White House Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz spoke with WKNO about the President's proposal to make two-year community college free for all Americans.
Modeled after Republican Governor Bill Haslam's "Tennessee Promise," it was just one of many proposals offered during Tuesday's State of the Union speech centered on "middle-class economics." President Obama also pushed affordable child care, paid sick and maternity leave and equal pay for women.
While these proposals could have a substantial impact on the Mid-South, pundits expect few to fall in line with the goals of what Iowa senator Joni Ernst, in her response, labeled the "new Republican Congress."