A special session set to start Monday afternoon pairs disaster aid with two priorities for both the president and Gov. Bill Lee of Tennessee: tougher immigration laws and school vouchers.
The gestures of remembrance have all been selected to reflect the 39th presidentβs rural roots and political career in Georgia and Washington, and his legacy of global advocacy.
The president recognized five officers who responded to a 2023 school shooting at a private Christian school in Tennessee, and veterans of the Korean and Vietnam wars.