Freshman Sen. Jim Webb will deliver the Democrats' response next Tuesday to President Bush's State of the Union address.
The selection was made Tuesday by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, said Webb spokeswoman Jessica Smith.
Webb's upset victory over Republican Sen. George Allen was the decisive race in giving the Democrats control of Congress in last year's midterm elections.
Webb will speak for about five minutes shortly after Bush's address to a joint session of Congress on Jan. 23.
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