By: Scott Harris
ORLANDO-- President Barack Obama gives what is technically his first State of the Union address Wednesday night. And you can expect it to be one of the most closely watched speeches, both by supporters and opponents.
Central Floridians will be looking, like mostly everyone else, for signs of economic recovery. But there are also a couple of issues that hit close to home-- if the president addresses them.
"I think he ought to concentrate on one thing, and that's jobs, jobs, jobs,” said former Congressman Lou Frey. “You can talk all you want about economic changes and all the things you're gonna do. You can blame Bush for the problems and that but, you know, it's been a year ago. You have to produce the jobs."
Rockledge Republican Rep. Bill Posey's office agreed. They said Posey is looking to hear about job creation, the economy and setting a vision for space exploration.
The NASA funding question has suddenly become a bit more problematic with word the White House plans to freeze funding for the next three years on domestic programs, except National Security.
So where does NASA fit, especially with the Augustine recommendation for billions of increased funding?
Sen. Bill Nelson's office released this statement:
Will freezing the budget impact the space program? No - it shouldn't, as long as the president is committed to a robust space program and keeping America first in science and technology. Such a freeze would be on the overall budget within which some agencies could get more and some less
ORLANDO-- President Barack Obama gives what is technically his first State of the Union address Wednesday night. And you can expect it to be one of the most closely watched speeches, both by supporters and opponents.
Central Floridians will be looking, like mostly everyone else, for signs of economic recovery. But there are also a couple of issues that hit close to home-- if the president addresses them.
"I think he ought to concentrate on one thing, and that's jobs, jobs, jobs,” said former Congressman Lou Frey. “You can talk all you want about economic changes and all the things you're gonna do. You can blame Bush for the problems and that but, you know, it's been a year ago. You have to produce the jobs."
Rockledge Republican Rep. Bill Posey's office agreed. They said Posey is looking to hear about job creation, the economy and setting a vision for space exploration.
The NASA funding question has suddenly become a bit more problematic with word the White House plans to freeze funding for the next three years on domestic programs, except National Security.
So where does NASA fit, especially with the Augustine recommendation for billions of increased funding?
Sen. Bill Nelson's office released this statement:
Will freezing the budget impact the space program? No - it shouldn't, as long as the president is committed to a robust space program and keeping America first in science and technology. Such a freeze would be on the overall budget within which some agencies could get more and some less
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