Stacey Abrams and Dem. Leader Chuck Schumer to Give State of the Union Response Feb. 5
January 29, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dem leader Schumer: Stacey Abrams, who ran for Georgia governor, to deliver Democratic response to State of the Union. President Donald Trump on Monday accepted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s invitation to deliver his State of the Union speech on Feb. 5, a week later than originally scheduled because of the partial government shutdown. “It is my great honor to accept,” Trump said in a letter to Pelosi. “We have a great story to tell and yet, great goals to achieve!” The speech had initially been scheduled for Jan. 29, but Pelosi postponed it amid what turned into