State of the Union Address, Annotated - New York Times
1. What issues does President Trump identify as bipartisan (both parties support them) issues? The issues are "to defend American jobs and demand fair trade for American workers.
To rebuild and revitalize our nation’s infrastructure, to reduce the price of health care and prescription drugs, to create an immigration system that is safe, lawful, modern, and secure and to pursue a foreign policy that puts America’s interests first. "
2. Which amazing NASA bureaucrat was honored during the speech?! Buzz Aldrin was honored.
3. What economic achievements did President Trump focus on early in his speech? The creation of 5.3 million jobs, wages are rising, and nearly 5 million Americans have been lifted off of food stamps.
4. What impact has the Trump administration had on the regulatory agencies? "Companies are coming back to our country in large numbers thanks to our historic reductions in taxes and regulations."
5. Which of the president's judicial powers does Trump mention using in the past year? He commuted Alice Johnson's sentence for a non-violent drug offense.
6. What policy proposal does Trump focus on? In what ways does he justify the need for this policy? " a commonsense proposal to end the crisis on the Southern Border." and he justifies this by saying border agents would agree in its helpfulness and that El Paso has experienced much lower crime rates after having a barrier in place.
7. What achievement of women in government does Trump recognize? He recognizes the fact that this is the most women that have ever been in Congress and in the workforce.
8. What trade policies has Trump changed since he's been in office? " imposed tariffs on $250 billion dollars of Chinese goods — and now our Treasury is receiving billions and billions of dollars."
9. What policy proposals does Trump talk about that would impact health care in the US? We "should be to lower the cost of healthcare and prescription drugs — and to protect patients with pre-existing conditions."
10. What foreign policy proposals does Trump discuss? He discusses the American embassy in Jerusalem and pushing the political negotiations with Afghanistan.
11. What nation does Trump identify as the number one national security threat to the US? Russia is the beiggest threat as they have broken treaties endlessly.
12. Why does the crowd sing Happy Birthday?! Judah Samet, a Pittsburgh massacre and Nazi concentration camp survivor, was celebrating his 81st birthday at the State of the Union.
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