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SOTU to Focus on ‘Future Generations’

By John Bennett and Thomas McKinless

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President Barack Obama will use his final State of the Union to speak about the “opportunities and challenges” the country faces, not just over the next year but beyond, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said. Obama has chosen this as his focus because decisions officials make over the next few years will affect multiple generations, Earnest said.

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