On the recordFebruary 5, 2020
Just over 12 hours ago, President Donald J. Trump stood in this Chamber and delivered an incredible State of the Union Address. He highlighted numerous successes during his time as President of the United States: Over 7 million jobs created; Record unemployment--record unemployment--for five decades; The lowest unemployment in over 70 years for women; Record unemployment for African, Hispanic, and Asian Americans; Doubling of the child tax credit from $1,000 to $2,000; Orchestrating phase one of the China trade agreement, which increases the amount of agriculture products that the Chinese have to purchase from American farmers--the largest purchase in the history of our country; Passing of the USMCA agreement. The President campaigned on it. It was a promise made. It was a promise kept; The largest military pay raise in the history of this country. The President said he was going to build a barrier along the southern border. He highlighted 100 miles of it being finished in his State of the Union Address yesterday, with 500 more miles still planned. He highlighted how his administration has approved a record number of generic drugs, and, for the first time in over 50 years, drug prices have actually gone down. He highlighted numerous successes that all Members of Congress who attended heard.…
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