President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are coming to East Tennessee on Friday to talk about new initiatives to help more Americans go to college and get the skills they need to succeed, the White House said Saturday.
No other details about the event were released. But a White House email obtained by The News Sentinel indicated the event will be held in the Knoxville and Clinton areas.
The Tennessee stop is one of several appearances Obama will be making next week to lay out specific policy proposals that will be included in his State of the Union address.
Besides Tennessee, Obama will travel to Detroit on Wednesday, where he will highlight workers in the automotive and manufacturing industries.
On Thursday, he will go to Phoenix, where he will spotlight the recovering housing sector and announce new steps to help more Americans achieve their dream of owning a home.
In Tennessee, Obama and Biden will be joined by the vice president’s wife, Dr. Jill Biden. In addition to announcing a new college program, the White House said the president will highlight the administration’s effort to act on its own to create new, good-paying manufacturing jobs.
The proposals to be announced next week will include some that will be sent to Congress and others that Obama plans to take on his own through executive actions.
“The president is eager to get to work and looks forward to working with the new Congress on policies that will make sure middle class Americans are sharing in the economic recovery,” White House spokesman Eric Schultz said. “There are a number of issues we could make progress on, but the president is clear that he will not let this Congress undo important protections gained — particularly in areas of health care, Wall Street reform and the environment.”
The new Republican-controlled Congress convenes on Tuesday.
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