On January 27th, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell will deliver the Republican response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address. McDonnell was asked to deliver this address by Senate Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Republican Leader, John Boehner (R-Ohio).
In a statement released by the Republican Leader’s office, Boehner said,
“As the American people continue to ask, ‘where are the jobs,’ Gov. McDonnell has offered common-sense economic policies in stark contrast to Washington Democrats’ job-killing agenda. We don’t need a government takeover of health care or a ‘cap-and-trade’ national energy tax – we need a common-sense plan to help middle-class families and small businesses and allow them to keep more of what they earn so they can save, invest, and hire.”
McConnell said,
“Gov. McDonnell understands that the American people are more interested in shrinking unemployment than expanding government. He is an impressive public servant and an excellent choice to offer Republican solutions for our country.”
McDonnell joins two other Virginians in delivering a response to the President’s State of the Union Address. In 2006, former Governor Tim Kaine delivered the response to President Bush’s State of the Union, and U.S. Senator Jim Webb delivered the response in 2008.
