#SOTUin3Words: 2016 Edition – Roll Call

#SOTUin3Words: 2016 Edition

Sen. Tim Scott offers his three-word take on the State of the Union address.

By Cyra Master

Posted January 13, 2016 at 12:31am

Following President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address, CQ Roll Call reporters Eli Yokley, Eric Garcia, Katherine Tully-McManus, Hugh Ferguson, Katherine Scott and Andy Van Wye caught up with members of Congress in Statuary Hall to get their reactions to his speech in their own words (and handwriting).

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