Yesterday evening, the President of the United States delivered
his yearly State of The Union address to both chambers of the 113th
Congress. He discussed the importance of strengthening the American
economy, ensuring that we care for our troops, and his forthcoming
approach to working with Congress on large legislative issues. The
President also noted the vital need for robust, federally-funded
initiatives which are very important to the nations' health and
economy. The text from that portion of the President's speech
is below:
"We know that the nation that goes all-in on innovation
today will own the global economy tomorrow. This is an edge America
cannot surrender. Federally-funded research helped lead to the
ideas and inventions behind Google and smartphones. And that's
why Congress should undo the damage done by last year's cuts to
basic research so we can unleash the next great American discovery.
(Cheers, applause.)
