Thompson Statement in Response to State of the Union Address

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson tonight issued the following statement in response to President Biden's State of the Union Address:

"President Biden tried to rewrite history this evening, glossing over the fact that Americans are facing real hardships, with record-high inflation impacting family budgets. Mr. Biden owns this energy crisis, which is the direct result of his administration crippling domestic production, making us more vulnerable to global market fluctuations such as those caused by Russian aggressions in Ukraine. Releasing emergency stockpiles of oil on the eve of the State of the Union Address should not be celebrated – it's temporary and not a comprehensive energy policy.

"No amount of talk of electric vehicles or speaking in platitudes about a green economy will change the fact that everyday Americans are paying an unnecessary price at the pump. The President continues to ignore the national emergency at our southern border, with unprecedented illegal migration leading to millions of apprehensions, limited deportations, and a signature domestic policy agenda that aims to legalize the status of millions of people here unlawfully. No amount of grandstanding or revisionist history is going to change the fact that the American people have a starkly different view from the President on the direction of our country."