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Congressman Steven Horsford Responds to State of the Union Address

February 4, 2020

Washington, D.C. — In response to the State of the Union address given by President Trump this evening, Congressman Steven Horsford released the following statement:

"Tonight, President Trump claimed that our country is thriving and that the economy is booming. That simply is not true for millions of Americans. More than 55 million Americans are currently working full-time year-round with an average income of $18,000 per year—barely enough to pay their rent, put gas in their car, pay their utility bills, and feed their families. Millions of Americans are barely making enough to survive.

It is not enough for the President to claim that unemployment is down—we must keep asking ourselves: What kind of jobs are we generating and do they pay enough to live on? This year, I will work with my colleagues across the aisle to bring transformative change to the economic prospects of this country, starting with an infrastructure package that addresses our country's 21st century needs and creating job training and education programs to skill up our workforce and create good-paying opportunities for all.

The President also claimed that he is working to put patients first—to that claim, I encourage him to prove it and commit to lowering prescription drug costs and withdraw his administration's numerous attempts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act. The House has already passed H.R. 3, the Elijah Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act. The President must encourage the Senate to do the same."