President Obama will lay out his priorities for 2012 in his annual State of the Union speech tonight – a speech that will be viewed by many in the media as the kick-off to the President’s re-election campaign.
The President will not be alone. We’ll be live-blogging and we hope you will join our conversation. Will the President’s plan help the 99% of America that has been suffering under the economic crisis? How have our families, our communities, our country benefited from the President’s actions?
You can RSVP to join the State of the Union live blogging event at http://www.usaction.org/live. We’re assembling a panel of experts, including several USAction state affiliate directors, as well as Sarah Marie James, a 24-year-old college graduate and an administrative aide/receptionist in Minneapolis.
“Once health care passed, this weight came off of my shoulders,” said James, who at age 19 had a pre-existing condition and had lost her access to coverage and prescription drugs. Under President Obama’s health care plan, she was able to get health insurance despite her pre-existing condition. “Thank you, Mr. President, thanks to you, I can live my life and do my job, worry free because I have health insurance.”
Just as we should be interested in what President Obama has to say Tuesday night about the state of our union, we should pay even closer attention to the words of people like Sarah. Join us tonight and share your story.