this is jeff fortenberry who is a republican from alaska nebraska. congressman fortenberry, one of your fellow never oscans was sitting with mrs. obama tonight. warren buffett fiat secretary. >> i didn't see her. i didn't necessarily know who she was. i asked senator nelson, the democratic senator from nebraska, we all sat together as a delegation who she was and he didn't know her either. >> we talked with a lot of democrats tonight who found the president's speech is a very bipartisan. do you agree with that? >> welcome the president gives a strong and poignant speech. that is one of his skill sets. and i thought it was particularly appropriate, the book ends of the speech was particularly poignant and appropriate as he gave heartfelt tributes to the sacrifice of our military, particularly in iraq but also about the world. i thought that was free strong and very appropriate and showed good command by our commander in chief. i felt his emphasis on the reviving of manufacturing -- american manufacturing and creating a level playing field and trade an

this is jeff fortenberry, a republican from nebraska. congressman, one of if elena baskin's was sitting with mrs. obama -- one of your fellow the baskins was sitting with mrs. obama. >> i did not see her. i did not know her personally. i ask the democrat senator from nebraska who she was. he did not know her either. >> we talked with a lot of democrats who found that the speech was bipartisan. do you agree? >> the president gave a strong and poignant speech. that is one of his skills debts. he gave heartfelt to be to the sacrifice of our military. i thought that with very strong and very appropriate and showed good command by our commander in chief. i like his emphasis on revising american manufacturing and creating a level playing field and trade. we did have a litany of things in the middle of the speech that suggest all power is going to come from washington purses' power being in the individual in concert with their family. that is where the strength of america comes from. there are still philosophical differences. particularly when

this is jeff fortenberry who is a republican from nebraska. congressman fortenberry, one of your fellow nebraskans was sitting with mrs. obama tonight. warren buffett secretary. >> i didn't see her. i didn't necessarily know who she was there in fact i asked senator nelson, democrat senator from the rescue, we all sat together as a delegation who she was, and he didn't know her either. >> we've talked a lot democrats tonight found tonight have found that the presidents speech was very bipartisan. do you agree with that? >> well, the president give comic is a strong and poignant speech but that's one of his skill sets. and i thought it was particularly appropriate, the bookends of the speech were particularly pointed an appropriate as he gave heartfelt tribute to the sacrifice of our military, particularly in iraq but all throughout the world. i thought that was very strong and very appropriate, and showed good command by our commander-in-chief. i thought his emphasis on reviving american manufacturing and creating a level playing field in trad

fortenberry and has combated abortion both at home and internationally. mr. fortenberry: i thank the gentleman for his time and his courageous leadership. let me say this first, i spent a morning with a group of people from nebraska who traveled all this way to participate in the march for life and they came here to express one truth, that all life is worthy of protection, all life should be loved and nurtured. these young people are saying we should be big enough, caring enough, loving enough as a nation to see to it that all mothers and young children are provided for and these young people are saying we should make the great decision roe versus weighed a thing of the past. it is important to note in the same year when roe versus wade was decided stripping unborn children of their dignity and right to life, that congress came to together and enacted a very important law called the endangered species act. this was a very significant piece of legislation to ensure that the majesty and wonder of nature's creation were protected. i believe the responsible stewa