Carson Statement on President Obama’s State of the Union Address

Washington, DC – Tonight, Rep. André Carson (D-IN) issued the following statement:

“Tonight, the President laid out his vision of a brighter American future. A future where we continue to create new jobs and work to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to enter the middle-class. A future where students have the means to unlock the doors of a quality education, where workers can still get the skills they need to compete for 21st century jobs, and where our businesses on Main Street can find and afford the tools they need to grow and expand.

“The president highlighted many of the toughest challenges facing our country, from disease to poverty to terrorism, and laid out a path forward which both parties can follow to achieve real results.

“I was also pleased to hear the president call on Americans to remember the principles on which our country was founded, acknowledging what many of us already know- that the harmful, bigoted rhetoric being used to create divisions within our communities must stop.

“Our country has come a long way over the past seven years under the leadership of President Obama. Yet there is still far more work to do to keep our nation safe, our economy growing and our people united. I am determined to do my part, and hope that Congress can work together to bring some of the real change envisioned by the president tonight.”