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Bush to Congress: Pass Tax Relief ASAP; Cut Earmarks in Half; 20,000 Troops Coming Home Monday, Jan 28, 2008 8:00pmWASHINGTON, D.C. By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor,"Talk of the Town" 1-28-08 President Bush gave a commanding speech in his final State of the Union Address, Monday night, January 28th. Bush's speech lasted nearly an hour, 52 minutes, to be exact, which began at 8:10 pm (cst).
Bush also addressed the issue of Congressional earmarks, which fund many pet projects of lawmakers in their home districts. The President demanded that Congress cut any earmarks in half, or he promised he would veto those bills.