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Obama and Biden to speak at House Democrats' retreat in Society Hill

WASHINGTON - President Obama and Vice President Biden are expected in Philadelphia next week, where they are scheduled to speak at the House Democrats' policy retreat in Society Hill.

FILE - This June 30, 2014 file photo shows President Barack Obama as he stands with Vice President Joe Biden during a news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. President Obama’s request for billions of dollars to deal with tens of thousands of migrant children streaming across the border set off Democrats and Republicans. Lawmakers in both parties complained that the White House, six years in , still doesn’t get it when it comes to working with Congress. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
FILE - This June 30, 2014 file photo shows President Barack Obama as he stands with Vice President Joe Biden during a news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. President Obama’s request for billions of dollars to deal with tens of thousands of migrant children streaming across the border set off Democrats and Republicans. Lawmakers in both parties complained that the White House, six years in , still doesn’t get it when it comes to working with Congress. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)Read more
    by Jonathan Tamari, Inquirer Washington Bureau
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WASHINGTON - President Obama and Vice President Biden are expected in Philadelphia next week, where they are scheduled to speak at the House Democrats' policy retreat in Society Hill.

The two-day gathering will bring the entire caucus to the city for two days of huddling about their strategy for the next two years.

Obama will speak next Thursday and Biden the following day, the White House said. Politico first reported their plans.

Local congressmen hope the event will also give them a chance to show off the city as Philadelphia pushes to host the 2016 Democratic National Convention.

Freshman U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle (D., Pa.) said he hoped to arrange a trip to Independence Hall, if time and security allow.

"I'm a born and raised, proud, and totally biased Philadelphian," Boyle said of the competition to host the convention.

U.S. Rep. Robert Brady (D., Pa.) said his entire focus is on the convention. Each day on the House floor, he said, he makes sure to find U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D., Fla.) - the chair of the Democratic National Committee - and give her a hug.

Hershey hosted the House Republican retreat earlier this month.