Ann Wagner Reacts to President Obama's State of the Union Speech

Washington, DC - Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) released the following statement tonight in response to President Obama's State of the Union speech:

"The people of the 2nd District are tired of the same old failed speeches and policies from President Obama. The Show-Me state wants to know, 'where are the jobs!' It's time the President started working with Congress and not around us.

"The President called for a 'year of action.' I don't know where the President and Senate Democrats have been for the last year, but House Republicans have taken action on solutions that will make your lives just a little better, a little easier to manage.

"In fact, the House has passed over 170 pieces of legislation in the last year that have been ignored by the United States Senate and the President. The House has passed solutions that will increase the size of your paychecks, increase upward mobility, restore your individual liberties and lower costs on everyday items that you depend on every day like groceries, gasoline, and the cost of your health care. These common-sense solutions offer the American people a better future versus a failed present.

"It's time we turn the page and begin a new era focused on empowering the American people and not the government."