Today. President Obama. Tumblr. The White House.

Here's what's going on at the White House today.         DAILY SNAPSHOT Tuesday, June 10, 2014             Featured Today. President Obama. Tumblr. The White House. Today, at 4:00 p.m. ET, the President will participate in his first-ever Tumblr Q&A. As part of his year of action, President Obama is taking steps to make student loan debt more affordable and manageable to pay. That's why he will be taking to Tumblr to answer questions that you -- and Americans around the country -- have about education, college affordability, and reducing student loan debt. Watch the President answer questions live at WhiteHouse.Tumblr.com.       Top Stories President Obama on Student Loan Debt: "No Hardworking Young Person Should Be Priced Out of a Higher Education" Yesterday, the President signed a memorandum directing the Secretary of Education to propose regulations that would allow nearly 5 million federal direct student loan borrowers the opportunity to cap their student loan payments at 10 percent of their income, among other new executive actions to support federal student loan borrowers. READ MORE The NCAA Champion UConn Huskies Visit the White House Yesterday, President Obama welcomed the NCAA Champion UConn Huskies to the White House. UConn's men's and women's basketball teams both won the 2014 NCAA Championships -- so in an effort to "eliminate waste and cut out duplicative programs to make things more efficient," the President concurrently congratulated both of them. READ MORE My College Story Can Be Yours First Lady Michelle Obama has spent a lot of time talking to young people all across the country about education. And she knows that all of us need to step up and take better responsibility for improving education outcomes. The Reach Higher initiative works to do just that -- to inspire students to take charge of their future by completing their education past high school. READ MORE       Today's Schedule All times are Eastern Time (ET) 10:45 AM: The President signs H.R. 3080 and H.R. 1726; the Vice President also attends 12:30 PM: Press Briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest 1:15 PM: The Vice President delivers remarks at the National Association of Manufacturers' 2014 Manufacturing Summit 4:00 PM: The President delivers remarks and answers questions in a Tumblr event WATCH LIVE 5:25 PM: The President and the Vice President meet with Secretary of Defense Hagel   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