[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 718]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, we are looking forward to welcoming 
President Obama to the Capitol on Tuesday. The State of the Union is a 
unique opportunity, not just for the President but for our entire 
country. If he lays out an agenda that corresponds to the message the 
voters delivered in November, it could signal a truly productive moment 
for our country.
  In November the American people told us they are tired of 
Washington's dysfunction. They told us they are tired of Washington's 
prioritizing the concerns of powerful special interests over their own. 
They called for a Congress that functions again, and that is just what 
we have been working toward. They called for Congress to focus on jobs 
and reform, and that is what we have been doing.
  They also called for President Obama to cooperate with Congress to 
enact a different and better reform agenda for the middle class. On 
that front, we have some distance to cover, but Tuesday can be a new 
day. This can be the moment the President pivots to a positive posture. 
This can be a day he promotes realistic reforms that focus on economic 
growth instead of spending more money than we have. We are eager for 
him to do so.
  There is much we can accomplish for the American people if the 
President is willing to work with us. We will be looking for signs of 
that in the speech he delivers Tuesday night.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Ms. HIRONO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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