SEATTLE — First Lady Jill Biden visited Fred Hutch Cancer Center in Seattle Friday to tour facilities, meet with survivors of childhood and breast cancers, give remarks and hold a listening session.
She addressed progress on the White House’s Cancer Moonshot initiative, with a goal to “end cancer as we know it” by preventing the number of cancer-related deaths and improving the lives of all people impacted by cancer.
Fred Hutch was recently named a partner in a recent cohort of entities working to build a cancer research workforce.
The First Lady was also promoting the Biden Administration Unity Agenda and Cancer Moonshot initiative to highlight the importance of supporting cancer survivors through specialized care and research.
The Unity Agenda encompasses the four areas identified by the Biden Administration to earn bipartisan support. These, along with ending cancer, include protecting veterans, handling the mental health crisis, and beating the opioid and overdose epidemic.
On Friday evening, the First Lady was scheduled to deliver remarks at a political event for the Biden Victory Fund in Shoreline and on Mercer Island.
The First Lady was last in western Washington in October of 2022 when she made an appearance at Bates Technical College in Tacoma to promote the workforce development program. During this visit to Washington State, she also went to the Pacific Science Center's Hidden Helpers Coalition event, in Seattle which highlighted supporting children in military and veteran caregiving families.
After her visit to Seattle, Biden will travel to Los Angeles and San Diego on Saturday to speak at more events for the Biden Victory Fund. The Fund is a joint fundraising committee for President Biden's 2024 re-election campaign.
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