Congressman Chris Lee Comments on President Obama's State of the Union Address
Congressman Chris Lee (NY-26) commented on President Obama's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress:
"I appreciated President Obama coming to the Capitol this evening to address Congress and the American people on the vast number of issues facing our great nation. Unfortunately, one year removed from the President's historic inauguration, we still face an economy in peril, 10 percent unemployment and a skyrocketing national debt. Coupled with the Christmas terror attack and ongoing challenges overseas, this time calls for leadership and bipartisanship to craft meaningful solutions to the issues facing our nation.
"I am pleased the President focused on the economy during his speech tonight. The Western New York taxpayers I have spoken with are frustrated with the higher taxes, spending and debt coming out of Washington, and rightly so. They do not understand why they were asked to pay $787 billion for an economic ‘stimulus' bill that did not reduce unemployment or create jobs. Instead, it created record deficits. We cannot tax and spend our way to prosperity. We should work to strengthen our economy by helping Western New York taxpayers keep more of what they earn and give small businesses - the backbone of our economy - new tools to invest in themselves and hire more workers.
"I remain hopeful that President Obama is sincere when he says he stands ready to work with both Republicans and Democrats to rebuild our economy, create jobs, protect our national security, make health care more affordable and accessible, among many other issues facing our country. I have reached across the aisle to work with my Democratic colleagues in the House and I remain ready to work with the President and his administration to find solutions to our common challenges. These issues are not Democratic issues and they are not Republican issues.
"We all share a responsibility to better our nation for this and future generations of Americans, but we must work together in a responsible and bipartisan way to represent the interests of the American people."
"I appreciated President Obama coming to the Capitol this evening to address Congress and the American people on the vast number of issues facing our great nation. Unfortunately, one year removed from the President's historic inauguration, we still face an economy in peril, 10 percent unemployment and a skyrocketing national debt. Coupled with the Christmas terror attack and ongoing challenges overseas, this time calls for leadership and bipartisanship to craft meaningful solutions to the issues facing our nation.
"I am pleased the President focused on the economy during his speech tonight. The Western New York taxpayers I have spoken with are frustrated with the higher taxes, spending and debt coming out of Washington, and rightly so. They do not understand why they were asked to pay $787 billion for an economic ‘stimulus' bill that did not reduce unemployment or create jobs. Instead, it created record deficits. We cannot tax and spend our way to prosperity. We should work to strengthen our economy by helping Western New York taxpayers keep more of what they earn and give small businesses - the backbone of our economy - new tools to invest in themselves and hire more workers.
"I remain hopeful that President Obama is sincere when he says he stands ready to work with both Republicans and Democrats to rebuild our economy, create jobs, protect our national security, make health care more affordable and accessible, among many other issues facing our country. I have reached across the aisle to work with my Democratic colleagues in the House and I remain ready to work with the President and his administration to find solutions to our common challenges. These issues are not Democratic issues and they are not Republican issues.
"We all share a responsibility to better our nation for this and future generations of Americans, but we must work together in a responsible and bipartisan way to represent the interests of the American people."
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