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Title CHART: How Much Gets Done From State Of The Union Speeches? Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet National Public Radio Media type Web Country/Territory United States Date 1/12/16 Description Here are a few safe bets for Tuesday's State of the Union: There will be dozens of applause breaks, endless GIF-worthy moments and a laundry list of proposals (not to mention lots of reporters using the phrase "laundry list" for the first — and maybe only — time this year).
One more bet: Most of those proposals won't be successful.
Since 1965, 39.4 percent of all State of the Union policy requests have been successful in some way (that is, Congress has passed legislation fulfilling some part of those requests). Over the course of seven addresses, President Obama has fallen short of that total, with a success rate of around 31 percent, according to data from Alison Howard, political science professor at Dominican University, and Donna Hoffman, political science professor at the University of Northern Iowa.Producer/Author Danielle Kurtzleben URL https://www.npr.org/2016/01/12/462696729/chart-how-much-gets-done-from-state-of-the-union-speeches Persons Donna Hoffman, Alison Howard