In Case You Missed It- OK Delegation Not Impressed With SOTU
By Chris Casteel, Washington Bureau
Oklahoma ties: State’s congressional delegates react to State of the Union speech
Members of Oklahoma’s all-Republican congressional delegation responded Tuesday to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech:
• Rep. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma City: “President Obama once again demonstrated his ability to deliver a rousing speech, but it is obvious that his policies won’t deliver a rousing economy. The majority of the priorities and solutions he proposed tonight are not in line with the realities facing American families. Many of the proposals the President laid out are already in action in Oklahoma. We do not need a federal mandate for our state to do what we already do well.
“In his inaugural address a few weeks ago and again tonight, the President posited that we can care for this generation while still investing in future generations. With more and more people retiring every day, Americans living longer and an entire generation of baby boomers about to begin drawing Social Security and Medicare, our current entitlement system simply will not exist for future generations without significant reform.”