Marco Rubio to Give GOP Address Following Obama State of the Union

Marco Rubio, the Florida Republican senator elected in 2010, will give the Republican response to Barack Obama's state of the union address next week. From a joint statement from House speaker John Boehner and Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell:

Sen. Rubio, now in his third year in the U.S. Senate, has been a champion of growing the American middle class through limited government and free enterprise policies, making him a natural choice to outline why the Republican vision can help Americans rise above their current circumstances in the Obama economy. 

The address will be delivered in both English and Spanish.

Rubio has been one of the Republican leaders in the Senate on the latest immigration reform effort. He is also seen as a potential presidential nominee in 2016.