Day: March 13, 2023

Point Loma Naval BaseSan Diego, California 2:40 P.M. PDT PRESIDENT BIDEN:  I got a brief statement to talk about my friend here for a second.  First of all, I want to welcome him back to California.  He’s a Stanford man, and he still has a home here in California.  That’s why I’m being very nice to him, maybe he’ll invite me to his home here in California.  But all kidding aside, I think it’s a historic day for our country.  And I think this is going to be a — I think it’s not us but I think the circumstances is going to…

Point Loma Naval BaseSan Diego, California 3:55 P.M. PDT PRESIDENT BIDEN:  Well, Mr. Prime Minister, welcome to San Diego.  And through both war and peace, we’ve been together in every — every endeavor we’ve had — joint security efforts, and it’s been across the board.  And that’s exactly what we’re doing now.  I think this is a really consequential agreement we just made, and I think it’s going to make a big difference in terms of our — and represents our vision and our values of what needs to be done.  And I think that, you know, we’re investing in the manufacturing base…

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met today with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom in San Diego, California. The leaders underscored their shared commitment to promote regional security through the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) trilateral partnership and continued close defense cooperation. The leaders exchanged views on a range of global issues, including the challenges posed by the People’s Republic of China and our shared commitment to supporting peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. They also underscored their continued support for Ukraine in the face of Russia’s ongoing aggression, including the provision of security, economic, and humanitarian assistance…

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 Despite historic growth, rising wages, and unemployment at its lowest rate in over 50 years, women working full-time, year-round are paid an average 84 cents for every dollar paid to men.  Pay disparities are even more pronounced for Black women, Native American women, Latinas, many Asian American women, and women with disabilities.  On Equal Pay Day, we call attention to this injustice and the pay disparities that add up to hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost income over a lifetime, undermining financial security for women and families across our Nation.  My Administration is working to change that.      Discrimination accounts…

Via Teleconference MODERATOR:  Thank you.  Hi, everyone.  Sorry for the delay here.  We’re making sure that everyone was able to join the call and hop on.  Welcome to our briefing on the upcoming AUKUS announcement.  As a reminder, today’s call is on background, attributable to “senior administration officials,” and embargoed until tomorrow, Monday, March 13th, at 1:00 p.m. San Diego time and 4:00 p.m. D.C. time.  Again, that’s Monday, March 13th at 1:00 p.m. San Diego time and 4:00 p.m. DC time.  For your awareness, not for your reporting, on the line today, we have [senior administration official], [senior administration official], and…

In September 2021, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States announced AUKUS – a new security partnership that will promote a free and open Indo-Pacific that is secure and stable. The first major initiative of AUKUS was our historic trilateral decision to support Australia acquiring conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs). Today, we announce our pathway to achieve this critical capability. Together we will deliver SSN-AUKUS – a trilaterally-developed submarine based on the United Kingdom’s next-generation design that incorporates technology from all three nations, including cutting edge U.S. submarine technologies. Australia and the United Kingdom will operate SSN-AUKUS as their submarine of the…

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR SUBJECT:       Withdrawal of Certain Areas off the United States               Arctic Coast of the Outer Continental Shelf from               Oil or Gas Leasing  Consistent with principles of responsible public stewardship, and (1) with due consideration of the irreplaceable marine and coastal environments — including for marine mammals, other wildlife, wildlife habitat, scientific research, and Alaska Native subsistence use — of the Beaufort Sea area of the Outer Continental Shelf; (2) independently with due consideration of the vulnerability of the ecosystems and coastal communities to oil spills, particularly where limited or no oil and gas development has yet…