Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minnesota, responded to President Obama’s State of the Union speech on Tuesday night from the Tea Party Express headquarters. Here is a transcript of Bachmann’s speech.
Bachmann: Good evening. My name is Congresswoman Michele Bachmann from Minnesota’s 6th District.
I want to thank the Tea Party Express and Tea Party HD for inviting me to speak this evening. I’m here at their request and not to compete with the official Republican remarks.
The Tea Party is a dynamic force for good in our national conversation, and it’s an honor for me to speak with you.
Two years ago, when Barack Obama became our president, unemployment was 7.8%, and our national debt stood at what seemed like a staggering $10.6 trillion. We wondered whether the president would cut spending, reduce the deficit and implement real job-creating policies.
Unfortunately, the president’s strategy for recovery was to spend a trillion dollars on a failed stimulus program…