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We are hearing upon american city. A proud american city, a city built by immigrants. From textiles to robots, this is a place that knows how to make great things. The students who are with us here this evening and the Auto Tech Program at diamond Regional Technical School carry on that legacy. [cheering] rep. Kennedy like Many American has faced fall river its share of storms, but the people here are tough. They fight for each other. They pull for their city. They fit in place together as our nation reflects on the state of our union. Task. S a difficult many has spent the last year anxious, ...

Joint session of the two houses is now dissolved. [gavel banging three times] the house will come to order. Shhhh. For what purpose does the gentleman from california speak seek recognition . , that was they second longest state of the Union Address in history at one hour 20 three minutes. Bill clintons was longest in 2000 at one hour 28 minutes and 49 seconds. Numbers are up on the screen. If you would buy to dial in we would like to hear from you and get your reaction. 74889214 republicans. 74889224 independence. In just a few minutes you will hear from joe kennedy and the democratic respons...

[cheers and applause] [chanting usa] [applause] [applause] the fate of our union is strong because our people are strong and this is our new american moment. The state of the Union Address from the president of the United States, his first, live from capitol hill tonight. Im Shepard Smith from washington with a. B. Stoddard. If you were looking for a sort of boilerplate republican conservative speech, welldelivered, as you said earlier, often poetic. A. B. everything was there that every republican wanted to hear, with with the exception of addressing a surging debt and our entitlement program...

Arsenal, north korea, i think that would outweigh the talk about jobs and the economy. And there was veryite there was a laundry list, there always is in these things very little specifics on infrastructure, lowering Prescription Drug costs, reforming prisons. En trade were in the middle of negotiating the u. S. Is in the middle of negotiating nafta. No hints there about where were going to go with a very big trade deal. Woodruff matt schlapp, what about what said about the tone of the speech not being well, amy wanted a longer speech because she wanted more details. lauter it was a plenty lon...

Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Andye good evening, ladies gentlemen. Tois an absolute privilege join you tonight. We are here in fall river, massachusetts, a proud American City. An American City built by immigrants. [cheers and applause] rep. Kennedy from textiles to robots, this is a place that knows how to make great things. Students who are with us here this evening in the Auto Technology program at the Technical School carry on that rich legacy. [applause] rep. Kennedy like Many American hometowns, fall river has faced its share of storms but the people here are tough. They f...