ND Delegation Responds to State of the Union

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Members of North Dakota's congressional delegation say President Barack Obama needs to work with Congress to move the country forward.

Obama said in his State of the Union speech that he will act on his own if lawmakers won't cooperate on such things as creating new jobs.

Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp says the nation is stronger when the president and Congress collaborate. And Republican Sen. John Hoeven and Rep. Kevin Cramer also say Obama needs to work with Congress.

Hoeven says the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline is an example of Obama "holding up our economy." And Cramer says Obama "continues to get in the way of energy security bills."

But Heitkamp says Obama also had some good proposals, such as reducing the deficit and doing more for veterans.