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Barack Obama, the List of presidents of the United States, 44th president of the United States, addressed a joint session of the United States Congress on Tuesday, February 24, 2009. It was his first public address before a joint session. Similar to a State of the Union, State of the Union Address, it was delivered before the 111th United States Congress in the Chamber of the United States House of Representatives in the United States Capitol. Presiding over this joint session was the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, accompanied by Joe Biden, the Vice President of the United States, vice president in his capacity as the Vice President of the United States#President of the United States Senate, president of the Senate.
During his speech, President Obama discussed the recently passed $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 as well as the Troubled Assets Relief Program, the state of the economy, and the future of the country.
United States Attorney General, Attorney General Eric Holder was the designated survivor and did not attend the address in order to maintain a continuity of government. He was sequestered at a secret secure location for the duration of the event.
2009 Address of Barack Obama at State of the Union Address Library
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Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal Delivers Presidential Economic Response (video)
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Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal Delivers Presidential Economic Response
(transcript) {{DEFAULTSORT:2009 02 Barack Obama speech to joint session of Congress 111th United States Congress 2009 in American politics 2009 in Washington, D.C. 2009 in the United States 2009 speeches February 2009 events in the United States Presidency of Barack Obama Speeches by Barack Obama Joint sessions of the United States Congress National Special Security Events, Obama speech to joint session of Congress, 2009-02 Articles containing video clips
Barack Obama, the List of presidents of the United States, 44th president of the United States, addressed a joint session of the United States Congress on Tuesday, February 24, 2009. It was his first public address before a joint session. Similar to a State of the Union, State of the Union Address, it was delivered before the 111th United States Congress in the Chamber of the United States House of Representatives in the United States Capitol. Presiding over this joint session was the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, accompanied by Joe Biden, the Vice President of the United States, vice president in his capacity as the Vice President of the United States#President of the United States Senate, president of the Senate.
During his speech, President Obama discussed the recently passed $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 as well as the Troubled Assets Relief Program, the state of the economy, and the future of the country.
United States Attorney General, Attorney General Eric Holder was the designated survivor and did not attend the address in order to maintain a continuity of government. He was sequestered at a secret secure location for the duration of the event.
Republican response
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal delivered the Republican Party (United States), Republican response to the address, calling Obama's stimulus plan irresponsible. Jindal's response received criticism from both Democrats and Republicans.See also
*First 100 days of Barack Obama's presidency *List of joint sessions of the United States CongressReferences
External links
2009 Address of Barack Obama at State of the Union Address Library
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Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal Delivers Presidential Economic Response (video)
on C-SPAN
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal Delivers Presidential Economic Response
(transcript) {{DEFAULTSORT:2009 02 Barack Obama speech to joint session of Congress 111th United States Congress 2009 in American politics 2009 in Washington, D.C. 2009 in the United States 2009 speeches February 2009 events in the United States Presidency of Barack Obama Speeches by Barack Obama Joint sessions of the United States Congress National Special Security Events, Obama speech to joint session of Congress, 2009-02 Articles containing video clips