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West Wing Week: 11/06/2015 or, "Top Prize!"

November 6, 2015 at 5:42 PM ET by Rachel Kopilow

Summary:

Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. This week, the White House transformed into an Enchanted Forest for Halloween. The President traveled to Newark to discuss criminal justice reform, and he spoke at the Tribal Nations Conference in Washington, DC. Meanwhile, the First Lady traveled abroad to Qatar to support girls' education. That's October 30th to November 5th or, "Top Prize!"

Friday, October 30th

On Halloween, the White House was transformed into an Enchanted Forest. The President and First Lady welcomed hundreds of trick-or-treaters to the South Lawn. They handed out candy to a diverse group of witches, ghosts, minions, and a little lady Pope!

Monday, November 2nd

On Monday morning, the President signed the bipartisan Budget Act in the Oval Office.
Later, the President headed to Newark, New Jersey. There, he met with local leaders at Integrity House in Newark, a non-profit that recognizes the importance of prisoner re-entry and tackles all aspects of re-integration, including transitional housing, job training, substance treatment and recovery.
Then, he spoke at Rutgers University about the need for comprehensive criminal justice reform — and announced new actions to re-integrate formerly-incarcerated individuals back into their communities.

Tuesday, November 3rd

On Tuesday, the First Lady joined by Conan O'Brian visited a military base in Qatar to show her support for the 11,000 troops stationed there.
The next day, the First Lady spoke at the World Innovation Summit for Education — or WISE — in Doha, Qatar. And she took a tour of the WISE Summit Learning Labs.

Wednesday, November 4th

On Wednesday, the President hopped on a phone call with Secretary Burwell to discuss Open Enrollment, during which folks can enroll in a health insurance plan. The period ends on January 31st — so get covered today on HealthCare.gov.

Thursday, November 5th

In the wee hours of Thursday morning, the text of the Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement was released. You can read the whole agreement online.
On Thursday afternoon, the President was talking healthcare with local reporters from cities across the country — cities that are are all part of a new Healthy Communities Challenge.
And later, the President, otherwise known as President Barack Black Eagle, spoke at the Tribal Nations Conference — and took part in a discussion with Native youth about challenges facing Native American communities.

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