Rand Paul to deliver Tea Party response to State of the Union

Tea Party Express announced this afternoon that Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul will deliver the "Tea Party response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address" next week, which will come directly after the official Republican response, to be given by Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.

“We are happy to see that the Republicans have selected Tea Party conservative Senator Marco Rubio to deliver their response. Both Senator Rubio and Senator Paul will articulate pro-growth messages that will resonate with the American people,” Tea Party Express chair Amy Kremer said in a statement.