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Tonight, President Bush addressed this Congress in his State of the Union for the last time in his presidency.

It will take more than one year to restore the damage inflicted by President Bush's misguided policies and priorities.

Texas State Senator Leticia Van de Putte (D-TX), immediate past president of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), delivered the Spanish language response to the State of the Union from the Speaker's Ceremonial Office:

Transcript in English:

From the Democratic Caucus:

Statement of House Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel in Response to White House Earmarks Announcement

Washington, D.C. -- House Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel released the following statement in response to the new White House Executive Order on earmarks: