Making College Affordable

Here's what's going on at the White House today.         DAILY SNAPSHOT Monday, June 09, 2014             Featured Making College Affordable At a time where college has never been more important, it has also never been more expensive. So as part of his year of action to expand opportunity for all Americans, the President is working to make student debt more affordable and manageable to repay. Today, he signed a memorandum directing the Secretary of Education to propose regulations that would allow nearly 5 million federal direct student loan borrowers to cap their loan payments at 10 percent of their income. The memorandum also outlines new actions to support federal student loan borrowers, especially vulnerable borrowers who may be at greater risk of defaulting on their loans. Find out more about the President's actions to make college affordable. And tomorrow, the President will take to Tumblr to answer your questions about education, college affordability, and reducing student loan debt. Learn how you can participate.       Top Stories Weekly Address: Supporting America's Students In this week's address, President Obama underscored the importance of helping to lift the burden of crushing student loan debt faced by too many Americans and highlighted the efforts he's taken to ensure we uphold America's commitment to provide a quality education for all who are willing to work for it. READ MORE The President's First-Ever Tumblr Q&A Tomorrow, President Obama will take to Tumblr to answer your questions about education, college affordability, and reducing student loan debt. READ MORE West Wing Week: 6/6/14 or, "Dispatches: Europe" Last week, President Obama embarked on a three country tour, which took him to Poland, Belgium, and France. If you haven't already, you'll want to check out this very European West Wing Week. READ MORE       Today's Schedule All times are Eastern Time (ET) 10:00 AM: The President and Vice President receive the Presidential Daily Briefing 10:50 AM: The President meets with nurses to discuss immigration reform 12:30 PM: Press Briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest 1:15 PM: The Vice President will attend an event for Governor Maggie Hassan 1:45 PM: The President delivers remarks and signs a Presidential Memorandum on reducing the burden of student loan debt 2:40 PM: The President meets with governors of Western States via video teleconference 4:15 PM: The President welcomes the NCAA Champion UConn Huskies to honor the Men's and Women's Basketball teams and their 2014 NCAA Championships WATCH LIVE   Facebook     Twitter    |   More Ways to Engage Did Someone Forward This to You? Sign Up for Email Updates This email was sent to e0nstar1.blog@gmail.com Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy Please do not reply to this email. Contact the White House The White House • 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW • Washington, DC 20500 • 202-456-1111