McCarthy Responds to State of the Union

Today, Congressman Kevin McCarthy offered the following statement after the State of the Union address:

"President Biden's State of the Union was out of touch. He painted a rosy picture of our nation while failing to fully acknowledge the challenges that our communities are facing created by his failed policies. In California, we have felt these challenges directly: record-high gas prices that are rising every week, violent crime, and our ports are backlogged causing a supply chain crisis that is keeping our farmers from selling the food they grow. And while students in California are only now being allowed to return to normalcy in the classroom, the very legislators who have failed to follow the science have also consistently broken the rules set forth for everyone else.

"Our country is in a crisis.

"But House Republicans have a plan to support families, keep our communities safe, and get our country back on track. That starts with producing more Californian-made energy to reduce our energy prices, securing our border, and allowing our children to learn alongside other students inside the classroom.

"Today serves as a snapshot of where we are as a country and it is clear that there is a lot of work to be done. I won't ever stop fighting to ensure that we deliver better opportunities for the American people."

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