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Rep. Michael Honda (D-Calif.), who represents California's 15th Congressional district, which encompasses Silicon Valley, issued the following statement in response to the President's State of the Union address to Congress.

President Obama set forth a bold vision for this country. For the first two years of his Presidency, we have been cleaning up the mess that was left by the Bush Administration. It hasn’t always been pretty, but every step of the way we’ve made clear, substantive and measurable progress. Now we are ready to move forward, and tonight the President provided us with a blueprint for the 21st century.  A blueprint that will see America once again lead the world in the technologies of tomorrow by investing in the services and infrastructure of today: education, clean energy and high-speed rail. It is in these investments that we will find sensible long-term deficit reduction that will allow our economy to grow and build jobs.

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