In his first State of the Union address, President Joe Biden spoke about Russia's attack on Ukraine, the economy and the future of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's how Utahns in Congress reacted: Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah: "Each of us who were there tonight will take away different messages, but for me the most important is showing unity in fighting evil around the world, and especially Putin." Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah: "Instead of giving Americans a reason to have hope in the future, Biden can’t seem to get past the crises of his own making."
Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah: "Parallel to the invasion of Crimea in 2014, the world is reminded of what Vladimir Putin is capable of when the White House projects weakness and division instead of unity and power." Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah: "Despite what we heard tonight, the real state of our union is this: Skyrocketing inflation, rising crime, a humanitarian crisis and security threat at our southern border, supply chain gridlock, unconstitutional government overreach, a growing national debt, and weakness on the world stage." Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah: "Yes, Russia is the problem of today. But we must not forget that China is operating in the background and remains the problem of tomorrow." Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah: “The state of the union is stressed, and the American people cannot be jawboned into believing otherwise.” Read more about last night's State of the Union. More in Politics Sen. Mike Lee says it’s ‘inappropriate’ for president to tout Supreme Court nominee’s race, gender (Deseret News) Utah lawmakers, Union Pacific make nice: Bill to force clean switchers put on hold (Deseret News) Homeless advocates ask for more affordable housing as Legislature slashes funding bill (Deseret News) |