January 24, 2012 –Nebraska’s Senator Ben Nelson made the following comments after President Obama delivered his State of the Union address tonight to a joint session of Congress and the American people:
“The President’s proposals tonight, and other ideas from Congress, are all headed to the dustbin of history unless Washington ends its job-killing gridlock. I believe that Nebraskans have had enough of the job-killing gridlock we’ve seen over the last few years. The job-killing gridlock is holding America back. It’s holding our economy down. It’s hurting middle class Nebraska families,” said Senator Nelson.
“I’m ready to work together with Republicans, Democrats and Independents to get the job done.
“We can start with the President’s ideas to expand American energy, whether from our natural resources or renewable sources such as biofuels including ethanol. Today, the ethanol we produce displaces 445 million barrels of oil that we don’t have to import from unstable areas of the world. It’s creating more than 400,000 American jobs, including more than 1,300 jobs in Nebraska.
“But we can and should do better—for the economy, the environment and America’s push for greater energy independence. By ending the job-killing gridlock, we can expand our domestic energy production from natural and renewable resources. We’ll create more jobs and have more “Made in America” energy.
“Tonight, I sat with my Nebraska delegation colleagues, as we did last year. And others crossed party lines, as well, to sit together in the House chamber. Let’s hope this example can pave the way to more partnerships, and less partisanship, and more real results that lower the debt, put people to work and help secure America’s future.”
VIDEO OF SEN. NELSON’S COMMENTS AVAILABLE HERE: http://bennelson.senate.gov/Video/ebn-1-24-12-post-sotu.mp4
AUDIO OF SEN. NELSON’S COMMENTS AVAILABLE HERE: http://gp1d.senate.gov/sdmc/Ben_Nelson/012412_BENNELSON_POST_1_RADIO.mp3
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