Often times heckled by Republicans,  President Joe Biden called on Congress to “finish” one job after another, in his second State of the Union Address in which he insisted the U.S. is "strong."

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Third-District GOP Congressman Adrian Smith counters that the President is leading the country in the wrong direction. Smith adding that four in ten Americans, the highest number in 37 years, say they are worse off under the Biden Presidency.

In the hour-long address, Biden took time to tout his trillion dollar infrastructure plan, which a dozen Republicans voted for including Omaha's Don Bacon. But following the speech Bacon took exception to Biden's handling of the economy. Still Biden finds the Infrastructure Act something to crow about, insisting thousands of jobs have already been created.

Nebraska’s newly appointed Sen. Republican Pete Ricketts argues that the President has not controlled the border and made the U.S. more dependent on foreign oil.

Nebraska’s newest Congressman, Republican Mike Flood, says Biden’s calls for bipartisanship do little to rally Americans dealing with an economy in crisis, no indication he's ready to rein in spending and an increasingly aggressive China.

"While Republicans like Rep. Flood and Sen. Ricketts are focused on culture wars, Democrats are focused on putting money in Nebraskans’ pockets," said Nebraska Democratic Party Chairwoman, Jane Kleeb. "Nebraska received $1.04 billion from the American Rescue Plan passed by the Biden administration–a bill Rep. Bacon called 'a partisan COVID bill.'” 

Biden said it's time to give public school teachers a raise, ban assault weapons, and protect Social Security.