Shortly after President Obama delivered his 2011 State of the Union speech Tuesday night, Congressman Robert Hurt, R-Charlottesville, issued a brief response.
Traditionally, members of the opposing party respond to the president's speech with statements of their own, explaining their party's and their own perspectives on the issues covered in the address.\nIn his response, Hurt noted that "it was encouraging to hear President Obama address the pressing need to create jobs, cut spending and get our fiscal house in order," but added that he "was disappointed by [Obama's] renewed commitment to pursue more stimulus-style government spending."
Obama's speech focused on the nation's need to strive for bipartisan cooperation; endorse research, innovation and education; and facilitate small business development.\n"We need to out-innovate, out-educate and out-build the rest of the world," Obama said.
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