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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: What Do Lobbyists Want From State of the Union? [Watch (HLS stream): What Do Lobbyists Want From State of the Union?](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/eBK9EcoN.m3u8) (1:42)  _Published 2014-01-25. Lobbyists talk to TIME about what they hope the president will talk about during the State of the Union._ --- Jul 27, 2023 4:08 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [The State of the Union: First Reactions from TIME](/video/A205iJRc/) ### The State of the Union: First Reactions from TIME [State of the Union's Best Tweets](/video/1no6UlUz/) ### State of the Union's Best Tweets [TIME'S State of the Union Coverage - Live on Tuesday](/video/mNJ02DgF/) ### TIME'S State of the Union Coverage - Live on Tuesday --- ## Transcript >> President Obama should begin with an apology tour. My fellow Americans, I'm sorry the country is $ 7 trillion more in debt today than when I took office. >> He needs to say no to some members of his own party who want a tax increase, a large tax increase. >> Mr. President, can I call you Barack? >> Absolutely. >> It's time to think about the next game and the State of the Union Address of the whole country is a wonderful opportunity to product- based work. >> I believe that the President should focus in his State of the Union on growing our economy and expanding economic mobility. >> The President should back an economic populous agenda. >> We don't have an energy crisis. We have a shortage of [ unk ] products. >> And I'm really, really sorry that I told you, if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor because you can't. >> I wish President Obama would put honesty and candor above politics and just apologize for everything that's gone wrong with the ObamaCare. >> Abortion is legal healthcare but, for many people who cannot afford it, the legal right remains out of reach. >> He needs to first start with recognizing the value of every human life. >> The President should respect the First Amendment, right of conscience, of all Americans. >> I would like the President to reaffirm his commitment to the rights of all people to be in control of their sexual and reproductive health needs. >> The President needs to acknowledge that we have a broken and unaccountable national intelligence system. >> The NSA is your enemy, that AT & T is your friend. >> We wanna hear the President follow- up on his commitment from last year's State of the Union to make the voter registration process more available and minimize the time spent standing in line at the polls. >> Should thank Coke, Pepsi, Jim Beam. 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