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rate is now lower than it was before the financial crisis. More of our kids are graduating than ever before; more of our people are insured than ever before; we are as free from the grip of foreign oil as we've been in almost 30 years."


ahead


The president vowed to despite


forge almost-certain


opposition from the Republican-led Congress.


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"The verdict is clear: middle-class economics works," he said. "Expanding opportunity works. These policies will continue to work — as long as politics don't get in the way."


Obama also said he will go to


Congress for a new authorization of military force against the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq.


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president said


which rose to prominence in the past year, will imperative.


the terrorist be


time-consuming the effort


organization, but


"But we will succeed," he said. "And tonight, I call on this Congress to show the world that we are united in this mission by passing a resolution to authorize the use of force."


Obama touched upon the end of


military combat in Afghanistan, saying that while for the first time since 9/11, the United States's warfare mission there is over. Of the nearly 180,000 American troops who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, fewer than 15,000 soldiers remain in deployment.


Obama addressed a number of issues, including establishing worker protections, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid for citizens in need.


February 2015


"We gave our citizens schools and colleges, infrastructure and the internet – tools they needed to go as far as their effort will take them," he said. "That's what middle-class economics is — the idea that this country does best when everyone gets their fair shot, everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules."


On the matter of ensuring other necessities such as paid sick leave and maternity leave, Obama noted that some 43 million workers lack such benefits, and that as a result, he will take action to help states adopt paid leave laws of their own.


Obama also championed higher wages to help more families make ends meet, while urging Congress to pass a law that will enable women to earn the same pay as men for doing the same work.


"To everyone in this Congress


who still refuses to raise the minimum wage, I say this: If you truly believe you could work full-time and support a family on less than $15,000 a year, go try it," he said to resounding applause. "If not, vote to give millions of the hardest-working people in America a raise."


Turning his focus to education,


Obama noted that by the end of the decade, two in three job openings will require some form of higher education, and that


too many citizens cannot afford the kind of education they want.


"It's not fair to them, and it's not smart for our future. That's why I am sending this Congress a bold new plan to lower the cost of community college — to zero," he said of his recent initiative


to make two-year college


degrees available to students willing to put forth the effort.


Scholarship Watch McAuliffe


RICHMOND - Governor scholarships, and


the Virginia


Council on Women announced the 4th annual STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Essay Contest for high school junior and senior girls.


The Council will award one $5,000 scholarship to a female junior or senior who will be pursuing a STEM career at an institution of higher education. Other scholarships may be awarded at the discretion of the Council.


The STEM Essay Contest was launched in 2012 with 170 young ladies from across the Commonwealth submitting essays focusing on the student's vision for a future STEM education or career. The Council raised $10,000 and made three scholarship awards.


nearly


Last year, the Council received 300 essay submissions


and thanks to the generosity of sponsors, was able to award five


the highest


award winner receiving a $10,000 scholarship.


Speaking about the contest,


Governor Terry McAuliffe stated, "Building a new Virginia economy depends on our ability to compete in growing and innovative industries like science, technology, math, and engineering. I am pleased that the Virginia Council on Women and the Science Museum of Virginia are committed to encouraging more Virginia women to pursue careers in these industries, where they can contribute to our economic growth and build a foundation where the Commonwealth can compete on a global stage."


Ms. Tracy Key, Chair of


the Council, commented, "The Virginia Council on Women is proud to support young women who are breaking barriers in new and growing industries here in the Commonwealth and across the nation. This contest is yet another


tool to build a quality workforce for the future and create


greater


opportunities for young women in every corner of this state."


eligible,


To be one


must be a female who resides in Virginia, be enrolled as a junior or senior in high school and hold at least a 2.5 GPA.


Applications and guidelines


are available online at: www. commonwealth.virginia.gov/ about/council-on-women/. Entries must be submitted by February 25, 2015. Essays will be judged by a panel of Council members and women who hold a degree in or work in STEM fields.


Winners will be notified by March 24, 2015. The scholarship


award(s) will be presented at a reception on Capitol Square in Richmond on April 15, 2015.


The purpose of the Virginia Council on Women is to help women reach their potential and maximize their contributions to society and the Commonwealth as wage earners


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Governor McAuliffe and Virginia Council on Women Announce the 4th Annual STEM Essay Contest


Governor Terry McAuliffe and First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe to Serve as Co-Chairs with


citizens.


The Council has initiated several projects to meet this goal. One is the annual STEM essay contest for young women in high school.


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