Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007 12:39 a.m. EST
Sen. Jim Webb to Give State of the Union Response
Freshman Sen. Jim Webb, a Vietnam War veteran, will deliver the official Democratic response to President Bush's State of the Union Address, where the war in Iraq is expected to be a central topic.
As a combat veteran, Webb, D-Va., "understands personally how crucial it is to find a new direction in Iraq and begin to bring the war to a close," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday in announcing their choice of Webb to respond to Bush's Jan. 23 address to Congress.
Webb, 60, a former Marine who served as Navy secretary in the Reagan administration, upset incumbent Sen. George Allen, R-Va., in the November election, helping the Democrats capture a slender majority in the Senate.
Sen. Jim Webb to Give State of the Union Response
Freshman Sen. Jim Webb, a Vietnam War veteran, will deliver the official Democratic response to President Bush's State of the Union Address, where the war in Iraq is expected to be a central topic.
As a combat veteran, Webb, D-Va., "understands personally how crucial it is to find a new direction in Iraq and begin to bring the war to a close," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday in announcing their choice of Webb to respond to Bush's Jan. 23 address to Congress.
Webb, 60, a former Marine who served as Navy secretary in the Reagan administration, upset incumbent Sen. George Allen, R-Va., in the November election, helping the Democrats capture a slender majority in the Senate.
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