Barbara Boxer: “I want to go through why I think that is the case. So as we get ready to take part in a wonderful ritual where the…”

“I want to go through why I think that is the case. So as we get ready to take part in a wonderful ritual where the Members of the Senate will gather in this Chamber--and I know the Chair, as a new Member, will experience this amazing feeling of patriotism and excitement as we gather here to make that march across the Capitol to join our colleagues in the House--we think very seriously about the state of our Union and what we hope the President will say. In the spirit of great respect, I want to tell the President, through this short talk of mine today, what I am hearing from my constituents about the state of our Nation.”