Santorum Responds to State of the Union Address

Dallas, TX - Former U.S. Senator, former Republican presidential candidate and Chairman of Patriot Voices Rick Santorum issued the following statement at the conclusion of President Obama's State of the Union address tonight:

"The state of our union is indeed strong, but it is because of the resilience of hardworking Americans, not because of the heavy-handed policies of this administration.

"President Obama's State of the Union address glossed over the failures of his administration: failure to improve the economy, failure in the implementation of his signature achievement ObamaCare, failure to address our national security challenges, and failure to compromise.

"The tool of the Executive Order, which President Obama said tonight he will again put into use, illustrates the vindictive way he chooses to govern. Rather than finding areas of compromise, he bypasses Congress and acts unilaterally to ram through his agenda.

"We hear the media talk endlessly about a do-nothing Congress, but we can't ignore our do-nothing President, in part because of the atmosphere he has created that makes it impossible to get anything done. He continues to harmfully expand the power of the presidency to the detriment of the American people.

"If President Obama really wants to help hardworking American families achieve good-paying, stable jobs and live the American dream, he would stop pushing an agenda that is hurting small businesses, increasing healthcare costs and is overwhelmingly anti-family. We must put in place an economic plan that revives our domestic manufacturing and energy potential, rolls back job-killing regulations and forces the federal government to shrink.

"Finally, I will say that on one point the President is right: Americans want to believe in opportunity for all. But that can only be achieved if this President and this Congress begin to lift up hardworking families, protect our national security interests through a consistent foreign policy and ensure prosperity for this and future generations by building economic freedom," concluded Senator Santorum.