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Aug 16, 2008 7:47 pm US/Mountain

House Members To Speak At Democratic Convention

 Section: Democratic National Convention Section
DENVER (AP) ― Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel are among the House leaders tapped to speak at the Democratic National Convention.

The Democratic National Convention Committee and Barack Obama's presidential campaign said today that House Majority Whip James Clyburn of South Carolina and Rep. Robert Wexler of Florida will also speak at the convention, which runs Aug. 25 to 28 in Denver.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will speak on the opening night of the convention at the Pepsi Center. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. of Illinois will also speak that night.

Other House members selected to speak are:

--Aug. 26.: Emanuel, Illinois; Hoyer, Maryland; Nydia Velazquez, New York; Linda Sanchez, California; Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin; Eleanor Holmes Norton, Washington, D.C.; Mike Honda and Xavier Becerra, both of California; and Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

Clyburn and Wexler will speak Aug. 27 on securing America's future.

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• For complete coverage of the planning for the 2008 Democratic convention in Denver, as well as information about how to volunteer and for a list of helpful links, visit the Democratic National Convention section.



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