New York’s Malliotakis Reacts to Biden’s SOTU Address

Member of the Congressional Hispanic Conference (CHC) Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 1, 2023. Alex Wong/Getty Images

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) has expressed guarded optimism about President Joe Biden’s acknowledgment during his State of the Union address on Feb. 7 that the United States is not ready to abandon fossil fuels completely.

She made the comments to NTD, the television affiliate of The Epoch Times, in a Feb. 8 interview, while also expressing concerns over the Biden administration’s policies that she said have hampered energy production and complicated efforts for America to maintain energy independence.