Day: March 23, 2023

23 Mar

Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre En Route Ottawa, Canada

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Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Ottawa, Canada 6:07 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  Guys, I’m so sorry.  We’ve been waiting, and Jake is with the President right now.  And so we’ve been — so either we go now, or we don’t have a gaggle.  So — Q    You can send us Jake later. MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  We can send you — we will send you Jake later if it works on his schedule.  I’ll do my best.  But he’s in with the President.  So, I’m really sorry.  So — Q    You could just bring the President back too. MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  I could…

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23 Mar

Remarks by President Biden at an Affordable Care Act Anniversary Event

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East Room 1:09 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you, thank you, thank you.  Thank you, Teresa.  What a — what a lovely introduction.  You have such grace and calm and charm.  I said on the way out — I said, “If it gets confusing, just say, ‘Here’s Joe.’”  (Laughter.)  She said, “I think I’ll be okay.” Look, 13 years ago today, we gathered in this room as President Obama signed into law the Affordable Health Care Act.  Hard to believe 13 days ag- — 13 years ago.  It seems like 13 days ago.  (Laughter.)  Most — I think it was…

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23 Mar

Day 98: war diaries w/ Advisor to Ukraine President, Intel Officer @Alexey Arestovych & #Фейгин

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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 #Фейгин #ФейгинLIVE — English translation #PrivateerStation (in Russian: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQVtD_N4OeD-9PshBq7NwyQ)…

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23 Mar

Remarks by President Biden, Vice President Harris, First Lady Jill Biden, and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff at a Reception to Celebrate Women’s History Month

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East Room 5:14 P.M. EDT THE SECOND GENTLEMAN:  Good evening, everyone.  AUDIENCE:  Good evening! Mr. President — (laughter) — First Lady Dr. Biden, thank you for hosting all of us here at the White House.  (Applause.) And of course, my wife — (applause) — Vice President Kamala Harris is here, the first woman Vice President!  (Applause.) All right.  We — this is a celebration.  And we’re here to celebrate Women’s History Month, to highlight the accomplishments of women across our nation, to pay tribute to the trailblazers who paved the way for future generations. But it’s also our time to…

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23 Mar

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: President Biden Champions Conservation, Takes Action to Protect Lands and Waters

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Leaders across the country are celebrating President Biden’s boldest steps to date to protect the power and promise of America’s extraordinary natural wonders. At the White House Conservation in Action Summit this week, President Biden announced action to: Establish two new national monuments, Avi Kwa Ame National Monument in Nevada and Castner Range National Monument in Texas, protecting over half a million acres of public lands and honoring Tribal Nations and military veterans. Direct the Secretary of Commerce to immediately consider initiating a new National Marine Sanctuary designation to protect all U.S. waters around the Pacific Remote Islands, a region…

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23 Mar

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Tackles Racial and Ethnic Bias in Home Valuations

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Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is highlighting progress made to ensure that every American who buys a home has the same opportunities to build generational wealth through homeownership. One year ago today, the Biden-Harris Administration’s Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) – led by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge and White House Domestic Policy Advisor Ambassador Susan Rice – released the PAVE Action Plan, the most wide-ranging set of actions ever announced to advance equity in the home appraisal process. Bias in home valuations limits the ability of Black and brown…

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23 Mar

STATE FACT SHEETS: White House Lays Out Devastating Consequences of MAGA House Republican Plans to Gut Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act in State-by-State Fact Sheets

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Today, on the 13th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) becoming law, the White House released 51 state and territory fact sheets highlighting how extreme MAGA House Republicans’ plans to repeal the ACA and gut Medicaid will devastate working families. The fact sheets demonstrate how Congressional Republicans’ reported proposals will raise premiums and health care costs, threaten health care for Americans with pre-existing health conditions, slash protections against catastrophic medical bills, and will balloon waitlists for quality care for seniors and people with disabilities. Since becoming law in 2010, the ACA has helped a total of 40.2 million Americans…

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23 Mar

Day 99: war diaries w/ Advisor to Ukraine President, Intel Officer @Alexey Arestovych & #Фейгин

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 #Фейгин #ФейгинLIVE — English translation #PrivateerStation Feygin_Live NFT Items:…

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23 Mar

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Maine Disaster Declaration

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Yesterday, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Maine and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm and flooding from December 23 to December 24, 2022. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the severe storm and flooding in the counties of Franklin, Knox, Oxford, Somerset, Waldo, and York. Federal funding is also available on…

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23 Mar

FIVE-ALARM FIRE: The House Freedom Caucus’ Extreme Budget Proposal Hurts Seniors

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The extreme MAGA Republican House Freedom Caucus has made their priorities clear: imposing devastating cuts that would hurt seniors and increasing costs for working- and middle-class families, all to protect and extend tax breaks skewed to the wealthy and big corporations. In fact, their tax cuts would be so expensive that their deep and harmful cuts would not reduce the deficit. That’s in sharp contrast with the President’s Budget, which invests in America, lowers costs for families, protects and strengthens Medicare and Social Security, and reduces the deficit by $3 trillion over 10 years, while ensuring no one making less…

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