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First Lady Jill Biden Reschedules Alabama Trip

Jill Biden will come to Alabama Friday, a trip that had been postponed due to weather.

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First lady Jill Biden speaks during a visit at The Forty Acres, the first headquarters of the United Farm Workers labor union, in Delano, Calif., Wednesday, March 31.
First lady Jill Biden speaks during a visit at The Forty Acres, the first headquarters of the United Farm Workers labor union, in Delano, Calif., Wednesday, March 31. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, DC — First Lady Jill Biden has rescheduled her trip to the Birmingham area previously scheduled for March, planning to arrive Friday.

Biden's initial trip to Alabama was planned for March 26 but was postponed when tornadoes and heavy thunderstorms swept through the state March 25.

The first lady has included the Magic City in her "Help is Here" tour to showcase how the American Rescue Plan addresses childhood poverty.

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Biden is set to tour the James Rushton Early Learning Center and visit the YWCA of Central Alabama in Birmingham.

The First Lady has previously traveled to Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and New Jersey in her "Hope is Here" tour.

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