Reuters: Politics: Obama to lay out economic growth plan in State of Union speech

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Obama to lay out economic growth plan in State of Union speech Feb 10th 2013, 02:20 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News White House warns of damaging "sequestration" spending cuts Fri, Feb 8 2013 Democrats aim tax, spending cuts at rich to avoid "meat ax" Thu, Feb 7 2013 Obama open to "big deal" on budget, but wants revenues Thu, Feb 7 2013 Republican leader Cantor seeks to rebrand his unpopular party Tue, Feb 5 2013 Obama proposes short-term budget fix, Republicans swiftly object Tue, Feb 5 2013 Analysis & Opinion Fading productivity could hurt U.S. job growth Essential reading: Obama repeats call to end tax break for corporate jets, and more U.S. President Barack Obama speaks from the briefing room of the White House in Washington February 5, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque By Jeff Mason and Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON | Sat Feb 9, 2013 9:20pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will describe his plan for spurring the economy in his State of the Union address on Tuesday, offering proposals for investments in infrastructure, manufacturing, clean energy and education, a senior administration official said on Saturday. In the annual presidential address to Congress, Obama plans to show he has not lost sight of the economic woes of middle-class Americans - issues that dominated the 2012 election campaign but have been overshadowed recently by efforts to cut the deficit, overhaul immigration laws and curb gun violence. "The potential success of his second term is hugely dependent on the rate at which the economy grows," said Ruy Teixeira, a political scientist with the liberal-leaning Center for American Progress. "There's no problem the Democrats have that can't be solved with faster growth. Conversely, there's not much they'll be able to do if growth stays slow." Obama previewed his economic growth plan in a speech to House of Representatives Democrats this week, telling them he would stress the importance of education, development of clean energy, and infrastructure. There were no details on the new initiatives for infrastructure, manufacturing, clean energy and education, elements first reported by the New York Times. But any new spending will face tough opposition from Republicans in Congress who are focused on cutting spending and reducing the deficit. Obama has urged Congress to take steps to postpone harsh government spending cuts slated to take effect on March 1, and the White House took pains on Friday to describe how the cuts would affect ordinary Americans' lives. Obama has said he is willing to cut a "big deal" with Republicans to trim spending on the Medicare and Social Security programs for the elderly, but has insisted in ending long-standing tax breaks for oil companies, private equity firms and corporate jet owners to create more revenue for government. (Editing by Peter Cooney) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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