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In years past, I’ve chosen to forego President Obama’s annual State of the Union, and instead focused on interacting with my constituents through live, virtual town halls while I watched the speech in my office.  My decisions have not been out of disrespect, but rather because I have wanted to see real-time responses from Georgians and to get their ideas for what might jumpstart our economy.

This year, I decided to attend the State of the Union in hopes that the president might have learned something from his failed policies and for a change in direction in this particular speech.  I went with my colleagues to the House floor and awaited the president’s arrival, hoping that he would deliver a speech that would give us real, honest solutions to get our economy going and create jobs outside of government.

Unfortunately, that didn’t happen.  Last night, we got nothing more than a campaign speech from President Obama that outlined his plans to further d! ivide America for political gain.  The State of the Union revolved around raising taxes, increasing spending, and enacting more government regulations â€" nearly all in conflict with the original intent of our constitution.

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