I am writing in support of the agenda President Obama spoke about in his State of the Union speech.

I believe when the middle class is supported and given the opportunity to thrive, our country thrives. It is important that we, the people, be heard. We need our small business to have tax credits, along with an increase in lending. We need to end capital-gains taxes. We need to create jobs and new investments. We need to enact energy and climate reform. We need to stop reckless practices by big banks.

I believe the president has the best plans to successfully bring this about.

Elaine Keith

Santa Maria