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Congressman Allen reacts to State of the Union address
Legislator: 'Same old rhetoric'
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President Barack Obama’s seventh and final State of the Union address Tuesday night had some glaring omissions about national security, yet was filled with repetition reminiscent of past addresses, said Congressman Rick Allen, R-Ga., 12th District. “It is the same old rhetoric we heard the last seven years,” Allen told the Statesboro Herald on Wednesday. Obama did not address plans to battle terrorism, misled the American public regarding the economy and “has no clue how to lead,” he said.
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