Utah Lawmakers React to Obama’s State of the Union Address

“The global system we built after the World War Two is now struggling to keep pace with this new reality”, he said.

“So is all the rhetoric you hear about our enemies getting stronger and America getting weaker”.

Barnes said he was surprised by how lofty and abstract the State of the Union speech was and how little substance it had when it comes to rubber-meets-the-road issues facing Americans. He said, “The future we want – opportunity and security for our families, a rising standard of living and a sustainable, peaceful planet for our kids – all that is within our reach”.

Even a handful of innovative digital projects out of the U.S. Digital Service, the General Services Administration’s 18F and the Presidential Innovation Fellows failed to get a shout out. Rather, he ridiculed them as likely to be “lonely” if they continued to do so, since almost all scientists, most businesses, all nations on Earth, and majorities of the population support the science and agree on the need for strong action to respond.

President Obama spent about 11 minutes discussing the economy in Tuesday night’s State of the Union address and he did not shy away from celebrating the job growth and economic recovery that has happened during his time in office.

Overall the president’s last speech was one that I will remember into this presidential election season.

“That’s not what presidents ought to be talking about in State of the Union addresses”, Ryan added.

The biggest takeaway from Obama’s speech is that regardless of which party wins the White House in 2016, unless we fix our country’s divisive political climate, shared progress in America is only a dream.

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“We the People. Our Constitution begins with those three simple words, words we’ve come to recognise mean all the people, not just some; words that insist we rise and fall together”, said the US President. Americans have a choice to make in November, he said, and he spelled out the case for his side. This is not a matter of political correctness. He tells us the economy is great, yet we have the lowest labor participation rate in a generation, and inflation-adjusted wages have shrunk under Obama.

“No one who is willing to work hard, abide by our laws, and love our traditions should ever feel unwelcome in this country”, she said.

His remarks was seen was a direct response to the recent anti-Muslim rhetoric of Republican presidential candidates in particular Trump, who has proposed to temporarily bar all Muslims from travelling to the US.