State of the Union

As Prepared for Delivery

29 January 2008 -- I'm Kathleen Sebelius, Governor of the State of Kansas.

And I am grateful for the opportunity to speak with you tonight.

I'm a Democrat, but tonight, it really doesn't matter whether you think of yourself as a Democrat…or a Republican…or an Independent. Or…none-of-the-above.

Instead, the fact you're tuning in this evening tells me each of you is, above all…

…an American, first.

You are mothers, and fathers. Grandparents, and grandchildren. Working people, and business-owners. Americans, all.    » read more »

29 January 2008 -- Reaction to President Bush's State of the Union address is predictably along partisan lines. Members of his Republican Party praised his leadership and the goals he proposed on domestic and foreign issues, while majority Democrats criticized him on the same issues.

Because the main themes of the address were known well in advance of the president's appearance, reaction began to roll in hours before he spoke to a joint session of Congress.    » read more »

29 January 2008 -- President Bush has thanked the U.S. Congress for approving a free trade deal with Peru and is urging lawmakers to pass similar agreements with Colombia and Panama.

In his final State of the Union address Monday, President Bush highlighted Colombia in particular. He said failure to pass the deal with the Andean nation would "embolden the purveyors of false populism" in the Western Hemisphere.    » read more »

01/28/2008 -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement regarding President George W. Bush's State of the Union address:    » read more »

Live Coverage to Include Democratic Response

Thursday, January 24, 2008 -- ABC News will broadcast President George Bush's final State of the Union address live on MONDAY, JANUARY 28. Coverage will begin at 9:00 p.m., ET and will also include the Democratic response.

Charles Gibson will anchor ABC's coverage from Washington, DC. He will be joined by "This Week" anchor George Stephanopoulos, Chief White House Correspondent Martha Raddatz and ABC News commentator George Will. Dan Bartlett, former Counselor to President Bush, will also contribute.    » read more »

Coverage Begins 9:00PM (ET)

Washington, D.C.; January 24, 2008; – NPR News will offer live, comprehensive broadcast and webcast coverage of President George W. Bush’s final State of the Union Address and the Democratic response on Monday, January 28m beginning 9:00PM (ET).

The program will air on NPR member stations around the country, and can be heard online at www.NPR.org.    » read more »

WASHINGTON (January 24, 2008) – Preceding President Bush’s final State of the Union Address, leaders from prominent environment and science organizations gathered at the Capitol today to lay out an environmental agenda for the final year of the Bush presidency. Among the top concerns presented, global warming remains the clear priority, with Congress poised to begin serious debate of climate legislation, states moving ahead with their own plans, and new scientific evidence emerging almost daily on the urgency of the problem.    » read more »

Jan. 24, 2008 -- WASHINGTON — As President Bush prepares to address the top domestic and foreign policy issues facing the nation, American voters consistently cite health care as a top domestic priority. While there is much good in the delivery of health care, there are also areas in need of great improvement, notably providing all Americans with health care coverage and reforming Medicare.    » read more »

Clinton Urges President to Award Glenn Winuk the Medal of Valor for His Heroic Sacrifice

January 26, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton today announced that she will be inviting Jay Winuk to be her guest at this year’s State of the Union Address on Monday, January 28. Jay Winuk is the brother of Glenn J. Winuk, a Manhattan resident, originally from Jericho, NY and volunteer firefighter who lost his life on 9/11.    » read more »