Republican members of the Florida congressional delegation joined U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio in hammering President Barack Obama on fiscal issues after the State of the Union address on Tuesday.
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Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio offered his take on President Barack Obamas State of the Union address.
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Confronted by a new Republican majority in the U.S. House and a sluggish economy, President Barack Obama offered his second State of the Union address Tuesday night, calling for a new era of cooperation.
Gov. Rick Scott weighed in on President Barack Obamas State of the Union -- and took aim at the president and his administration.
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President Obama urged investment in the nation's infrastructure as part of the way that the U.S. will "win the future" by revitalizing its economy. Part of that investment includes high-speed rail. Although he didn't specifically mention Florida's proposed project, connecting Tampa to Orlando, $2.4 billion in federal money has been pledged for the project.
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President Obama wants 80 percent of America's energy to come from clean-energy sources, but recognizes this will take bipartisan support.
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Despite a proposal that cancelled the Constellation program, NASA's now-defunct next plan to create a heavy-lift rocket, President Obama used the launch of the Soviet satellite, Sputnik, in the 1950s that led to the creation of NASA and American space travel as a rhetorical device to talk about the need to reignite the economy.
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Acknowledging the rising economic competition from nations like China and India, President Obama encouraged American innovators and entrepreneurs to adapt to a 21st century economy and "win the future."
"The future is ours to win. But to get there, we can't just stand still.As Robert Kennedy told us, 'The future is not a gift. It is an achievement.' Sustaining the American Dream has never been about standing pat. It has required each generation to sacrifice, and struggle, and meet the demands of a new age.
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President Barack Obama has begun his State of the Union address in the joint session of Congress, recognizing Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the congresswoman who is still recuperating after being shot in Tucson, Ariz.,earlier this month.
Obama said the tragedy reminds us that we are members of the "American family."
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Once again, the "news" media yawned as tens of thousands of Americans clogged the streets of Washington on Jan. 24 for the annual "March for Life." This year's protests should have gained more attention since they came in the wake of absolutely vomit-inducing news from Philadelphia that an abortionist named Kermit Gosnell was charged by the district attorney with a series of murders.
