Patricia Schroeder: “I thought the most interesting thing the President had to say last night was his point No. 7. It was a very serious…”

“I thought the most interesting thing the President had to say last night was his point No. 7. It was a very serious thing. I certainly hear this as I travel around this country. I have never heard a President in the State of the Union do this. He said, now that we have talked about all the agendas that we come together in this great American community and try to work on together, let me tell you what the American community thinks of this body. He virtually said, grow up. He is absolutely right. Do not take the full faith and credit of this Nation hostage for ideological wars. This is absolutely ridiculous. It has never been done in the history of this Republic. I think the people are fed up with our, A, shutting down the Government and, B, now talking about that as not enough, we will push the credit off the cliff. That would not be tolerated by our forefathers and foremothers, and the American people have run out of their toleration with it. I hope this body listened last night.”