Representative Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) released the following statement on President Trump’s State of the Union Address.  

“I appreciate the President’s call for unity and hope that he is willing to work with Congress,” said Houlahan. “I hope that we can come together in bipartisan manner to increase access to affordable and quality healthcare, bring good paying jobs with good benefits to our community, improve infrastructure and our education system, pass common sense gun safety measures, and reform our broken immigration system.”

“We must come together, with the Executive and Legislative branches working collaboratively, to pass legislation that will help American families get ahead. This is how our government and our elected officials are supposed to do the work of the people.

“I am a third generation military veteran. I believe we must protect all of our borders - land, air, and sea - and we must protect our values. I support smart, effective and efficient border security measures. I do not believe a monolithic continuous border wall is either efficient or effective.

“I also believe that we cannot let our government be shutdown again as a negotiating tactic over any policy difference, regardless of the Administration. To that end, I was concerned that the President did not appear to rule out another government shutdown.

“I will continue to look to find common ground with the President and anyone and everyone on areas that will benefit the people of Pennsylvania’s 6th district that I was elected to represent. Thank you again for the honor to serve.”

Houlahan’s guest to the State of the Union was Michelle Roberson from Chester County, Pennsylvania. Roberson’s daughter, Bianca, was fatally shot in a senseless road rage incident in 2017 just a few weeks after graduating high school.

Houlahan is an Air Force veteran, an engineer, a serial entrepreneur, an educator, and a nonprofit leader. She’s in her first term representing Pennsylvania’s 6th Congressional District which encompasses Chester County and southern Berks County.

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