Several days after members of Congress delayed action on the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA), President Obama on Tuesday used part of his State of the Union address to push for a Trade Enforcement Unit that would, among other things, crack down on piracy.

"It's not right when another country lets our movies, music, and software be pirated," Obama said.

The new enforcement bureau, he said, will be "charged with investigating unfair trade practices in countries like China. There will be more inspections to prevent counterfeit or unsafe goods from crossing our borders."

The president did not elaborate on how this might work, or whether there would be a Internet-based component. Later in the speech, though, he talked up legislation "that will secure our country from the growing danger of cyber-threats."

He also encouraged U.S. manufacturers to keep those high-tech gadgets within our borders in the first place.

"If you're a high-tech manufacturer, we should double the tax deduction you get for making products here," he said. "My message is simple. It's time to stop rewarding businesses that ship jobs overseas, and start rewarding companies that create jobs right here in America. Send me these tax reforms, and I'll sign them right away."

Over the weekend, a New York Times article touched on a conversation Obama had with Steve Jobs in February 2011. The president asked the late Apple co-founder what it would take to get an iPhone produced in the United States. Jobs was not hopeful; "Those jobs aren't coming back," he told Obama.

Obama name-checked Jobs in tonight's speech; his wife was also invited to sit with the First Lady. "We should support everyone who's willing to work; and every risk-taker and entrepreneur who aspires to become the next Steve Jobs," Obama said.

The president championed the start-up spirit and asked Congress to "pass an agenda that helps [entrepreneurs] succeed."

"Tear down regulations that prevent aspiring entrepreneurs from getting the financing to grow," Obama said. Expand tax relief to small businesses that are raising wages and creating good jobs. Both parties agree on these ideas. So put them in a bill, and get it on my desk this year."

"Don't let other countries win the race for the future," he continued. "Support the same kind of research and innovation that led to the computer chip and the Internet; to new American jobs and new American industries."

Twitter, meanwhile, said the peak number of tweets per minute came after Obama's "spilled milk" joke, with 14,131. The runner up came after the Jobs reference at 13,956, the micro-blogging site said via its @gov feed.