Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address where Mayor Lee sat with First Lady Michelle Obama in the viewing box of the U.S. Capitol:

“I couldn’t agree more with President Obama’s laser focus on economic opportunity for all American families. As our President outlined his priorities for our country, he has set his sights on creating more jobs, growing the overall U.S. economy, improving the health of all Americans, passing immigration reform and moving our nation forward.

I was truly honored to represent the residents of San Francisco this evening, and I thank the President and the First Lady for their invitation.

I look forward to supporting the President’s goals in San Francisco by doubling down on an aggressive affordability agenda to build 30,000 new homes by 2020, raise the minimum wage and create and sustain good jobs for all San Franciscans.”