{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://blakemoore.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-blake-moores-statement-president-bidens-state-union-address-0", "Congressman Blake Moore's Statement on President Biden's State of the Union Address", "2023-02-07", "2023", "2023-02", "Republican", "House", "UT", "Blake D. Moore", "M001213", "blakemoore.house.gov", "blakemoore", "https://blakemoore.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Congressman Blake Moore issued the following statement after President Joe Biden\u2019s State of the Union address:\n\n\u201cI was grateful to listen to tonight\u2019s State of the Union address with my guest Kody Jean Cooper from Clearfield, Utah. She is an Air Force veteran and the surviving spouse of fallen Utah National Guard Staff Sergeant Jon Cooper II, and it was a privilege to have her join me tonight.\n\nI appreciated the opportunity to hear President Biden\u2019s 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, like Kody and her sons.\n\nHowever, his attempts to herald his administration\u2019s policies came across as tone deaf to Americans who are struggling with historic inflation, harmful open border policies, and compromised national security.\n\nAs President Biden speaks of his \u2018Unity Agenda,\u2019 his actions prove otherwise. His administration\u2019s hyper-partisan fiscal policies have caused inflation to skyrocket, and reckless spending has become our country\u2019s greatest threat. Illegal immigration, drug trafficking, burdensome regulations, and supply chain challenges are wreaking havoc on our economic stability and national security. Our national security posture is weak and lacks leadership. The administration\u2019s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan in August of 2021 cost precious American lives and billions of dollars\u2019 worth of defense equipment, and we continue to demand accountability.\n\nAll that said, 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\u2019 chosen campaign narrative leading into 2024, and I was very disappointed he used his speech to spread that rhetoric.\n\nThrough our opposing approaches to our greatest challenges, I share President Biden\u2019s 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\u2019s 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\u2019s willingness to leave partisanship behind and lead.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T23:18:08Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://blakemoore.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-blake-moores-statement-president-bidens-state-union-address-0"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8280279580503702, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}