White House Wants to Hear from You on State of the Union

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Native Brief: WASHINGTON - Tonight at 9:00 pm est, President Obama will deliver his State of the Union address. He will lay out his vision for a nation where hard work and responsibility are rewarded, where everyone does their fair share, and where everyone is held accountable for their actions. Starting immediately after the speech, the White House will be using social media and other online resources to answer questions from the American public and respond to your ideas about rebuilding America.

The President is committed to creating a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration. That's why President Obama and more than twenty-five members of his administration will be responding to your questions about the speech all week and talking about the issues that matter most to us all.

And, in the first completely-virtual interview from the White House, President Obama will answer questions that have been submitted by Americans from across the country via YouTube.

The virtual event with the President will happen through Google+ Hangouts, a live multi-person video chat.

On Monday, January 30, the President will join a special Google+ Hangouts from the West Wing. He'll be answering several of the most popular questions that have been submitted through YouTube, and some of the people who submitted questions will even be invited to join the President in the Hangout and take part in the live conversation.

Do you have a question for President Obama Indian country?

Here's how you can participate:

Now through January 28th, you can visit the White House YouTube channel to submit your questions and vote on your favorites.

Tonight, watch the State of the Union live at 9:00 pm est here on the Native News Network, YouTube or on WhiteHouse.gov.

The Google+ Hangouts with President Obama culminates a full week of online engagement with the White House. It also marks the first in a series of White House Hangouts that will cover a range of topics and issues.

Follow the White House on Google+ for the latest on White House Hangouts.

posted January 24, 2012 7:50 am est