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

 

Contact:

Deirdre Kline

Director of Communications

Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc.

703-852-9250

dkline@alhurra.com