Press Release
Members of Congress Discuss President Obama's Speech and the Republican Response on Alhurra TV
February 25, 2009 | Springfield, Va.« Back to Press Releases
(Springfield, Va.)—Alhurra Television provided viewers with first hand reaction
to President Barack Obama’s address to a Joint Session of Congress with a
series of interviews with members of Congress. Sen. Ted Kaufman (D-Del.), Rep. Charles Boustany, Jr. (R-La.) and
Rep. Geoff Davis (R-Ky.) spoke with Alhurra prior to the speech and shared
their expectations. Following the President’s speech to a Joint Session of
Congress and the Republican response, Alhurra’s Congressional Correspondent
Rana Abtar spoke with members of Congress to get their reaction to the speeches
and the impact it will have on the American economy and foreign policy. The
interviews included:
- Sen. Mary Landrieu (D- La.)
- Sen. Ted Kaufman (D-Del.)
- Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D- Ohio)
- Rep. David Reichert (R – Wash.)
- Rep. Charles Boustany, Jr.
(R-La.)
- Rep. Keith Ellison (D- Minn.)
- Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.)
- Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.)
- Rep. Marsha
Blackburn (R-Tenn.)
- Rep. Mike Honda (D- Calif.)
- Rep. Geoff Davis (R- Ky.)
- Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D – Texas)
- Rep. Danny K. Davis (D – Ill.)
Recent surveys of the Middle East by research companies
such as ACNielsen show that Alhurra has a weekly reach of an estimated 26
million adults. Alhurra is broadcast on the Nilesat and Arabsat satellites
in the Middle East and the Hotbird satellite system in Europe. Alhurra is
operated by the non-profit corporation “The Middle East Broadcasting Networks,
Inc.” (MBN). MBN is financed by the U.S. Government through a grant from the
Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), an independent federal agency. The
BBG serves oversight and as a firewall to protect the professional independence
and integrity of the broadcasters. For more information on Alhurra go to www.alhurra.com
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Contact:
Deirdre
Kline
Director of
Communications
Middle East
Broadcasting Networks, Inc.
703-852-9250
dkline@alhurra.com