Colorado: Orrin Hatch

Here’s the text of President Barack Obama’s speech to Congress on Tuesday night, as prepared for delivery. Read the responses to the speech from Colorado’s congressional delegation here. Follow the live Twitter discussion here.

Madame Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, and the First Lady of the United States:

I’ve come here tonight not only to address the distinguished men and women in this great chamber, but to speak frankly and directly to the men and women who sent us here.

I know that for many Americans watching right now, the state of our economy is a concern that rises above all others. And rightly so.