DSCC CHAIRMAN ROBERT MENENDEZ STATEMENT ON STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, released the following statement upon completion of President Obama’s State of the Union address:

“The President did precisely what he needed to do this evening: lay out an agenda that directly addresses the economic angst that voters feel right now. Democrats inherited colossal problems, and while we have made progress over the last twelve months, the President outlined ways we can redouble our efforts. To be successful in November, Democrats must engage and deliver for Americans who feel economic anxiety right now.

“While we invite Republicans to work with us, they have shown a stunning disinterest in doing so. In fact, Republicans prefer to bet on the failure of the President and of the country. But Republicans will be on the ballot this November too, and their only solutions are a return to the very policies favoring corporate interests that got us here in the first place. In the upcoming elections, voters will face a choice between Republicans who are standing with Wall Street fat cats, bankers and insurance companies - or Democrats who are working hard to clean up the mess we inherited by putting the people's interests ahead of the special interests.”