McKinley on Obama's State of the Union: Americans Deserve Better

Statement

Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E., (WV-1) responded to the State of the Union address by calling for President Obama to work with Congress to make government more effective, efficient, and accountable.

"President Obama addressed America and delivered a misleading outlook about our economy and what our government's priorities should be," McKinley said. "His priorities, like raising taxes, have no chance of being adopted and merely serve to divide the nation."

"Americans deserve better. They simply want government to be more efficient, effective, and accountable," said McKinley. "In our first two weeks, the House has passed five major, bipartisan pieces of legislation. These are common-sense solutions to improve economic opportunity, such as approving the Keystone XL Pipeline, streamlining regulations, and restoring the 40-hour work week, which was undercut by Obamacare."

"Despite Democratic support on each bill, President Obama has promised to veto them all," McKinley said. "How does that give peace of mind and hope to struggling families?"

McKinley added, "The new American Congress will continue to work for the people who sent us here to get work done. Obama can go on blocking jobs bills, threatening vetoes, and causing gridlock. In the meantime, we'll get to work for the people who sent us here -- the hard-working taxpayers who deserve better than what they have experienced in the last six years."

Rep. McKinley was joined this evening by his invited guest Larry Gore, a coal miner from Fairmont, WV who works at the Leer Mine in Grafton. Mr. Gore was invited to highlight the vital role coal miners play in powering America's economy -- a role too often under attack during this President's war on coal.

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