Photos: State of the Union address
President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address in front of Congress. ( Jonathan Ernst/Reuters )
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President Obama delivers his fifth State of the Union address
President Obama departs after delivering his State of the Union address. (Larry Downing/ AFP/Getty Images)
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (L), Treasury Secretary Jack Lew (2nd L) and Secretary of State John Kerry applaud following the end of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech. (Larry Downing/Reuters )
Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Speaker of the House John Boehner applaud as President Barack Obama finishes his State of the Union speech. (Larry Downing/Reuters)
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With Vice President Joe Biden (L) and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) looking on, President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)
With Vice President Joe Biden (L) and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) looking on, President Barack Obama (C) delivers his State of the Union address. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters )
US Army Ranger Sergeant First Class Cory Remsburg received the longest standing ovation of the State of the Union address. (Michael Reynolds/EPA)
President Barack Obama delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Jan. 28, 2014.
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President Obama rests his hands on the text of his State of the Union address. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts arrives for President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. (Larry Downing/Reuters/ MCT)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, front, leads Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, 2nd from right, and Minority Whip John Cornyn, 3rd from right, arrive for President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. (Larry Downing/Reuters/ MCT)
First Lady Michelle Obama (R) stands with US Army Ranger Cory Remsburg (C), who was wounded in Afghanistan, before President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. (Paul J. Richards/ AFP/Getty Images)
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President Barack Obama greets Sen Marco Rubio (R-FL) (top) before delivering the State of the Union address. (Win McNamee / Getty Images)
Rep. Paul Ryan (WI-R) talks with U.S. Army Afghanistan veteran Captain Greg Galeazzi (L), who was Ryan’s guest for President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech. ( Joshua Roberts/Reuters )
Television reporters and crews prepare in Statuary Hall before President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address. ( Jonathan Ernst/Reuters )
Television reporters and crews prepare in Statuary Hall before President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address. ( Jonathan Ernst/Reuters )
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U.S. Army Ranger Sgt. First Class Cory Remsburg, injured while serving in Afghanistan, gets a standing ovation as he is escorted to his seat. (Gary Cameron/Reuters )
Vice President Joe Biden (L) shakes hands with Speaker of the House John Boehner (R), R-OH. (Jewel Samad/ AFP/Getty Images)
House Speaker John Boehner gestures before the State of the Union address. (Brendan Smialowski/ AFP/Getty Images)
Willie Robertson of the television show Duck Dynasty waits for President Barack Obama to deliver the State of the Union address. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)
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U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) waits for U.S. President Barack Obama to deliver the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol. (Win McNamee / Getty Images)
President Obama works in the Oval Office of the White House on Jan. 27. (Mandel Ngan, AFP/Getty Images)
A view of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 27, 2014, in Washington, D.C.,the evening before President Obama will deliver his State of the Union address to a joint meeting of Congress. (Brendan Smialowski, AFP/Getty Images)