Here are the details of President Biden’s Earth Day plans in Seattle
President Joe Biden’s plans during his upcoming visit to Washington state were detailed at a White House press briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday.
It is his first trip to Washington state since he was elected in 2020.
According to POLITICO Playbook, Biden will leave Portland at 4:25 p.m. Thursday and arrive in Seattle at around 5:15 p.m. Biden is then scheduled to attend a Democratic National Committee fundraiser at 6:30 p.m.
During Biden’s visit to Seattle he will “highlight the historic economic growth and nearly 8 million jobs created as a result of his and congressional Democrats’ actions,” Psaki said.
Gov. Jay Inslee will join Biden for an Earth Day event on Friday where the president will speak about his desire to boost the nation’s resilience against environmental threats like wildfires, and the need for the rapid deployment of clean energy sources.
Biden also plans to speak about lowering the cost of prescription drugs alongside Inslee, as well as U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, and Congresswoman Kim Schrier. Biden’s conversations on Friday will also include a call on Congress to pass his plan to lower prescription costs for Americans, as well as emphasizing the recent progress of lowering healthcare and energy costs.
According to the Associated Press, Biden will also be emphasizing executive actions of adjusting the Affordable Care Act and extending the freeze on student loan payments.
The locations of Biden’s speeches and meetings were not given in the press briefing. Typically, presidential travel plans and routes are not announced to the public ahead of time.
This story was originally published April 21, 2022 at 3:43 PM with the headline "Here are the details of President Biden’s Earth Day plans in Seattle."
