PRESIDENT BUSH SIGNS TAX RELIEF EXTENSION

President George W. Bush signs the Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005 (H.R. 4297), at The White House in Washington on May 17, 2006. Looking on are, from the left, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Bill Thomas, R-CA, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Charles Grassley, (R-IO), Sen. Orrin Hatch R-UT), House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-OH), Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL), Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senate majority Leader Bill First (R-TN), and Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (R-IL). (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)