In response to President Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night, Rep. John Ratcliffe (R–Texas), who represents Lamar County, issued the following statement:
“To no surprise, the president’s speech tried to gloss over seven years of failed policies that have made life more difficult for the 700,000 Texans I represent. His final State of the Union address did nothing but reinforce just how out of touch the president is with the American people.
“From skyrocketing Obamacare premiums, to almost $19 trillion in national debt, and one foreign policy failure after the next, the need for real leadership in the Oval Office has never been more apparent. I’m committed to remaining steadfast in the fight to do whatever it takes to stop the president’s reckless agenda and offer bold, conservative ideas to reignite the promise of this great country.”
Following the president’s address, Ratcliffe sent a survey to thousands of constituents in Texas’ Fourth District asking them to grade the State of the Union based on the policies and agenda it contained. The results revealed that 73 percent of respondents gave the speech either a D or an F.
