Jill Biden visits Madison; cancer efforts, education the focus

First Lady Jill Biden visits Madison

First lady Jill Biden travels to Madison on Thursday, Aug. 31 – capping a three-stop visit around the Midwest.

According to the White House, the first lady's visit will be focused on the Biden administration's Cancer Moonshot effort to end "cancer as we know it." 

In the afternoon, as part of a series of back-to-school events, the White House said the first lady will speak at an educator appreciation event with the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers in Madison.

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First Lady Jill Biden visits Madison

The stop in Madison follows two stops on Aug. 30 – one in Indianapolis, the other in Chicago.

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AFP-WI State Director Megan Novak

"The Biden administration’s third visit to Wisconsin this month proves how crucial of a role the Badger State will play come 2024, but it will take a lot more than political stunts and stop over visits to win over Wisconsinites.

"Our communities are worse-off and our families are struggling to make ends meet. While Jill Biden touts her husband’s failed economic agenda today in Madison, Wisconsinites know that we deserve better than Bidenomics.

"AFP-WI is showing people that expanding opportunity and promoting prosperity is the answer to a brighter future. We don’t need any more of the reckless spending and regulatory burdens coming out of Madison or Washington. We need to move past the status quo and advance policies that allow every individual to live out the American dream."