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Wide of House Chamber2. Close of Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama talking3. Close of Democratic presidential hopeful Hilary Clinton greeting 4. United States Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice walking in, greeting...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003e1. Wide of House Chamber\u003cbr/\u003e2. Close of Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama talking\u003cbr/\u003e3. Close of Democratic presidential hopeful Hilary Clinton greeting \u003cbr/\u003e4. United States Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice walking in, greeting people\u003cbr/\u003e5. Wide of Congress\u003cbr/\u003e6. Bush being formally introduced and invited into House Chamber by Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives UPSOUND \"Madam speaker, the President of the United States.\" AUDIO: applause\u003cbr/\u003e7. Various of United States President, George W. Bush arriving, greeting people as he goes\u003cbr/\u003e8. Cutaway of Laura Bush in audience and daughters\u003cbr/\u003e9. Bush being hugged as he walks\u003cbr/\u003e10. Top shot of Bush walking through crowd\u003cbr/\u003e11. Various of Bush stepping onto stage; greeting Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Vice President of the United States, Dick Cheney\u003cbr/\u003e12. Various of Bush passing envelopes containing copies of the address to Pelosi and Cheney\u003cbr/\u003e13. Mid of Bush standing at lectern, with Pelosi and Cheney behind\u003cbr/\u003e14. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, United States President:\u003cbr/\u003e\"To build a prosperous future, we must trust people with their own money and empower them to grow our economy. As we meet tonight, our economy is undergoing a period of uncertainty. America's (inaudible) of jobs for a record 52 straight months. But jobs are now growing at a slower pace. Wages are up, but so are prices for food and gas. Exports are rising but the housing market has declined. At at kitchen tables across our country, there is concern about our economic future. In the long run, Americans can be confident about our economic growth.\"\u003cbr/\u003e15. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, United States President:++FIRST WORDS OVERLAID WITH MID SHOT OF NANCY PELOSI, SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.++\u003cbr/\u003e\"My administration reached agreement with speaker Pelosi, Republican leader (John) Boehner on a robust growth package that includes tax relief for individuals and families and incentives for business investment.\"\u003cbr/\u003e16. Side shot of Bush at podium\u003cbr/\u003e17. Wide of audience applauding and Bush at podium\u003cbr/\u003e18. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, United States President:\u003cbr/\u003e\"This is a good agreement that will keep our economy growing and our people working and this Congress must pass it as soon as possible.\"\u003cbr/\u003e19. Wide of audience applauding and Bush at podium\u003cbr/\u003e20. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, United States President:\u003cbr/\u003e\"With all the other pressures on their finances American families should not have to worry about the Federal government taking a bigger bite out of their pay cheques. There's only one way to eliminate this uncertainty. Make the tax relief permanent.\" AUDIO: applause\u003cbr/\u003e21. Wide of audience standing in applause\u003cbr/\u003e22. Wide of audience applauding and Bush at podium\u003cbr/\u003e23. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, United States President: ++OVERLAID WITH CUTAWAY OF MAN IN AUDIENCE++\u003cbr/\u003e\"On housing we must trust Americans with the responsibility of home ownership and empower them to weather turbulent times in the housing market. Tonight, I ask you to pass legislation to reform Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac. Modernise the Federal Housing Administration and allow state housing agencies to issue tax-free bonds to help home owners re-finance their mortgages.\" AUDIO: applause\u003cbr/\u003e24. Wide top side shot of Bush at podium \u003cbr/\u003e25.  SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, United States President:\u003cbr/\u003e\"These are difficult times for many American families and by taking these steps, we can help more of them keep their homes.\"\u003cbr/\u003e26. Cutaway of Democratic presidential hopeful, Barack Obama\u003cbr/\u003e27. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, United States President: ++ PART OVERLAID WITH CUTAWAYS++\u003cbr/\u003e\"To build a future of energy security, we must trust in the creative genius of American researchers and entrepreneurs and empower them to pioneer a new generation of clean energy technology. Our security, our prosperity, and our environment all require reducing our dependence on oil.\" \u003cbr/\u003e28. Mid of Condoleezza Rice applauding\u003cbr/\u003e29. Wide of audience\u003cbr/\u003e30. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, United States President:\u003cbr/\u003e\"We must also ensure that all life is treated with the dignity it deserves, and so I call on Congress to pass legislation that bans unethical practices such as the buying, selling, patterning or cloning of human life.\" \u003cbr/\u003e31. Wide of room AUDIO: applause\u003cbr/\u003eUnited States President George W. Bush, standing before Congress one last time, urged Americans to stand confident against gnawing recession fears during his final State of the Union address on Monday night before a hostile, Democratic-led Congress eager for the end of his term next January.\u003cbr/\u003eBush urged lawmakers to approve urgently a 150 billion (b) US dollar plan to stave off a recession through tax rebates- negotiated with Democratic and Republican lawmakers- for families and incentives for businesses to invest in new plants and equipment.\u003cbr/\u003e\"As we meet tonight, our economy is undergoing a period of uncertainty,\" Bush said. \u003cbr/\u003e\"At kitchen tables across our country there is concern about our economic future.\"\u003cbr/\u003eHe urged Congress to think of the pressure American families are under, when considering the anti-recession plan.\u003cbr/\u003e\"American families should not have to worry about the Federal government taking a bigger bite out of their pay cheques,\" he said.\u003cbr/\u003e\"There's only one way to eliminate this uncertainty. Make the tax relief permanent,\" the Bus said to applause.\u003cbr/\u003eHousing in the US is now slumping now after a five-year boom, sparking fears the weakness could be severe enough to push the country into a full-blown recession. \u003cbr/\u003eLast week the Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate in an effort to guard against recession, by the largest amount in more than two decades with a further rate cut expected on Wednesday when the Federal Reserve completes a two-day meeting.\u003cbr/\u003e\"We must trust Americans with the responsibility and empower them to weather turbulent times in the housing market,\" Bush said during his address, before urging Congress to pass legislation to \"reform Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac.\"\u003cbr/\u003e\"Modernise the Federal Housing Administration and allow state housing agencies to issue tax-free bonds to help home owners to re-finance the mortgages,\" he said. \u003cbr/\u003e\"These are difficult times for many American families and by taking 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