First Lady Jill Biden visited Tacoma on Friday and will be in Seattle on Saturday, according to the White House.
The first lady arrived in western Washington around 3:15 p.m. on Friday afternoon.
Her first visit was to Bates Technical College in Tacoma, where she spoke about workforce development programs and the career pipelines that community and technical colleges provide. Biden also spoke with students there about their work and encouraged them to keep pursuing their passions. One student asked her what it’s like to be the first lady and she said it was an honor.
“I get to meet firefighters, teachers, people from all walks of life, like nurses — it’s just an incredible job because you really do feel like you can make a difference in peoples lives,” Biden said.
On Saturday at noon, the first lady will be attending a finance event for Sen. Patty Murray.
At 1 p.m., the first lady, Murray and Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough will host an event with the Elizabeth Dole Foundation and Wounded Warrior Project at the Pacific Science Center.
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