The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. will join President Barack Obama in the White House today at 2 p.m. (EST) to discuss the economy and jobs in a live, first-of-its-kind Twitter Town Hall.
The event will stream live through both the Twitter service and the official White House website, www.wh.gov. The president’s answers will be posted under the usernames @townhall and @whitehouse.
In the wake of daunting unemployment figures for young veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the ongoing debates in Congress to modify or cut certain veterans’ benefits to help balance the budget, VFW members from coast-to-coast are encouraged to submit their questions to the president via Twitter at askobama.twitter.com or by tagging tweets with #AskObama.
The VFW will also provide live updates as they become available from the White House via www.twitter.com/VFWHQ.