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TODAY: Obama Administration Officials Travel Across the Country to Highlight the Many Ways the Recovery Act is Helping the Economy
WASHINGTON - On Thursday, September 3, 2009, Obama administration officials will make stops around the country to highlight the success of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in helping to rescue and rebuild the economy.
Also on Thursday at 10:00 AM, Vice President Biden will deliver remarks on the progress of the Recovery Act and overall state of the economy at the Brookings Institution.
Below is a list of officials traveling on Thursday:
U.S. Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar - Little Rock, Arkansas
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack - Louisa, Virginia
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood - Chicago, Illinois
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan - Sacramento, California
FHWA Administrator Victor Mendez - Minneapolis, Minnesota
More details will be released as they become available. Press wishing to RSVP should contact the appropriate agency. The deadline to RSVP for the Vice President's event has passed.
U.S. Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar - Little Rock, Arkansas
Recovery Act Press Conference
1:00 PM CDT
Little Rock Central High School
Behind the Visitors Center
2120 Daisy L. Gatson Bates Drive
Little Rock, AR
Contact: Matt Lee-Ashley, (202) 208-6416
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack - Louisa, Virginia
Remarks on USDA's Role in the Recovery Act and Efforts to Improve Local Water Quality
11:00 AM EDT
Louisa Town Hall Council Chambers, 1st Floor
212 Fredricksburg Ave.
Louisa, VA
USDA Contact: Office of Communications, (202) 720-4623
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood - Chicago, Illinois
Remarks to the Illinois Road and Transportation Builders Association
9:00 AM CDT
Hyatt Regency Chicago
Room Crystal B
151 East Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL
Contact: Maureen Knightly, (202) 366-4570
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan - Sacramento, California
Town Hall on Education and the Recovery Act
5:00 PM PDT
Tsakopolous Library
828 I Street
Sacramento, CA
Education Contact: Sandra Abrevaya, (202) 641-4320, Sandra.Abrevaya@xxxxxx
U.S. Department of Transportation, FHWA Administrator Victor Mendez - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Official Groundbreaking of TH 610 and Remarks on the Progress of the Recovery Act
9:30 AM CDT
Zachary Park and Ride
11332 96th Ave North
Maple Grove, MN
FHWA Contact: Nancy Singer, (202) 366-4650, Nancy.Singer@xxxxxxx
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