“Make 2016 the Year of Good Jobs and Stronger Economic Growth”

Washington – Business Roundtable Chairman Doug Oberhelman, Chairman and CEO of Caterpillar Inc., today released the following statement in reaction to President Obama’s State of the Union address:

“As President Obama said in his State of the Union address, we have seen progress since the end of the Great Recession. However, we still fall short of the economic growth that can provide all Americans greater opportunities for prosperity and success. President Obama and Congress should make 2016 the year of good jobs and stronger, sustained growth by enacting laws that help the U.S. economy reach its greatest potential. Those policies include passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement and pro-growth permanent tax reform.”