elected to reject colonial rule and the barack obama thanistration ignored more citizens who wanted to make puerto rico estate. I support jeb bush. I want to thank mr. Obama for everything he has done. He has accomplished so things that people dont realize. I am 18 years old. He is the first president you really remember. What you studying in school . English andying spanish. I go to the university of arkansas. I listen to all the debates. Jeb bush said he was proud of his friend nikki haley for delivering a positive and upbeat response to the president. Say that theto first president i remember was president kennedy. From that point on i think weve had a lot of troubling times. Obama has forgotten that the federal Government Works for the people. We work for him. The taxation. Minimum wage. System and the education that is being cut. With after us how much money has been printed since hes been in office. Empire hasry every fallen. Donald trump said the state of the union speech was rambling and boring. New leadership is needed fast. Donald trumps tweet has been retweeted 2100 times. The top tweeted moments of the state of the union. This is according to twitter. We have to reduce the influence of money in our politics. I will keep working to shut down the prison at guantanamo. It is expensive and unnecessary. President s third most tweeted line of the evening. Thank you for taking my call. Im a registered republican this has been the best that i have heard from president obama. Since he is taking office. It was more about substance and what he saw and what he wanted from the future. The past state of the union this one i liked because it was speaking of the future. I voted for him twice. I like the fact that he has put himself in a position to help bring the American People together. You will not even support him when he is asking for help to fight terrorism. The president talked about the political rancor in america. Of the fewit was one regrets of my presidency that therencor and suspicion is no doubt a president with the gifts of lincoln or roosevelt might have that her bridge to the divine. I thought it was very eloquent. It. Ad no substance to domestic and not foreign and this is what america is all worried about. I dont see it with this leader. This is a word cloud. You can see which words the president used in his speech. We have this posted on our website. Im a High School Student in connecticut. I interned for the house democrats. I think it was really a nice way to end his term. And set goals for the next year in office. Is very special to me that i was able to watch the state of the Union Address. To begin thet way end of obamas term. Im looking at Bernie Sanders for 2016. Gives that same sense of hope that we had with obama. His stances on issues in the past have been extremely strong in a very liberal sense. It is exciting to think that we can have another person like him in the white house. It makes me a pretty strong supporter for bernie 2016. Im not old enough to vote. That is sad. Hillary clintons tweet from tonight. Seven years of progress, we need to build on it not go back. I did hear about the speech. And that we should all vote for trump. Left of center. I think you are awesome. I think cspan is awesome. I want to make a comment about nikki haley. She said all these politicians make these promises but they dont follow up on them. Ahead made these other promises just like the republicans did in the past. From nixon. To the present. George w. Bush. Thank for sharing your thoughts, glenn. Bernie sanders tweet. I thought the president s speech was really well done. Except when he stopped about the Graduation Rate in the highest ever. Though more students are graduating high school than ever they are not really college ready. Read andot ready to write at the college level. I am in college currently. People from all of the country in different schools and districts. They arethem say encountering people who are just not ready for college. I grew up in a very good school district. So i havent encountered these problems personally. I am on breaks im not at school. He based his speech on four main points. I thought it was pretty good. I am a republican. Just recently i decided to go democrat. It makes you think we are the right way. All the racism going on. At this time with the new candidates that are out there like donald trump. Just too much racism going on. We should try to head a different way from now on. Thanks for taking my call. I was inspired by the speech. Affordable and also honoring teachers. Yearch one quarter of the as an adjunct. It is very rewarding and inspiring. Something the coach scolds me about. To be a teacher where is actually affordable. That is the comment i would make. I was very excited to hear the strong stance on unemployment. The idea of a livable future not just for ourselves but also for our kids. We needed to hear that kind of rhetoric. To hear the president quoting the pope was inspiring. A great speech overall. Even a little bit of the recognition. He has showed regret for some of the things he is not been effective on. The entrenchment of the divide between republicans and democrats getting worse on his watch. Tour i was inor a a room alone. I was following twitter and a couple of different columns in tweetdeck which is moving very very fast. You feel like you are with other people. I work with International Human rights and environmental groups. I dont rely on the local economy. The president s speech tonight for allverage length eight addresses he has given to congress. Basically an was economic address. It was not considered to be a state of the union. That happened in 2009. You can see the length of that was the shortest. Year two was the longest. He has been pretty steady over the years. Look at final states of the Union President s have given we will begin with president carter. It was 31 minutes in length. Reagan 42 minutes. Minutes bill1 clinton 79 minutes. Andge w. Bush 52 minutes now president obama his final state of the union clocked in at 58 minutes. Thank you so much for taking my call. I would like to thank cspan for i was raised as a democrat. Support president obama. I didnt always agree with all his policies. Him for want to thank many of the things that he said tonight. The comments he made about homophobia. I want to thank him for the changes he has made in our economy. I have several members of my family who graduated college into one of the worst economies that the country is ever had. I am graduating into an economy where my chances of getting a job are much greater. I want to thank obama for that. That healso like to add is the first president i voted for. It was a very emotional moment to see him give that state of the union. Im a writer. To get a job in an agency. I have not found a fulltime job yet. But i think obamas sense of hope is infectious so i have a good sense that i will get a good job. A talent agency. In which they do book signings for authors. Things like that i majored in english and creative writing in college. Is somethingng that is very important to me. I think that is something that is very emblematic of president obama. Because he has been instrumental in changing the stories that need to be heard. Obamas state of the union speech was pretty much just a campaign for all the things he failed to do in the last eight years. Margaret i was rather impressed by it. About Governor Haleys response. Reflected thet concern of many republicans that the base that seems to be bubbling up in something for people such as ted cruz and mr. Trump who were digging down interfere. Looking up a racist and very responses toional some of my fellow republicans. So i am concerned about that. I am impressed by the graciousness of the president. I think he is totally right about the state of our nation. The belief that we must have in our nation. Im a 54yearold professional. Very difficulta financial situation and 2008. And have pulled myself up. I dont feel negative. I feel positive about the economy. From the president s speech. Isil focus on destroying overthetop claims that this is world war iii just play into their hands. They do not threaten our national existence. Eddie i would like to thank cspan for its excellent coverage. It was really dynamic to me. To see some of the things that he had. Im an africanamerican who grew up in the city of chicago. My home that i grew up in was democratic. But to get away from all the labels. If anything i consider myself an independent. Im very reassured from what the president presented. What he has reiterated in his first election. I never thought in my lifetime i would see an africanamerican become president. I have seen these changes. I really thank him for the hope that he has continually to us as and shown americans. I take my hat off to him. What we are as a people have encountered and brought about. It was a refreshing thing to sit down and hear the state of the union and all the comments. Hopefully your colleagues who democraticand the areas will work for the goals that were