marți, 24 iunie 2014

Here's What You Missed Yesterday: The White House Summit on Working Families

 
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Here's What You Missed Yesterday: The White House Summit on Working Families

Yesterday, the White House, in partnership with the Department of Labor and the Center for American Progress, hosted a Summit on Working Families with the aim of having a national conversation and set a concrete agenda to bring American workplaces into the 21st century.

The conversation focused on the full spectrum of working families -- from low-wage workers to CEOs -- who are working hard to help their families succeed both at work and at home.

Watch the President talk about what we can do to help families get ahead -- and find out what you missed from the Working Families Summit.

Watch President Obama speak at the White House Summit on Working Families


 
 
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  Today's Schedule

All times are Eastern Time (ET)

12:00 PM: The Vice President ceremonially swears in Sylvia Mathews Burwell as United States Secretary of Health and Human Services

12:45 PM: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest

4:20 PM: The President and the Vice President meet with Secretary of Defense Hagel

6:30 PM: The President hosts the 2013 Presidents Cup Team; the Vice President also attends WATCH LIVE

7:00 PM: The Vice President and Dr. Biden host a reception for members of the LGBT community


 

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