President Obama and his administration invite you to ask them anything today, via various social media platforms, using the hashtag
#AskTheWH. It's a chance to question, comment, or voice your concerns about the State Of The Union - or whatever may be on your mind when it comes to living in America. The event is called
'Block Of Cheese Day.' (I know, it's kind of cheesy.)
Some of the many folks ready to answer your queries include, NSA Advisor Ben Rhodes, Secretary of State John Kerry, Director of the Office of Public Engagement Paulette Aniskoff, Director of the Office of Science & Technology Policy Dr. John Holdren, Member of the Council of Economic Advisers Betsey Stevenson, White House Senior Advisor Dan Pfeiffer, and of course POTUS.
From WhiteHouse.gov:
Here at the White House, we're dedicated to making President Obama's administration the most open and accessible in history. That's why, for the second year in a row, we thought it'd be a gouda idea to brie-unite a certain cast of characters to help us bring back a tradition that dates back to the days of President Andrew Jackson.
On February 22, 1837, President Jackson had a 1,400-pound block of cheese hauled into the main foyer of the White House for an open house with thousands of citizens and his staff, where they discussed the issues of the day while carving off slabs of cheddar.
This year, we aim to do even feta. On Wednesday, January 21, in fromage to President Jackson (and to President Bartlet, if you're a fan of The West Wing), we're hosting the second-annual virtual Big Block of Cheese Day, where members of the Obama administration will take to social media to answer your questions about the President's State of the Union address and the issues that are most important to you.
Log on to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Tumblr, and ask away using the hashtag #AskTheWH. We'll do our best to answer as many questions as we can.
All day:
Share your questions on Tumblr now using the ask box
Post your questions in the comments on Facebook with #AskTheWH
Post a photo or video with your question on Instagram with #AskTheWH
From the road with President Obama:
Senior Advisor Dan Pfeiffer - @Pfeiffer44
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest - @PressSec
Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett - @VJ44
Communications Director Jen Palmieri - @JPalm44
9:15 a.m. ET: Housing in America
In a live-streamed event hosted by Zillow, HUD Secretary Castro will answer questions from social media community using #HousinginAmerica. Learn more and watch live.
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. ET: General Overview and State of the Union Themes
Director of the Office of Public Engagement Paulette Aniskoff - @PAniskoff44
Principal Deputy White House Press Secretary - @Schultz44
Associate Communications Director Stephanie Young - @Stephanie44
Deputy Communications Director Amy Brundage - @Brundage44
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET: Education, Immigration, and Latino Issues
Dr. Jill Biden - @DrBiden
Director of the Domestic Policy Council Cecilia Muñoz - @Cecilia44
Executive Director of Reach Higher Eric Waldo - @ReachHigher
Director of Hispanic Media Katherine Vargas - @Vargas44
Deputy Director of Hispanic Media Antoinette Rangel - @LaCasaBlanca
Department of Education - @USEdGov
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET: Climate, Energy and Conservation
Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz - @ErnestMoniz
Special Assistant to the President for Energy & Climate Change - @Utech44
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell – @SecretaryJewell
Department of Interior - @Interior
Environmental Protection Agency - @EPA
Department of Energy - @Energy
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET: Economic opportunity, infrastructure, minimum wage, and women's economic agenda
Member of the Council of Economic Advisers Betsey Stevenson - @CEABetsey
Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget - @DeeseOMB
Secretary of Labor Tom Perez - @LaborSec
Department of Labor - @USDOL
Department of Transportation - @USDOT
Counselor to the President John Podesta - @Podesta44 (climate)
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
Director of the Office of Science & Technology Policy Dr. John Holdren - @WhiteHouseOSTP
U.S. Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith - @USCTO
OSTP Assistant Director for Strategic Communications and Senior Policy Analyst Kristin Lee - @Lee44
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Foreign Policy
Secretary of State John Kerry - @JohnKerry
Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes - @Rhodes44
National Security Council - @NSCPress
Department of State - @StateDept
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Health Care
Assistant Press Secretary Jessica Santillo - @Santillo44
Department of Health and Human Services - @HHSGov
The State of the Union 2015: Everything You Need to Know
This is one more reason Obama proves he is a
'People's President.' I'm gong to give it a go and pose some questions. If you opt to participate and get any answers from POTUS, or his Administration, would you kindly share them below in the comments. That would be so grate.
(Can't help m'self.)