Biden heads to North Carolina to push clean energy agenda and promote order aiding military spouses

By AAMER MADHANI
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order aiming to bolster job opportunities for military and veteran spouses whose careers are often disrupted by their loved ones’ deployments. Biden is to use a visit to the recently renamed Fort Liberty in North Carolina to highlight the order. The order directs agencies to develop a federal government-wide plan on hiring and job retention for military spouses, bolster child care options, and take more than a dozen additional actions. Earlier Friday, Biden will visit students at Nash Community College in Rocky Mount. The college received $23.7 million to train students for clean energy jobs. The money is from the Democratic president’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.