The President and the Vice President meet with bipartisan Congressional leadership

in
Date: 
10:30 AM

Expected attendees include:
The Vice President
Secretary of the Treasury Tim Geithner
Office of Management and Budget Director Jack Lew
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA
Representative John Boehner, R-OH, Republican Leader
Representative Steny Hoyer, D-MD, Majority Leader
Representative Eric Cantor, R-VA, Republican Whip
Senator Harry Reid, D-NV, Majority Leader
Senator Mitch McConnell, R-KY, Republican Leader
Senator Dick Durbin, D-IL, Assistant Majority Leader
Senator Jon Kyl, R-AZ, Republican Whip

Press Access: 
Closed Press

The Vice President holds a Middle Class Task Force event to announce new initiatives to help middle class and low income families secure their legal rights

in
Date: 
10:30 AM

Following the Vice President’s remarks, there will be a series of panel discussions on these initiatives. Panel participants will include Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis; Larry Tribe, Senior Counselor for Access to Justice at the Department of Justice; Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz; senior administration officials from the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Housing and Urban Development; and representatives from the legal advocacy community. Attorney General Eric Holder will make remarks at the conclusion of the program.

Press Access: 
Open Press