From the office of Congressman Doc Hastings (NGP Photo) TODAY: 

Doc Hastings, Congressman, President's State of the Union, Keystone XL, Photo by Dave HarbourWhat the President Failed to Mention in His Address

On Tuesday, January 28th, President Obama delivered his fifth State of the Union address. “The president spoke a lot about his ‘year of action’, but what is significant in his speech is what he failed to mention,”​ said Hastings on Tuesday following the president's speech. “There was no mention tonight of the thousands of employees who have lost their employer-provided health care coverage or had their take home pay cut as a result of Obamacare. President Obama failed to mention that tens of thousands of jobs would be created if he stopped delaying construction on the bipartisan Keystone XL pipeline. And the president failed to call on the Democrat-run Senate to vote on the 40 House-passed jobs bills still awaiting action, while millions of Americans continue to search for jobs and thousands more give up searching for work each month. The fact is, Americans are hurting as a result of President Obama’s own policies.”