Beltway Blurbs: Week of September 14
Find out what the Obamas are doing this week.
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Monday: On Wall Street - After getting his daily briefing in the Oval Office, President Obama will head to New York City to deliver a speech on the financial crisis at Federal Hall. Topics included in the address include the government’s efforts to get the economy back on track and what the United States and the world must do to make sure a recession like this one won’t ever happen again. Obama will return to Washington, D.C. later in the day.
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Tuesday: GM Workers - Today, President Obama is scheduled to travel to Lordstown, Ohio to talk about the economy with workers at a GM plant. Afterwards, he will go to Pittsburgh where he will speak at the AFL-CIO Convention. He’ll then attend a fundraiser for Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) in Philadelphia. Obama will head back to the White House that evening.
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Wednesday: Canadian Prime Minister - President Obama will meet with Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper (on the far left) at the White House in the morning. He will host an event for young U.S. Olympians at the White House in the afternoon, and in the evening Obama will speak at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus dinner at the Historical Society Museum.
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Thursday: Health Rally - Obama will hold a health insurance reform rally – free and open to the public – in College Park, Md. He will then award Sergeant First Class Jared C. Monti, formerly of the U.S. Army, a Medal of Honor posthumously for his service in Afghanistan. Monti’s parents will be on hand at the White House to receive the honor.
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Friday: Meetings - President Obama will attend White House meetings today.
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