Watch: "You're the Reason I Ran for Office"

Here's what's going on at the White House today.         DAILY SNAPSHOT Monday, June 30, 2014             Featured Watch: "You're the Reason I Ran for Office" Last week's edition of West Wing Week took us to Guatemala with the Vice President, to our nation's capital for the first-ever White House Summit on Working Families, and along for the ride as a woman who wrote the President gets a reply... in person. See what else happened last week at the White House in the latest West Wing Week.       Top Stories Weekly Address: Focusing on the Economic Priorities for the Middle Class Nationwide In this week's address, the President discussed his recent trip to Minneapolis where he met a working mother named Rebekah, who wrote the President to share the challenges her family and many middle-class Americans are facing where they work hard and sacrifice yet still can't seem to get ahead. But instead of focusing on growing the middle class and expanding opportunity for all, Republicans in Congress continue to block commonsense economic proposals such as raising the minimum wage, extending unemployment insurance and making college more affordable. READ MORE A Day in the Life: Rebekah from Minneapolis This past March, a mom from Minneapolis named Rebekah wrote the President a letter about the increasing costs of taking care of her family. She told him about her day-to-day struggles, and let him know what she thinks needs to change. Last week, the President traveled to Minnesota to spend some time with her. Check out the live-blog from President Obama's trip. READ MORE President Obama on Climate Change: "You Can Ignore the Facts; You Can't Deny the Facts" Last Wednesday, President Obama addressed the League of Conservation Voters at their annual Capital Dinner. In his remarks, he commended them for their work to protect the planet, and emphasized that the work is "even more urgent and more important" now than when he last spoke to the League in 2006, due to the rapidly growing threat of climate change. READ MORE       Today's Schedule All times are Eastern Time (ET) 10:00 AM: The President and the Vice President receive the Presidential Daily Briefing 10:55 AM: The President holds a bilateral meeting with President Michelle Bachelet of Chile; the Vice President also attends 12:15 PM: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest 12:30 PM: The Vice President and Secretary of State John Kerry host a lunch in honor of President Bachelet 4:30 PM: The President makes a personnel announcement WATCH LIVE 5:25 PM: The President hosts a reception to observe LGBT Pride Month 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