1999 State of the Union Address 1999 State of the Union Address The 1999 State of the Union address was given by President Bill Clinton to a joint session of the 106th United States Congress on Tuesday, January 19, 1999. The speech was the third State of the Union address of President Clinton's second term. This was the first State of the Union address with Dennis Hastert as Speaker of the House of Representatives. President Clinton discussed the economy, the federal budget, taxes and focused on the budget surplus, then at $70 billion. The president also discussed the future of Social Security, education, foreign relations and
Off to Join the World "If Merle Would Sing My Song", which was a solo rendition on the original album, was partially re-recorded with Merle Haggard appearing as a featured artist in the track that appeared on new album. "How Do You Get That Lonely" was issued as the second single from the "Off to Join the World" album. This song became the highest-charting song of Larsen's career, reaching number 18 on the country charts and number 91 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. Finally, in mid-2005, "The Best Man" was released as the third single, peaking at number 36 on the country charts. Off to