Washington, D.C. – President Obama will give his final State of the Union speech tonight, laying out his vision for the last year of his presidency. Bipartisan Policy Center experts are available before and after the speech for comment and analysis. Use the links below to view their bios, and contact Jordan LaPier at jlapier@bipartisanpolicy.org to request an interview.
Economic Policy
Steve Bell, senior director of economic policy, former Senate Budget Committee staff director
Financial Regulation
Aaron Klein, director of the Financial Regulatory Reform Initiative, former Obama administration Treasury official
Foreign Policy, National Security, ISIS, Iran
Blaise Misztal, director of national security
Health Care
Bill Hoagland, senior vice president, former Senate Budget Committee staff director (Affordable Care Act, Medicare)
Lisel Loy, director of the Prevention Initiative
Janet Marchibroda, director of health innovation, former HHS coordinator for health IT (medical innovation)
Dr. Anand Parekh, senior advisor, former HHS Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (senior health and housing)
Immigration
Theresa Cardinal Brown, director of immigration policy, former Department of Homeland Security official
Legislative Process and Congressional Reform
John Fortier, director of the Democracy Project
KEYWORDS: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, STATE OF THE UNION
