DAILY SNAPSHOT
Saturday, April 11, 2015

Weekly Address: Tuition-Free Community College

In this week's address, the Vice President laid out his and the President's plan to make two years of community college free for responsible students.

Access to higher education has a tangible impact on a student's success: Those with an associate's degree earn 25% more than folks who graduated high school, and those with a four-year degree make 70% more. Not only that, but a better educated citizenry is necessary to ensure that the United States continues to out-compete the rest of the world.

Making two years of community college free is good for workers, good for companies, and good for our economy. And this proposal is part of the President's broader vision for middle-class economics: that everybody who works hard deserves their fair shot and the chance to get ahead.

Watch the Vice President's Weekly Address here.

Why We Support Banning Conversion Therapy

More than 120,000 people signed a petition calling for a ban on the dangerous and unacceptable practice of conversion therapy -- and on Wednesday, we responded. The overwhelming scientific evidence demonstrates that conversion therapy is neither medically or ethically appropriate and can cause substantial harm. That's why the Obama administration supports efforts to ban the use of conversion therapy for minors.

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Barack in Jamrock

President Obama headed to Kingston, Jamaica on Thursday, meeting with Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller, as well as other Caribbean leaders on the importance of improving energy security and fighting climate change. He also held a town hall with the Young Leaders of the Americas -- and swung by a museum dedicated to Bob Marley.

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The 137th-Annual White House Easter Egg Roll

On Monday, President Obama and the First Lady welcomed more than 35,000 guests to the South Lawn for the 137th-annual White House Easter Egg Roll. This year's theme was #GimmeFive to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the First Lady's Let's Move! initiative.

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To see more from the past week, watch the latest edition of West Wing Week here.