Obama's very long to-do list

Obama's 2015 State of the Union to-do list By Rebecca Kaplan

In 2014, President Obama told Congress that if they do not do their part he will exercise his executive power. In his 2015 address, there was no such threat. Most of his proposals however, require Congress to act. His to-do list included exercising the veto power because Congress is now in Republican hands. It also covers curing disease with the help of the human genome. This means that he hopes to launch an initiative to help cure diseases like cancer and diabetes with treatments that are based on a person's genetic makeup. Other topics on his to-do list are a call for net neutrality, and balancing civil liberties with aggressive surveillance methods. He needs Congress'  help on a few items on his list one of which requires them to overhaul the tax code so that he can implement his plan to make child care more available and affordable. A few other items, are for Congress to pass the Healthy Families Act, for them to increase the minimum wage, and infrastructure. In regards to education, Obama needs Congress to support his plan for two free years of community college and the reduction of student loan payments.

All of Obama's plans are large and vast plans that need the approval or support of Congress. Their support however is very unlikely because he no longer has Democratic support in both houses or in either house for that matter. Obama has a hard road ahead of him, but most of his plans will benefit the country if implemented. I think that Obama has too long of a to-do list which he most definitely will not complete in this year or in the rest of his presidency. Also his list will not be completed because of the lack of support in Congress. Some of his items are interesting such as the humane genome project because it does not seem like something a president would support, but it will benefit the country. Overall I think Obama's State of the Union address consisted of great ideas and plans, but sadly without the support of Congress most of it will be just talk.