• Photo
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio listens at left as President Barack Obama speaks

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio listens at left as President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with Congressional leadership to discuss the debt, Thursday, July 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

  • More Featured Content
$590M-plus Powerball: 1 winning ticket sold in Fla
1 winning ticket sold in Florida

It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has …

Who let the dogs out? Intoxicated woman
Who let the dogs out? Intoxicated woman

Laurel County Sheriff John Root says in a statement that a …

Powerball jackpot grows to $600 million
Powerball jackpot grows to $600 million

Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated…

Obama calls on Congress to fund embassy security
Obama asks for more embassy security

President Barack Obama is trying to turn the tables on …

Ousted IRS chief regrets treatment of tea party
Ousted IRS head apologizes to tea party

The ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized to …

Advertisement

Boehner invites Obama to give State of the Union

Speech to be held Feb. 12

Updated: Friday, 11 Jan 2013, 4:04 PM EST
Published : Friday, 11 Jan 2013, 11:24 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner (BAY'-nur) has invited President Barack Obama to deliver the State of the Union speech on Feb. 12.

In a letter sent Friday, Boehner says the country faces immense challenges and Americans expect the Congress and White House to work together on solutions. Boehner says cooperation will require, quote, a "willingness to seek common ground as well as presidential leadership."

The White House says it has accepted the invitation.

The Ohio Republican says the president can present his plan and specific solutions at a joint session of Congress in the House chamber.

Last year, Obama delivered the State of the Union speech on Jan. 24.

  • Comments
With WDTN.com's new commenting system you don't need to register. You can login with an existing Facebook, Yahoo!, Google, or Twitter account and more.
 

blog comments powered by Disqus

News Link Icon See the latest county jail bookings»

Advertisement
  • Mugshot Gallery

Mugshot Gallery

The following people have recently been booked into Jail. They may not have been convicted of the crimes they are charged with and are innocent until proven guilty.

See gallery »

Advertisement

Advertisement