Van Hollen Statement on the State of the Union

Statement

Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on President Obama's State of the Union address:

"Tonight, the President laid out a clear path forward for a middle class economy. We have made important economic progress -- now we need to make sure that working families, and not just the very wealthy, reap the rewards of our recovery. We can take concrete steps to increase middle class wages, make sure working families take more of their paycheck home, give our kids the education necessary for higher paying careers, and keep good paying jobs here in the United States.

"President Obama and Democrats in Congress are committed to building on the momentum we've achieved. Unfortunately, our Republican colleagues have only offered obstruction. An agenda that protects the top 1 percent at the expense of everything else and turns back the clock on affordable health care and important consumer protections is not what people want. It's time to put aside the partisanship and work to grow an economy that works for all Americans, not just the wealthy few."

Last week, Congressman Van Hollen offered his Action Plan to Grow the Paychecks of All, Not Just the Wealthy Few, which zeroes in on many of the same middle class concerns that President Obama laid out tonight.

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