President Barack Obama opened his State of the Union speech saying he’d keep it short while 23 invited guests, members of Congress and some presidential hopefuls sat and watched as he delivered his final address on the House floor.
President Barack Obama looks up at the balcony as he walks back up the aisle at conclusion of his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., talks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, prior to the start of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Vice President Joe Biden is greeted by Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2106, before President Barack Obama's State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Logan Barritt, 4, of Milton, Wis., and his parents, Nick and Becky Barritt, guests of House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., await the arrival of President Barack Obama for his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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President Barack Obama shakes hands with Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin before the State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)
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President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)
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Vice President Joe Biden points at President Barack Obama during the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)
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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and others, applaud during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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President Barack Obama gestures as he gives his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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First Lady Michelle Obama sits next to a vacant seat to honor victims of gun violence during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy is at left, Army veteran Naveed Shah is at right. Second row, from left are, activist Ryan Reyes, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, community college student Jennifer Bragdon and Air Force Staff Sgt. Spencer Stone. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., listen as President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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President Barack Obama waves goodbye after giving his final State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. Vice President Joe Biden applauds, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. is at right. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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First lady Michelle Obama and her guests applaud during President Barack Obama State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy is at left. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Rowan County (Ky.) Clerk Kim Davis arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016 for President Barack Obama's State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Vice President Joe Biden, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. and others, listen during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and others, listen during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., left, talks with Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, before President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, from left, Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Anthony Kennedy, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Justice Stephen Breyer, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor arrive before President Barack Obama delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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President Barack Obama greets former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, before giving his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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President Barack Obama gives his the State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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