Thursday, February 23, 2012

Michelle Obama and Jill Biden Visit Kentucky

{Louisville, Kentucky}...First Lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden were in Kentucky Thursday. The First Lady was headlining a fundraiser for her husband’s re-election Thursday evening at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage in Louisville. Vice President Joe Biden’s wife visited community colleges in Kentucky and Tennessee to promote President Obama’s proposal for an $8 billion program to train community college students for high-growth industries. Jill Biden visited Bluegrass Community and Technical College in Lexington, Kentucky and Roane State Community College at Harriman, Tennessee, along with U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis. Jill Biden was a community college instructor for 18 years, and Solis began her public service career as a community college trustee.