Congress Needs to Act on Minimum Wage

Here's what's going on at the White House today.         DAILY SNAPSHOT Saturday, April 26, 2014             Featured Weekly Address: Congress Needs to Act on Minimum Wage In this week's address, the President highlights small business owners across the country acting to raise wages for their workers, and calls on Congress to give America a raise so more hard-working Americans have the opportunity to get ahead. Click here to watch this week's Weekly Address.       Top Stories The Eggs They Are A-Rollin' Sports were played, books were read, and eggs were rolled on Monday as the President and the First Lady welcomed more than 30,000 guests to the South Lawn of the White House for the 136th White House Easter Egg Roll. See more from the Easter Egg Roll, and make sure to check out President Obama's inspired reading of "Where the Wild Things Are." READ MORE 540,000 Veterans and Military Spouses Hired The First Lady and Dr. Biden visited Fort Campbell in Kentucky earlier this week for the Veterans Jobs Summit and Career Forum — and made some big announcements while they were there. First: On top of the more than half a million veterans and military spouses hired, FLOTUS and Dr. Biden announced a brand new online tool to help servicemembers and veterans find new careers. READ MORE The VP Heads to Ukraine Vice President Biden traveled to Ukraine earlier this week for meetings with government leaders and to speak at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv. "I came here to Kyiv, to let you know...that the United States stands with you," said the Vice President at the Embassy. READ MORE As always, to see even more of this week's events, watch this week's episode of West Wing Week: WATCH NOW   Facebook     Twitter    |   More Ways to Engage Did Someone Forward This to You? Sign Up for Email Updates Privacy Policy  Contact the White House The White House • 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW • Washington, DC 20500 • 202-456-1111