Stepping Up Our Efforts to Help Combat the Ebola Outbreak

Here's what's going on at the White House today.         DAILY SNAPSHOT Wednesday, September 17, 2014             Featured Stepping Up Our Efforts to Help Combat the Ebola Outbreak At the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta yesterday, President Obama discussed the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and announced a major increase in our efforts to help fight the outbreak. While reiterating that the chances of an Ebola outbreak in the United States are very unlikely, the President emphasized that the outbreak is still a national security priority, and that the government has "devoted significant resources in support of our strategy." Watch the President's full remarks here:       Top Stories We the Geeks: Miss America Today at 3 p.m. ET, "We the Geeks" will host a Google+ Hangout with some of the talented young women who competed for this year's Miss America title -- and a few STEM scholarships from the Miss America organization. READ MORE Happy Constitution Day The "Of the People" series continues with a Constitution Day celebration at the National Archives with David Ferriero, Archivist of the United States, to learn about the document and the Archives. READ MORE A Look Back at Lehman Brothers and Where We Stand Six Years After the Financial Crisis Take a look back with White House Administration officials who shared the critical moment and key decisions the President made in three different areas of the economy to get us to where we are today. Then slide across the charts to see how far we've come in the last six years. READ MORE       Today's Schedule All times are Eastern Time (ET) 9:45 AM: The President participates in a briefing at U.S. Central Command 10:50 PM: The President tours the Joint Operations Center at U.S. Central Command 11:50 AM: The President delivers remarks 12:15 PM: The Vice President delivers remarks at a kick-off event for the Nuns on the Bus "We the People, We the Voters" bus tour 2:15 PM: The President departs Tampa, Florida 4:15 PM: The President arrives Joint Base Andrews 7:05 PM: The President delivers remarks at a picnic for Members of Congress   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