Obama Coming to Newport: Questions for the President from Community Leaders
Arielle Confino, GoLocal Contributor
Obama Coming to Newport: Questions for the President from Community Leaders
GoLocal asked business and community leaders around the Ocean State what they would ask the President, if they had the opportunity to ask one question.
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GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThis visit marks President Obama’s first trip to Rhode Island since 2010. First Lady Michelle Obama visited the Ocean State on June 2nd to take part in a keel-laying ceremony for the future submarine USS Illinois at Electric Boat at Quonset Point.
The President is scheduled to board Air Force One at Westchester County Airport at 5:00 PM for the trip to Rhode Island, and is expected to return to Westchester immediately following the fundraiser so he can attend the wedding of his personal chef at a Pocantico Hills, NY restaurant on Saturday. The Federal Aviation Administration has issued temporary flight restrictions over Providence and Newport for the duration of the President's visit.
Obama Coming to Newport -- Questions for the President from the Community
John Jannotti
"At the undergraduate level, Pell Grants provide financial aid based primarily on need. At the graduate level, students are often supported by grants based on their area of study. What is the proper balance between encouraging the study of fields that are economically valuable to the country versus allowing students to choose the best course of study for themselves?"
John Jannotti, Foodler Co-Founder; Brown University Adjunct Assistant Professor
Alan Shawn Feinstein
"President Obama -- what is your outlook for the future of our country?"
Alan Shawn Feinstein, Humanitarian & Philanthropist
Jorge Elorza
"President Obama, much of the innovative, substantive change happening around the world is being accomplished at the municipal level with mayors leading the way. What can you do to better empower municipalities and build on this momentum?"
Jorge Elorza, Democratic Candidate for Mayor of Providence
Mary Raum, PhD
"In 2011 President Obama signed the executive order for the US National Action Plan on Women Peace and Security. How instrumental are the considerations of WPS in our national military policy to current situations in Syria and the Ukraine? How is the US supporting the directives this order implies?"
Dr. Mary Raum, United States Naval War College Professor, National Security Affairs; Chair, Women Peace & Security Initiative
Michael Rose
"I would love to know what President Obama thinks of Rhode Island's new policy not to tax fine art. Is that something he sees being implemented at the national level?
Michael Rose, Providence Art Club Gallery Coordinator
Didi Lorillard
"How do you propose to challenge, and to get around, the deniers of climate change? Or to convince the people who have allowed self-interest, or fear of losing their livelihoods, that they face losing much more? What steps can be taken to prevent their obstructive tactics? Hasn't this now become the central issue of our times, and of your Presidency?"
Didi Lorillard, Author, Newport Etiquette & Modern Manners
John Harwood, Jr.
"Egypt, Lybia, and Syria -- is that a success in your administration's eyes?"
John Harwood, Jr., Brown Men's Ice Hockey
