Cohen Reacts to President Obama’s State Of The Union Address

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) tonight issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union speech:

“Tonight, President Obama laid out his vision to keep our country safe from terror, give the middle class better access to higher education, expand job opportunities, and improve economic fairness for all. It is a good plan for the American public and a good plan for Memphis. While those at the very top have reaped the benefits of a growing economy, the rest of our country has not. Income inequality has grown to nearly obscene levels and it is time to finally give the middle class a break.”

“The President’s plan will give Americans struggling to make ends meet a tax cut and secure paid sick leave for working parents. I was also very pleased that President Obama announced a new medical research program and an effort to increase access to higher education and make college more affordable, goals that I have spent my career working to realize and have helped achieve with Tennessee’s HOPE Lottery Scholarship. I hope that the Republicans who now control Congress realize that the right path forward is supporting middle class families, not just protecting the wealthiest among us, and I look forward to working with them to pass the plan that President Obama highlighted tonight.”