state of the union
Which lawmakers are sitting together at the State of the Union this year?
Did you see last night when President Obama ripped a page right out of our Make Congress Work! action plan and pasted it into his speech? During the State of the Union, Obama endorsed reform no. 2 of our plan: an up-or-down vote on presidential nominations within 90 days.
In his State of the Union address, President Obama endorsed No Labels' proposal for all presidential nominees to get an up-or-down vote within 90 days.
Almost a third of Congress will be sitting with members of the opposite party at this year’s State of the Union -- thanks to the thousands of calls and emails you sent them this past week. But elected officials shouldn’t be the only ones putting politics aside next Tuesday night.
Seating matters. "If you've ever sat next to a chain-smoking great aunt who smelled of eau de toilette at a family reunion, you know what I'm talking about."
Many lawmakers are taking a first step toward civility at this year's State of the Union by sitting with colleagues from the opposite party after No Labels' call to action.
That's what page our full-page ad in The New York Times is on. In it, we say: Duh! Make Congress sit together. Not on opposite sides of the aisle, but actually together.
No Labels is calling for bipartisan seating at the State of the Union in an ad appearing in The New York Times.
More Than A Dozen Members From Both Parties On Board To Sit With Members of Opposite Party
Today more than a dozen members of Congress from both sides of the aisle joined with No Labels to call for bipartisan seating at President Obama’s State of the Union address on Jan. 24. Members of Congress voluntarily sat together at last year's State of the Union to honor Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ).
It’s a common scene during the State of the Union address. One side of Congress stands and claps, the other side sits in silence. Meanwhile, the citizens shake their heads at the spectacle of the gaping chasm separating the two parties in Congress.
