WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) – As soon as President Biden finished his first State of the Union Address last night, the statements from elected officials on both sides of the aisle came fast and furious.
Republican Congressman Fred Upton of St. Joseph, whose current district covers the Kalamazoo area said, “I am disappointed at the lack of talk on how to counter the alarming threat of Putin. We need to use every tool in the toolbox, including immediately ending Russian Oil importation. We are buying oil from Russia to the tune of $100 million a day. I support Biden’s call for products and jobs made in America, like chips and autos, but we must apply that standard to our energy supply as well.”
Fellow Republican Congressman Bill Huzinga of Zeeland, who likely will face Upton in August for the newly drawn Congressional seat also hit the energy scene, saying, “While President Biden made impassioned statements, we must do more to help our Ukrainian Allies. First and foremost, it doesn’t make sense for America to continue to buy Russian oil when it funds Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. America should lead the effort to sanction Russia’s energy sector. At the same time, the Biden Administration must reverse its misguided energy policy here in the United States. We can strengthen our economy, lower prices at the pump, and support our allies by embracing American energy as a force for good.”
Democratic U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow from Michigan praised the President’s speech, saying ““We know there’s still work to do to build a better America. President Biden has laid out a plan to push back on price-gouging and cut costs on those expenses taking more of people’s paychecks every day. We will strengthen supply chains and make more things in Michigan and America. We will lower prices through competition that helps small businesses and protects consumers.”
Her fellow Michigan U.S. Senator Gary Peters said in part, “We’ve seen record economic growth in the past year – and thanks to the bipartisan infrastructure law – we’ll be able to build back even stronger through good-paying, union jobs. I agree with President Biden that we must improve our supply chain resiliency and strengthen domestic manufacturing to reduce our reliance on foreign manufacturing of critical parts – such as semiconductor chips.”
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