The shutdown was the longest in recent memory, and prompted US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White to call for a meeting of Wall Street leaders to help insure the 'continuous and orderly' functioning of securities markets.
Read the full transcript of President Obama's State of the Union address on Wednesday at the US Capitol in Washington.
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