Army infantry veteran fired from the Department of Veterans Affairs will join Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) at the State of the Union.

Several lawmakers are bringing federal workers fired by the Trump administration to the president's joint address to Congress on Tuesday night.

Bay Area members of Congress invited a diverse group of people to attend Tuesday Presidential address to Congress. Laid off federal workers, veterans, social service and health care advocates traveled to Washington D.

When President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress Tuesday night for the first time since his return to office, Michael Slater will be in the audience at the U.S. Capitol. Slater, 42, was a probationary employee at the Springfield Vet Center for about seven months until he was fired on Feb.