Obama promises to improve economy

The President Barack Obama promised to rebuild the U.S. economy on fair rules for all, in a speech in the State of the Union of populist Congressional tone Tuesday, marking the start of his battle for re-election in November.

"We can make do with a country where a decreasing number of people do well, while a growing number of people are arranged with the fair," said Obama, according to extracts of his oratory disclosed by the Casa Blanca.

"Or we can restore an economy where everyone has an opportunity, all contribute a fair share and all be handled under the same rules," said representative of 50 years, who will speak at 21 H 00 local (02 H 00 GMT).

Obama seeks to convince Americans that despite high unemployment and slow economic recovery after the worst recession in decades, deserve to rule for four years more.

To millions of people to the u000athey listen live, democratic representative was presented as a champion of the middle class, in contrast with the Republicans, in their view, trying to benefit to a few wealthy.

"Millions of Americans who work hard and follow the rules every day, is deserve a Government and a financial system that will do the same," said the President in the speech, which at times recalled the rhetoric of Obama during his presidential campaign from 2007 to 2008.

"What is at stake are not democratic or Republican values, but American values." "We have to claim them," stressed in the House of representatives.

Proposal
expected Obama to insist before the legislators to adopt a proposal of new taxes for the wealthy by billionaire Warren Buffett, as well as to promote new fines against fraud in the financial system and increased domestic energy production. The u000aBuffett Secretary, Debbie Bosanek, ranked in the stage of first lady Michelle Obama in the House of representatives, which also share the exastronauta Mark Kelly and young Hispanic origin of San Antonio, Texas, Mayor Julián Castro.

The criticism of the Republican
Republicans that they seek to make the election a referendum on the State of the economy, they have not spared criticism. "It is difficult not to feel disappointment even before the speech tonight," said the leader of the Republican minority in the Senate, Mitch McConnell. "It seems that we are going to hear a replay of what we have heard in the past three years: higher spending, higher taxes and more regulation", said for his part the President of the Chamber, the Republican John Boehner. Obama tried to mark differences with the Republican Raul, who are engaged in a fierce battle for the nomination of the party to u000athe elections of 6 November.

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