Mitch McConnell

This was Rep. Morgan McGarvey's first State of the Union address since Louisville elected him. He didn't want to be cheesy but called it "incredible."

He expressed high hopes for what the GOP can accomplish since it [controls the House again](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/11/16/midterm-election-results-live-updates/10707397002/) and can check Democratic power in the White House and the Senate. "I hope during the rest of President Biden’s term he chooses to work with House Republicans on getting inflation under control, regaining control of the border and unleashing American-made energy." "The president did the best that he could do to try to convince people otherwise. "It was an incredible moment to sit on the floor of the United States House of Representatives with my colleagues from the House, the members of the Senate, the Supreme Court justices, the members of the cabinet, and the president addressing the nation and the Congress about how our country's doing." "People are always cynical. I am not cynical this morning." “The true State of the Union is that our country is facing crisis after crisis under President Biden’s leadership," Guthrie said in a statement. "You don't want to be cheesy about something like this," said McGarvey, whom Louisville elected in November to succeed retired Rep. What to know about special election](https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2023/01/09/morgan-mcgarvey-replacement-special-election-when-where-to-vote/69790368007/) [productive](https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/mitch-mcconnell/2023/01/04/joe-biden-mitch-mcconnell-celebrate-bipartisan-brent-spence-deal/69774681007/) congresses in [decades](https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/mitch-mcconnell/2022/06/24/why-did-mitch-mcconnell-vote-biggest-gun-reform-bill-in-decades/7711139001/), it was an opportunity, I think, to remind legislators what government can accomplish when we work together to make things better for the American people," he told The Courier Journal on Wednesday. [redistricting](https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/ky-general-assembly/2022/01/05/ky-senate-gop-unveils-redistricting-plan-congress-yarmuths-seat/9092994002/), similarly said America faces various crises. [Morgan McGarvey](https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2023/01/06/congressman-morgan-mcgarvey-waits-sworn-in-kevin-mccarthy-votes/69784930007/) went to his first [State of the Union address](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/02/08/5-takeaways-president-joe-bidens-state-union/11155156002/) Tuesday − an experience he called "incredible," as President Joe Biden spoke to a room filled with freshman lawmakers like him as well as high-level officials (including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who was underwhelmed by the speech).