State of the Union 2014 (36 images)

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of congress and the American people in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on January 28, 2014 in Washington, DC. Behind him are Speaker of the House John Boehner (R) and U.S. Vice President and President of the Senate Joe Biden. Obama vowed to help the middle class. UPI/Pat Benic

U.S. President Barack Obama makes his State of the Union address to a joint session of congress and the American people in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on January 28, 2014 in Washington, DC. Vice President Joe Biden and Speaker John Boehner sit behind. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a copy of his speech to Speaker of the House John Boehner (L) and U.S. Vice President and President of the Senate Joe Biden as he begins his State of the Union address to a joint session of congress and the American people in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on January 28, 2014 in Washington, DC. Obama vowed to help the middle class. UPI/Pat Benic

Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Speaker of the House John Boehner applaud as President Barack Obama finishes his State of the Union speech on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 28, 2014. UPI/Larry Downing/Pool