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President Barack Obama meets with four of the letter writers who will join the First Lady and Dr. Jill Biden at the State of the Union address, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Clockwise, foreground, from left are, Victor Fugate of Kansas City, Md., Rebekah Erler of Minneapolis, the president, Carolyn Reed of Denver and Katrice Mubiru of Woodland Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa rehearses her remarks for the Republican response to President Obamaâs State of the Union address, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., right, sits with his State of the Union guest, Vanessa Fontaine, right, the mother of Avonte Oquendo, a 14-year-old boy with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder, during a visit in his Capitol Hill office, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, in Washington. Oquendo bolted from his school in Queens in October of 2013. Authorities and volunteers searched for Avonte for more than three months, until his remains were tragically discovered three-months later. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center, talks with Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., left, and Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, before President Barack Obama's State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Rep, Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., left, talks with Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, before President Barack Obama's State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell waits for the start of the State of the Union address by President Barack Obama Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Mandel Ngan, Pool)
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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, talks with Sen.Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, before President Barack Obama's State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, before President Barack Obama's State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Rep.Barbara Lee, D-Calif. greets Secretary of State John Kerry on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, before President Barack Obama's State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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First lady Michelle Obama acknowledges applause on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, before President Barack Obama's State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. Front rowm from left are, Astrid Muhammad, Anthony Mendez, Mrs. Obama, and Jill Biden. Second row, from left are, Pranav Shetty, Judy Gross, Alan Gross and Scott Kelly. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Republian members of Congress wait on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, for the start of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Chief Justice John Roberts arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, for President Barack Obama;s State of the Union addre. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Attorney General Eric Holder talks with Rep.Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, before President Baraclk Obama's State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Secretary of State John Kerry talks with members of the Supreme Court, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, before President Barack Obama's State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. From left vare, Chief Justice John Roberts, Kerry, Justice Anthony Kennedy, Justice Stepehn Breyer, and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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President Barack Obama is greeted on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, before his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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President Barack Obama greets House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio and Vice President Joe Bien on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, before his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress . (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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President Barack Obama waves before giving his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio and Vice President Joe Biden applaud (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Rep.Paul Ryam R-Wis. waits on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, before President Barack Obama's State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress . (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015 (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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President Barack Obama waves before giving his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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President Barack Obama prepares to give his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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President Barack Obama hugs Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, before giving his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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President Barack Obama arrives to deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, in Washington. Applauding are Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio. (AP Photo/Mandel Ngan, Pool)