After a weekend where veterans were at the top of the national headlines, President Barack Obama is in Pittsburgh on Tuesday speaking to the 116th Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention.
According to the White House, the President is expected to address a broad spectrum of military issues affecting veterans and active duty troops including the Chattanooga shooting against U.S. Marines and the Iran deal. But the main focus of the speech is the completion of a set of stronger rules to protect servicemen and women from predatory lending. The White House says the change will close the loopholes in the Military Lending Act of 2006 that allowed lenders and credit card companies to charge interest rates higher than 35 percent.
This announcement comes on the 5 year anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Act, which aimed to increase consumer protections.
Obama’s speech Tuesday also comes after more than year of ongoing issues within the Department of Veterans Affairs including budget shortfalls and lengthy wait times for veterans seeking care leading to the resignation of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in May 2014.
Following his remarks, the President will head to New York for his final taping of the Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
Stewart’s tenure at the satirical news show on Comedy Central will come to a close on August 6.
The President can be expected to be asked about Donald Trump and his latest remarks about Senator John McCain not being a war hero.
On Monday, the during the daily briefing, Press Secretary Josh Earnest touched on this, saying “even in the midst of their competitive, 2008 campaign for the White House… Senator Obama expressed his admiration and deep respect for Sen. McCain’s heroism.”
Additionally, Obama will likely face questions on the Iran nuclear deal, which was unanimously endorsed by the U.N. Security Council Monday, but still faces major opposition from members of both parties in Congress.
This is Obama’s third appearance on the Daily Show as President. In 2010, he became the first sitting President to appear on the show. Before his presidential election, President Obama visited the set four times, as both a U.S. Senator and presidential candidate.
