On Tuesday, President Joe Biden delivered his annual State of The Union address to a joint session of Congress. The President touted the achievements of his administration and called for consensus. Alabama Republicans responded to the President’s address with skepticism.
Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-AL04) said that the “American people don’t believe” Biden.
“While President Biden says the state of our union is strong, it is clear that the American people don’t believe him,” Aderholt wrote. “They don’t believe him when they are paying record prices at the grocery store and at the gas pump. They don’t believe him when the crisis at our southern border continues to escalate, with 4.5 million illegal crossings since he took office. They don’t believe him when their children continue to overdose on fentanyl that’s been trafficked across the border. And they don’t believe him when the Chinese Communist Party goes unchecked, and their spy balloons are not shot down before they traverse our entire country.”
“The American people deserve better and the Republican majority in the House of Representatives is committed to delivering solutions,” Aderholt added. “We are taking a common-sense conservative approach to these issues, and we encourage the President to work with us as we lead in the 118th Congress.”
U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville said, “The divide between President Biden’s big-government view of our country and the conservative vision for our potential has never been wider.”
“It’s hard for President Biden to address the weakened State of our Union when he doesn’t seem to be living in the difficult reality he’s created,” Sen. Tuberville stated. “Americans can’t afford their utilities or groceries, don’t feel safe in their communities, and are villainized for their views by a president who promised to unite us. Not only did the president fail to offer solutions tonight, he showed he doesn’t even seem to understand the problems. Instead, he just paid lip service to the same progressive priorities that have failed time and time again.”
“The divide between President Biden’s big-government view of our country and the conservative vision for our potential has never been wider,” Tuberville continued. “Republicans believe in a union that protects liberty, creates opportunity, and gets people back on their feet. We have a vision to make our country more free, more secure, and more affordable. As we saw tonight, President Biden doesn’t share that vision. However, because I speak with hardworking people every day who want to help turn our country around, I still believe America’s best days lie ahead of her. Those days will come when we elect a president who actually believes in American greatness and is capable of delivering results.”
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers released a statement arguing that President Biden has done nothing but “weaken our country.”
“Our nation is less safe under President Biden,” Rep. Rogers said in a statement to reporters. “Time and time again – the misguided policies of the Biden-Harris administration have placed our national security at risk. In his speech, President Biden claimed that ‘if China threatens our sovereignty, we will act to protect our country.’ Is that why President Biden allowed the Chinese Communist Party to spy on our country and tried to hide it from Congress and the American people? The truth is that President Biden has done nothing but weaken our national security.”
U.S. Senator Katie Britt said, “President Biden refused to own the border crisis in tonight’s State of the Union.”
“Tonight, I’m disappointed to say that the perspective of Alabama parents and families was missing,” Sen. Britt said in a video statement. “The reality of what moms and dads across our state and nation are facing is a stark difference from what we heard tonight from the President. Parents and families are sitting around the kitchen table, worrying about how they’re going to make ends meet in the face of crushing inflation. They’re worried about the price of groceries, from eggs and milk to flour and chicken. They’re worried about the wave of supply chain shortages that have affected their children recently, that’s everything from baby formula to children’s Tylenol.”
“I’ve visited the border twice now in my first month in office,” Britt continued. “I listened and learned, visiting with the brave Border Patrol agents, law enforcement officers, survivors of human trafficking, and military personnel who are confronting this disaster on a daily basis. What I can tell you is now, it’s time for action. This week, I’ll be introducing a package of bills to seal and secure the border and to keep hardworking American families safe. My Senate Republican colleagues and I are fighting every day for faith, family, and freedom. There’s no doubt that this issue should be a bipartisan one – the solutions, certainly, but even acknowledging that there’s a problem. President Biden refused to own the border crisis in tonight’s State of the Union, just as he’s done his entire presidency. I urge my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to step up and join us in advancing commonsense solutions to secure the border.”
Congressman Gary Palmer expressed concerns about the President’s energy policy and how that has led to high gas prices.
“Tomorrow, the American people will wake up, and gas prices will still be too high,” Rep. Palmer said on Twitter. “Groceries and household utilities will still be unaffordable for many Americans, and our border will still not be secure. President Biden said nothing tonight to change that reality.”
Congressman Dale Strong said on Twitter, “President Biden says that our economy is strong, but for the past two years, American families and small businesses have felt firsthand the impact out-of-control spending as inflation has skyrocketed— costing American families.”
Congressman Jerry Carl said he was “very disappointed” by the President’s address.
“I’m very disappointed by President Biden’s State of the Union address tonight,” Rep. Carl said on Facebook. “He passed the blame for his failures and offered zero solutions to our border crisis, our inflation crisis, or our energy crisis. He also flat-out lied by saying Republicans want to cut Social Security or Medicare. This is NOT true.”
“The President is out of touch and has all the wrong priorities,” Carl concluded.
Congressman Barry Moore pushed back at the President’s attacks on gun owners and the Pro-Life movement.
“President Biden devoted more time tonight on disarming law-abiding Americans than disarming foreign surveillance aircraft spying on Americans like you and me,” Rep. Moore said on Twitter. “Think about that. #ChineseSpyBalloon.”
“President Biden has the nerve to call Republicans extreme for supporting life while his party continues blocking a ban on killing babies born alive after a botched abortion,” Moore added.
President Biden was elected in 2020 after serving as vice president from 2009 to 2017. He faces reelection next year.
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