Press Releases
January 27, 2010
Congresswoman Bordallo Reacts to President Obama’s First State of the Union Address
President Barack Obama, this evening, addressed a joint session of Congress in his first State of the Union since taking office on January 20, 2009. Congresswoman Bordallo was in attendance at tonight’s address and was joined by Ms. Sarah Nededog, Executive Director of Sanctuary, Incorporated on Guam.
“President Obama touched on many important issues affecting our nation during his first State of the Union,” Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo said today. “In the speech, the President outlined the success of initiatives the helped to jumpstart the weakening economy including H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. In our community alone, this bill has provided over $220 million in financial assistance as well as $60 million in tax credits paid in full by the U.S. Treasury, and created or saved over 500 jobs on Guam. I will continue to work with the President and my colleagues in Congress to continue promoting job creation through investments in small businesses, green jobs, clean energy, and improvements to infrastructure. I remain confident in President Obama, his Administration, and his focus on revitalizing the American economy. The President has outlined a vision of capping non-security spending for the next three fiscal years. This effort is an important step towards controlling federal spending and providing for balanced budgets. We will carefully review the President’s budget and its impact on Guam when Congress receives the budget proposal next week."
“I was honored and humbled to be invited as Congresswoman Bordallo’s guest,” said Ms. Sarah Nededog, “I was impressed by President Obama’s strong message that the way out of poverty is through education and he outlined specific incentives for Americans to attend college.”