Congressman Moore releases a statement following President Biden’s State of the Union Address

Despite having differing opinions on important topics, Congressman Moore remains hopeful that bipartisanship measures can be introduced under Biden's leadership. Photo: Congressman Moore.

WASHINGTON D.C. – Following President Biden’s State of the Union Address on Tuesday night, Congressman Moore released a statement to share his opinion on the President’s remarks.

“I appreciated the opportunity to hear President Biden’s remarks and agree with his sentiments in support of Ukraine, investments in medical technologies and research to fight cancer, and resources for our veterans and their families,” Congressman Moore said in a release. “However, his attempts to herald his administration’s policies came across as tone deaf to Americans who are struggling with historic inflation, harmful open border policies, and compromised national security.”

Throughout his speech, President Biden referenced his administration’s positive effect on the economy several times, citing the creation of 12 million new jobs, “we’ve created more jobs in two years than any president has ever created in four.” Biden also referred to the 3.4% unemployment rate, the lowest in 50 years, as well as the creation of 800,000 ‘good-paying manufacturing jobs.”

“I ran for President to fundamentally change things, to make sure the economy works for everyone so we can all feel pride in what we do,” Biden said during his speech. “To build an economy from the bottom up and the middle out, not from the top down. Because when the middle class does well, the poor have a ladder up and the wealthy still do very well. We all do well.”

On the contrary, inflation has also hit record-level highs under Biden’s administration. “His administration’s hyper-partisan fiscal policies have caused inflation to skyrocket, and reckless spending has become our country’s greatest threat,” Congressman Moore said. “Illegal immigration, drug trafficking, burdensome regulations, and supply chain challenges are wreaking havoc on our economic stability and national security.”

Another one of President Biden’s main talking points is the claim that Republicans want to ‘sunset’ Medicare and Social Security every five years. “Instead of making the wealthy pay their fair share, some Republicans want Medicare and Social Security to sunset every five years. That means if Congress doesn’t vote to keep them, those programs will go away,” Biden said on Tuesday. “Other Republicans say if we don’t cut Social Security and Medicare, they’ll let America default on its debt for the first time in our history. I won’t let that happen.”

Congressman Moore refuted this claim in his release, “The most disingenuous thing he said all night was that some Republicans want to sunset Medicare, apparently referencing his other comments that the GOP wants to cut or gut Medicare. This has emerged as the Democrats’ chosen campaign narrative leading into 2024, and I was very disappointed he used his speech to spread that rhetoric.”

Despite having differing opinions on important topics, Congressman Moore remains hopeful that bipartisanship measures can be introduced under Biden’s leadership. “I share President Biden’s optimism for the progress we can achieve if elected officials from both sides of the aisle work together to craft solutions. I am leveraging my positions on the House Ways and Means and Budget committees to reverse Washington’s debt culture, rein in federal spending, support our military and national defense efforts, and ensure every American can feel safe in their community.”

“Our American resolve has the power to rise above, and I am hopeful that productive collaboration can yield economic mobility and security for more Americans, but much of this depends on the President’s willingness to leave partisanship behind and lead.”