Democrats Offer State of the Union 'Pre-Buttal'

NPR | By David Welna

Published January 31, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

The top two Democrats in Congress, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, unveil what they called a "pre-buttal" in advance of President Bush's State of the Union address, which will be given Wednesday evening.

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