`` We certainly hope they work with Congress instead of continuing to campaign against it , '' said Don Stewart , a spokesman for the incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell . President Barack Obama arrives back in Washington with the Senate under Republican control . Obama will soon begin a three - week preparation period for his State of the Union address . The President will make stops in Detroit , Phoenix and Chicago next week .
President Barack Obama arrives back in Washington with the Senate under Republican control . Obama will soon begin a three - week preparation period for his State of the Union address . The President will make stops in Detroit , Phoenix and Chicago next week .