Day: March 20, 2023

Bills Signed: H.J.Res. 26, S. 619 Official news published at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/legislation/2023/03/20/bills-signed-h-j-res-26-s-619/

     Today, I am pleased to sign into law S. 619, the “COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023.”  I share the Congress’s goal of releasing as much information as possible about the origin of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19).  In 2021, I directed the Intelligence Community to use every tool at its disposal to investigate the origin of COVID-19, and that work is ongoing.  We need to get to the bottom of COVID-19’s origins to help ensure we can better prevent future pandemics.  My Administration will continue to review all classified information relating to COVID–19’s origins, including potential links to the Wuhan…

The President is announcing his intent to nominate four individuals to federal district courts and two individuals to the District of Columbia Superior Court—all of whom are extraordinarily qualified, experienced, and devoted to the rule of law and our Constitution. These choices also continue to fulfill the President’s promise to ensure that the nation’s courts reflect the diversity that is one of our greatest assets as a country—both in terms of personal and professional backgrounds. This will be President Biden’s thirty-first round of nominees for federal judicial positions, bringing the number of announced federal judicial nominees to 161. The President…

Today, I am gratified to share that American Jeff Woodke was released from captivity in West Africa. Jeff was kidnapped while serving people in the Sahel as an aid worker, and I am grateful that he will soon be reunited with his wife, Els, and their family after spending more than six years held hostage by terrorists. The United States extends our deep appreciation to the Nigerien government, which was a critical partner in helping to secure his release. I am also grateful for the hard work of dedicated public servants across the U.S. Government who made this possible, including…

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…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:14 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  Oh my gosh.  Hello.  Q    Hello. MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  Hello. MR. SUDEIKIS:  Hello.  MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  I wonder why so many people are here today.  (Laughter.) Q    I’m here for you.   Q    Karine — MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  Yeah, right.  Right, you’re here for me. Q    Karine, before — before you begin — MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  No, no, no, no.  Nope.  That’s not — we’re not doing this.  We’re not doing this.  Q    I would like to request — MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  We’re not doing this.  We’re not doing this.  Q    I would like to request that you call on everyone from across the room.  You’ve been discriminating against…

TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:      I am returning herewith without my approval H.J. Res. 30, a resolution that would disapprove of the Department of Labor’s final rule titled “Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights.”      The Department of Labor’s final rule protects the hard‑earned life savings and pensions of tens of millions of workers and retirees across the country.  It allows retirement plan fiduciaries to make fully informed investment decisions by considering all relevant factors that might impact a prospective investment, while ensuring that investment decisions made by retirement plan fiduciaries maximize financial returns for retirees.     …

     American farms remind us of the beauty and generosity of our Nation.  They feed the country and the world, and with each new planting season, they embody that most American of things — possibilities.  On National Agriculture Day, we celebrate all the farmers, farmworkers, ranchers, fishers, foresters, and other agricultural workers who do so much to make our Nation strong, fuel our economy, and steward our lands.  America owes them.      There is a common spirit across America’s agricultural community:  a respect for tradition, a drive to innovate, and a commitment to never giving up — even when…