On Tuesday, January 25, 2011, President Obama addressed the 112th Congress in his second State of the Union speech. He focused on jobs, education, and the deficit for most of the speech, saving foreign policy for the end:
Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin gave the Republican response to President Obama's State of the Union Address. He said the country's debt is "out of control" and outlined the Republican Party's budget objectives:
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., delivered a Tea Party response following President Obama's State of the Union address and Rep. Paul Ryan's Republican response: