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Cole Comments on State of the Union Address

January 27, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Cole made the following statement about President Obama's State of the Union Address, January 27, 2010:

"The agenda President Obama outlined tonight essentially promises more of the same: more spending, more burdens on American businesses, and more symbolic measures that do nothing to provide real solutions to the challenges we face.

"I agree with the president that overcoming our problems requires a fresh approach and a spirit of cooperation. The American people have made it clear that they are tired of wasteful Washington spending and politics-as-usual. Unfortunately, President Obama and congressional Democrats appear committed to the same costly policies that have deepened the deficit and stifled economic growth for the past year.

"Whether the issue is health care, energy policy or jobs, the Democrat answer remains the same: more spending, higher taxes and bigger government.

"Such an approach is not what the times require. We need commonsense policies that control runaway government spending and allow American innovation to thrive. This is the key to job creation, long-term economic security, energy independence and affordable health care.

"President Obama campaigned on a promise to usher in a new era of post-partisan cooperation and transparency. Unfortunately, the past year has demonstrated that the soaring rhetoric of his administration is hollow. Despite what he promised, President Obama continues to blame the past administration for all of America's problems, drive our nation further and further into debt, and look to big government programs to solve every challenge we face. That is not what made America great in the first place, and it is certainly not an approach to restore our greatness."

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