President Bush delivers his State of the Union Address. In the background, Vice President Dick Cheney and Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert . United States President George W. Bush delivered his annual State of the Union Address on Tuesday. Bush opened the speech to Congress by honoring Coretta Scott King , wife of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. , who died on Monday. Bush emphatically claimed that terrorism was still a serious threat, citing the 2004 Beslan school hostage crisis . Bush also urged what he felt was the need for American troops to continue their presence in Iraq, to ensure what he described as the successful transition of the Iraqi government. In reference to the victory of Hamas in the recent Palestinian elections , Bush urged its leaders to disarm and recognize Israel as a sovereign state. Talking about foreign policy, Bush said Iran is held hostage by a clerical elite and that it is not a democracy . He also alleged that Iran has nuclear ambitions , and said the world "must not permit the Iranian regime to gain nuclear weapons." Bush outlined an economic plan that he claims would cut the budget deficit in half by 2009, if successful. Bush said that by cutting over 140 programs that were "performing poorly or not fulfilling essential priorities", that the government would save over US $14 billion. Bush briefly touched on the upcoming problem of Social Security; with baby boomers reaching retirement age, Bush urged Congress to bypass partisan differences in order to save the program. In a rare break from the usual preplanned format of the speech, Bush received applause from Democrats when he announced that "Congress did not act last year on my proposal to save Social Security". President Bush reading a draft of the State of the Union Address in the Oval Office Bush talked about the need for affordable health care. These plans include expanding the health savings account program, allowing health insurance to be more portable for workers changing jobs. Bush also urged Congress to support medical liability reform, which he said would help doctors forced out of practice by the high price of insurance. Bush also introduced an energy plan to reduce oil dependency. The Advanced Energy Initiative would allocate federal funds for research in clean coal technology, solar and wind energy, and for research in the use of ethanol and hydrogen fuel in vehicles, Bush stated. The President also described his support of funding "additional research in cutting-edge methods of producing ethanol, not just from corn, but from wood chips and stalks or switch grass." On the topic of education and jobs, Bush introduced the American Competitiveness Initiative. This plan would allocate more than $ 136 billion over the next ten years to increase research in the physical sciences sector, provide job skills training for workers in these areas, and improve the quality of math and science education. He urged Congress to make temporary tax relief permanent. He also mentioned that he would like Congress to pass the power of line-item veto , which was given briefly to President Bill Clinton in 1996, before being declared unconstitutional in 1998 by the Supreme Court, 6 to 3. In addition to Kaine's speech, a second rebuttal, delivered in Spanish, was given by mayor  . T-shirts prohibited Cindy Sheehan , who became an anti-war activist after her son was killed serving in Iraq and gained recognition in 2005 for her protests outside Bush's ranch in Texas, was arrested in the House gallery by Capitol Police Officer Mike Weight about fifteen minutes before the speech. Initial reports claimed that she had attempted to unfurl an anti-war banner; in fact, Sheehan wore a t-shirt with the words, "2,245 dead. How many more?" Sheehan had been invited to the speech by Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA). In contrast, Beverly Young, the wife of Rep. Bill Young (R-FL) , was ordered to leave the gallery but not arrested during Bush's speech because she was wearing a shirt with the words, "Support the Troops Defending Our Freedom." Sheehan is charged with unlawful conduct in violation of D.C. Code §10-503.16(b)(7), a misdemeanor prohibiting demonstrations in the Capitol carrying a maximum penalty of six months in jail and a $500 fine. Capitol Grounds Regulations defining the prohibited activities allow "wearing Tee shirts, buttons, or other similar articles of apparel that convey a message."
President Bush delivers his State of the Union Address. In the background, Vice President Dick Cheney and Speaker of the House . United States George W. Bush delivered his annual on Tuesday. Bush opened the speech to by honoring , wife of civil rights activist , who died on Monday. Bush emphatically claimed that terrorism was still a serious threat, citing the 2004 . Bush also urged what he felt was the need for American troops to continue in Iraq, to ensure what he described as the successful transition of the Iraqi government. In reference to the victory of in the , Bush urged its leaders to disarm and recognize Israel as a sovereign state. Talking about foreign policy, Bush said Iran is held hostage by a clerical elite and that . He also alleged that , and said the world "must not permit the Iranian regime to gain nuclear weapons." Bush outlined an economic plan that he claims would cut the budget deficit in half by 2009, if successful. Bush said that by cutting over 140 programs that were "performing poorly or not fulfilling essential priorities", that the government would save over US $14 billion. Bush briefly touched on the upcoming problem of ; with reaching retirement age, Bush urged Congress to bypass partisan differences in order to save the program. In a rare break from the usual preplanned format of the speech, Bush received applause from Democrats when he announced that "Congress did not act last year on my proposal to save Social Security". President Bush reading a draft of the State of the Union Address in the Oval Office Bush talked about the need for affordable health care. These plans include expanding the , allowing health insurance to be more portable for workers changing jobs. Bush also urged Congress to support medical liability reform, which he said would help doctors forced out of practice by the high price of . Bush also introduced an energy plan to reduce oil dependency. The Advanced Energy Initiative would allocate federal funds for research in technology, and energy, and for research in the use of and fuel in vehicles, Bush stated. The President also described his support of funding "additional research in cutting-edge methods of producing ethanol, not just from corn, but from wood chips and stalks or switch grass." On the topic of education and jobs, Bush introduced the American Competitiveness Initiative. This plan would allocate more than $ 136 billion over the next ten years to increase research in the physical sciences sector, provide job skills training for workers in these areas, and improve the quality of math and science education. He urged Congress to make temporary tax relief permanent. He also mentioned that he would like Congress to pass the power of , which was given briefly to President Bill Clinton in 1996, before being in 1998 by the Supreme Court, six to three. In addition to Kaine's speech, a second rebuttal, delivered in Spanish, was given by mayor Antonio Villaraigosa . T-shirts prohibited , who became an anti-war activist after her son was killed serving in Iraq and gained recognition in 2005 for her protests outside in Texas, was arrested in the House gallery by Capitol Police Officer Mike Weight about fifteen minutes before the speech. Initial reports claimed that she had attempted to unfurl an anti-war banner; in fact, Sheehan wore a t-shirt with the words, "2,245 dead. How many more?" Sheehan had been invited to the speech by . In contrast, Beverly Young, the wife of , was ordered to leave the gallery but not arrested during Bush's speech because she was wearing a shirt with the words, "Support the Troops Defending Our Freedom." Sheehan is charged with unlawful conduct in violation of D.C. Code §10-503.16(b)(7), a misdemeanor prohibiting demonstrations in the Capitol carrying a maximum penalty of six months in jail and a $500 fine. Capitol Grounds Regulations defining the prohibited activities allow "wearing Tee shirts, buttons, or other similar articles of apparel that convey a message."
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Dennis Hastert
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President
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State of the Union Address
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Congress by honoring Coretta Scott King
by honoring
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Martin Luther King Jr.
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Beslan school hostage crisis
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their presence
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Hamas in the recent Palestinian elections
in the
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it is not a democracy
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Iran has nuclear ambitions
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$14 billion. Bush briefly touched on the upcoming problem of Social Security; with baby boomers reaching retirement age, Bush urged Congress to bypass partisan differences in order to save the program. In a rare break from the usual preplanned format of the speech, Bush received applause from Democrats when he announced that "Congress did not act last year on my proposal to save Social Security". President Bush reading a draft of the State of the Union Address in the Oval Office Bush talked about the need for affordable health care. These plans include expanding the health savings account program, allowing health insurance to be more portable for workers changing jobs. Bush also urged Congress to support medical liability reform, which he said would help doctors forced out of practice by the high price of insurance. Bush also introduced an energy plan to reduce oil dependency. The Advanced Energy Initiative would allocate federal funds for research in clean coal technology, solar and wind energy, and for research in the use of ethanol and hydrogen fuel in vehicles, Bush stated. The President also described his support of funding "additional research in cutting-edge methods of producing ethanol, not just from corn, but from wood chips and stalks or switch grass." On the topic of education and jobs, Bush introduced the American Competitiveness Initiative. This plan would allocate more than $
$14 billion. Bush briefly touched on the upcoming problem of ; with reaching retirement age, Bush urged Congress to bypass partisan differences in order to save the program. In a rare break from the usual preplanned format of the speech, Bush received applause from Democrats when he announced that "Congress did not act last year on my proposal to save Social Security". President Bush reading a draft of the State of the Union Address in the Oval Office Bush talked about the need for affordable health care. These plans include expanding the , allowing health insurance to be more portable for workers changing jobs. Bush also urged Congress to support medical liability reform, which he said would help doctors forced out of practice by the high price of . Bush also introduced an energy plan to reduce oil dependency. The Advanced Energy Initiative would allocate federal funds for research in technology, and energy, and for research in the use of and fuel in vehicles, Bush stated. The President also described his support of funding "additional research in cutting-edge methods of producing ethanol, not just from corn, but from wood chips and stalks or switch grass." On the topic of education and jobs, Bush introduced the American Competitiveness Initiative. This plan would allocate more than $
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line-item veto
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declared unconstitutional
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6 to 3.
six to three.
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Antonio Villaraigosa
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Cindy Sheehan
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Bush's ranch
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Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA).
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Rep. Bill Young (R-FL)