Day: March 14, 2023

14 Mar

Statement from President Joe Biden on the Passing of Former Congresswoman Pat Schroeder

Politics

Pat Schroeder was a pioneer. In her 24 years in Congress, she seized every opportunity to advance equality for women, and the laws she helped pass fundamentally reshaped our country for the better. The 1978 Pregnancy Discrimination Act, which protected women from being fired for having children. The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, which allowed millions of women and men to care for family members without losing their jobs. The opening of military jobs – including flying combat missions – to women. More access to early screening for breast and cervical cancer for lower-income women. On issue after issue, Pat stood up for basic…

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14 Mar

Resistance – a conversation with Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, Belarus President in Exile. 06/22

Politics

There is a lot of pro-Putin bias in the Western world. We aim to dispel this “macho” propaganda and reveal true colors of his regime: murder, intimidation, industrialized kleptocracy and well-funded russian fascism propaganda machines. We were born in Russia, we have lost friends to this murderer… we see how he “zombifies” most and intimidates and beats down the rest. We also know where his weak spots are and what atrocities his regime is committing on a daily basis. Message from the source channel owner. a conversation with the winner of 2020 Belarus Presidential elections, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, currently in exile.…

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14 Mar

Remarks by President Biden on Efforts to Reduce Gun Violence

Politics

The Boys & Girls Club of West San Gabriel ValleyMonterey Park, California 1:37 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon.  (Applause.)  Thank you.  Thank you.  Please have a seat, if you have one.  (Laughter.) Good afternoon.  Saturday, January 21st, 2023, Lunar New Year, a time to enjoy.  A ballroom dance studio, a place of happiness, friendship, and belonging.  People across backgrounds and generations celebrating their cultural roots and bonding through ballroom song and dance. A place of refuge where immigrants have lived for years, supported new immigrants who just arrived, becoming not just friends but family. But as we all saw,…

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14 Mar

Readout of White House Roundtable, Women Rebuilding America

Politics

Today, on Equal Pay Day, White House and Biden Administration leaders convened workers, union leaders, construction contractors, heads of tradeswomen organizations, and equal pay experts to discuss how President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is providing economic opportunities for women in fields where they are historically underrepresented, in turn helping to close the gender pay gap.  Administration participants included Jennifer Klein, Director of the Gender Policy Council; Mitch Landrieu, Senior Advisor to the President and Infrastructure Coordinator; Lael Brainard, Director of the National Economic Council; Heather Boushey, Chief Economist to the Invest in America Task Force and Member of the…

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14 Mar

Remarks by President Biden at a Democratic National Committee Reception

Politics

Private ResidenceRancho Santa Fe, California  6:47 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  Thank you for the comment about the book, Allan.  I — I appreciate it.  And tell your wife I said, “Thank you for all the preparation.”  It’s never easy.  Everybody says, “No problem.”  You have to work like the devil to get it done.  (Laughter.) And I want to thank all of you for not just the help, but for taking the time.  Your time is more valuable than anything else.  And thank you for doing this.  I really mean it.  You know, I heard you had read the book.  The…

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14 Mar

Statement from White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Saudi Arabia’s Historic Purchase of Boeing Aircraft

Politics

President Biden ran for office determined to make the United States the global leader once again in manufacturing.  Last month, Boeing completed its second largest commercial transaction in history for over 200 aircraft to support an expansion of Air India’s commercial fleet.  Today, Boeing completed two deals with Saudi Arabia to manufacture up to 121 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft equipped with General Electric’s most advanced GEnex engines.  These landmark deals with Saudi Arabia – one to anchor a new airline and another to expand an existing fleet – are valued at nearly $37 billion.  In a period of weeks, Boeing has closed two of…

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14 Mar

Statement from President Joe Biden on February CPI Report

Politics

Today’s report shows annual inflation is down by a third from this summer at a time when the unemployment rate remains near a 50-year low.   That is the slowest annual increase since September 2021.   I will continue working to lower costs for hard-working Americans so they have a little more breathing room at the end of the month. On that front, I am pleased at today’s announcement that, in line with my call, Novo Nordisk will be lowering their insulin prices by 75 percent, following Eli Lilly’s action.  This builds on the important progress we made last year when I signed…

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14 Mar

War Day 140: war diaries w/Advisor to Ukraine President, Intel Officer @arestovych & #Feygin

Politics

There is a lot of pro-Putin bias in the Western world. We aim to dispel this “macho” propaganda and reveal true colors of his regime: murder, intimidation, industrialized kleptocracy and well-funded russian fascism propaganda machines. We were born in Russia, we have lost friends to this murderer… we see how he “zombifies” most and intimidates and beats down the rest. We also know where his weak spots are and what atrocities his regime is committing on a daily basis. Message from the source channel owner. Daily War Chronicles: Feygin and @arestovych – English translation #PrivateerStation @Alexey Arestovych #Фейгин #ФейгинLIVE Olexiy…

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14 Mar

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Takes New Action to Protect Communities from PFAS Pollution

Politics

EPA Announces First-Ever National Standard to Address PFAS in Drinking Water The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to ensuring every community has access to clean drinking water, free of chemicals and pollutants that harm the health and wellbeing of children, families, and communities. Today the Administration announced the first-ever national drinking water standard for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a major step to advance that commitment. This action builds on two years of progress on President Biden’s action plan to combat PFAS pollution, safeguarding public health and advancing environmental justice. PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” are a set of human-made chemicals that…

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14 Mar

Executive Order on Reducing Gun Violence and Making Our Communities Safer

Politics

     By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order as follows:      Section 1.  Policy.  Every few days in the United States, we mourn a new mass shooting.  Daily acts of gun violence — including community violence, domestic violence, suicide, and accidental shootings — may not always make the evening news, but they too cut lives short and leave survivors and their communities with long-lasting physical and mental wounds.  We cannot accept these facts as the enduring reality of life in America.  Instead, we must…

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