Marcy Kaptur Responds to State of the Union Speech
January 12, 2016
By: Sandusky Register
January 12, 2016
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address, which he delivered before a joint session of Congress tonight:
“President Obama offered a sweeping vision for America tonight. I look forward to working with him and with Congress to advance America’s priorities this year. To echo his words, let us extend America’s promise outward and continue to work toward a future where all Americans find opportunity and security.
”This President has shown that he believes America’s great industries are worth fighting for. He proved that when he saved the U.S. automotive industry. Today the U.S. auto industry has come roaring back and is now lifting the economy of our entire region. But northern Ohio cannot afford another trade deal like the TPP that will outsource more good jobs to undemocratic regimes.
“Work remains to be done. We must continue to build the recovery forward and spread its benefits to all corners of our region and nation. I share the President’s call to put education and job training within reach for every American family. Congress must also work with the President to meet the continuing struggle of working families to earn living wages, to ensure that hard work at a good job can still be a path out of poverty in America. Let us put a laser focus on priorities that will foster innovation and support local economic growth and job creation.
”President Obama’s determination to achieve progress for the American people in his last year in office is encouraging and appreciated. Positive job growth for 70 consecutive months, an enormous achievement by any measure, stands in sharp contrast to the 800,000 monthly job losses that characterized his predecessor’s final months in office.
“Finally, I agree with the President’s sentiment that American leadership abroad is founded on principles that are as powerful and enduring as any threat of force. Let those principles of freedom and self-governance guide us, whether in the application of force or in efforts to work with world leaders to meet the world’s greatest challenges. Onward!”