Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) and Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (R-California) will sit side by side at the President’s State of the Union address on Tuesday.

“We are sitting together in the spirit of bipartisanship and cooperation;” said Cuellar. “We may not always agree on our issues, but we understand that to get things done Democrats and Republicans have to work together.”

Cuellar, whose voting record has placed him as one of the most centrist Members of Congress, said it is important for members to establish a working relationship with their colleagues across the aisle.

“At the end of the day we’re all on the same side, that of the American people,” said Cuellar. “Mary and I are great friends and I am honored to sit next to such a hard-working, dedicated legislator.”

Congresswoman Bono Mack, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, said she too, is pleased to be sitting with Congressman Cuellar on Tuesday.

“Congressman Cuellar and I have a history of working together on important issues such as consumer protection, veterans support and border security, and I am looking forward to continuing that relationship during the second session of this Congress, and for as long as we serve together in the House,” she said.

“In tough economic times like these, it is more important than ever to work cooperatively to make America prosperous again,” said Bono Mack. “We don’t always agree on every issue, but Congressman Cuellar is a great friend, and is someone I have long admired for his commitment to bipartisanship.”

President Obama will deliver his State of the Union address on Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. CT/9 p.m. EST.