President Donald J. Trump didn't mention him by name, but he did criticize "Pennsylvania's governor" during the State of the Union address Tuesday night.

The moment came a little more than 12 hours before Vice President Mike Pence, education Secretary Betsy DeVos and presidential counselor Kellyanne Conway speak at a school choice event in Philadelphia.

Trump pointed to the balcony of the House chamber, where a Philadelphia fourth-grader, Janiyah Davis, and her mom, Stephanie, were sitting.

“Janiyah’s mom, Stephanie, is a single parent,” Trump said. “She would do anything to get her daughter a better future, but last year, that future was put further out of reach when Pennsylvania’s governor vetoed legislation to expand school choice to 15,000 children. Janiyah and Stephanie are in the gallery. Stephanie, thank you so much for being here with your beautiful daughter.”

Trump was seemingly referring to Gov. Tom Wolf's veto of a bill that would have expanded the state's Educational Improvement Tax Credit by $100 million a year. The bill, sponsored by Pennsylvania House Speaker Mike Turzai, increased tax credits to businesses that donate to K-12 scholarship funds.

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The president left out the part about Wolf's 2019 budget that expanded the scholarship program and increased the tax breaks to businesses by $25 million, according to Pennsylvania Capital-Star's analysis.

Trump used his televised speech to tell the Davis family that Janiyah was getting an opportunity scholarship. "You will soon be headed to the school of your choice," he said.

The president also used the moment to call on Congress to pass the Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunities Act. Trump said, "No parent should be forced to send their child to a failing government school."

The White House Press Office did not respond to questions about which fund was providing the scholarship or at which Philadelphia school Janiyah will be enrolling.

The Wolf administration could not be reached for comment.

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U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, a Republican from the Lehigh Valley, in a statement said Trump was right about school choice and the need to expand it.

“Every child in our country deserves a high-quality education, regardless of zip code or income level. Right now, the school choice movement is facing unprecedented opposition in Pennsylvania,” Toomey said.

“I’m glad Stephanie and Janiyah Davis from Philadelphia were in the chamber tonight to put a face to the problems facing Pennsylvania families who want to escape failing schools.”

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, a Democrat from Scranton, did not release a statement specific to school choice or the Davis family from Philadelphia. Instead, he put the spotlight on his State of the Union Address guest.

"M’kiyah Martin is a 14-year-old gun violence prevention advocate and student from South Philadelphia who, like many young Americans, has experienced the effects of gun violence in her community as her teenage cousin was shot and killed in 2018," he said in a tweet.

Local Congressmen Scott Perry and Lloyd Smucker did not specifically address the school choice issue. Both Republicans focused on Trump's economic record and the country's "great American comeback" touted in the president's speech last night.

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