Month: March 2023

Remarks by Vice President Harris and President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania in Joint Press Statements
30 Mar

Remarks by Vice President Harris and President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania in Joint Press Statements

Politics
IkuluDar es Salaam, Tanzania 2:22 P.M. EAT TANZANIAN OFFICIAL:  Hello, Your Excellency, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan; Honorable Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States of America; distinguished guests; members of the press.  Good afternoon. Madam Vice President, you’re warmly welcomed to Tanzania, the beautiful land of Kilimanjaro, Serengeti, and Zanzibar, just to mention a few.  In front of you are journalists — local journalists and international journalists — from different organizations who are ready to hear your remarks. President Samia Suluhu Hassan, karibu sana. PRESIDENT SAMIA:  Thank you so much.  Your Excellency Kamala Harris, the Vice President…
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Remarks by Vice President Harris and President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania in Joint Press Statements
30 Mar

FACT SHEET: President Biden Urges Regulators to Reverse Trump Administration Weakening of Common-Sense Safeguards and Supervision for Large Regional Banks

Politics
President Biden believes that resilient community and regional banks provide vital services to small businesses, workers, and families around the country. The Biden-Harris Administration has taken decisive action to ensure the stability of the banking system without putting taxpayer dollars at risk. As we have demonstrated, the administration has the tools to act quickly to prevent contagion and is committed to taking strong action if needed. Americans should have confidence that their deposits will be there when they need them. As the President said when his administration announced actions to stabilize the banking system, he is committed to “continuing our…
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Remarks by Vice President Harris and President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania in Joint Press Statements
30 Mar

STATE FACT SHEETS: White House Details Devastating Impacts Extreme MAGA House Republicans’ Reckless Plan Would Have on Hard-Working Families

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Cuts would endanger public safety and worsen public health, raise costs for families and students, and harm seniors and veterans—while multi-millionaires and big corporations would get massive tax cuts Today, the White House released 51 state and territory fact sheets highlighting the devastating impacts of extreme MAGA House Republicans’ reckless plan to gut critical support for hardworking families while delivering massive tax breaks for the super wealthy and big corporations. This week, Speaker McCarthy doubled down on holding the full faith and credit of the United States hostage and risking economic chaos and catastrophe in order to force draconian cuts…
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Remarks by Vice President Harris and President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania in Joint Press Statements
30 Mar

Nominations and Withdrawals Sent to the Senate

Politics
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:      Nisha Desai Biswal, of Virginia, to be Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation.  (New Position)      Douglas Dziak, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for the remainder of the term expiring October 26, 2024, vice Dana Baiocco, resigned.      Herro Mustafa Garg, of California, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Arab Republic of Egypt.      Richard H. Riley IV, of California, a Career…
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Remarks by Vice President Harris and President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania in Joint Press Statements
30 Mar

Remarks by President Biden and President Alberto Fernández of Argentina Before Bilateral Meeting

Politics
Oval Office 2:55 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT BIDEN:  Well, Mr. President, welcome.  Welcome. It’s great to see you.  Welcome to the White House. This meeting has been a long time coming.  We had to cancel this past summer because I got COVID, but I’m delighted to see you here. You know, we’re 200 years — 200 years we’ve had diplomatic relations.  And — (Interpreter begins to speak.) Are you translating that, or — And today we embark on the next century of our partnership.  This meeting is a chance to reaffirm that nothing is beyond our reach if we work together.…
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Now Released: 2022 Best Places to Work in The Federal Government
30 Mar

Readout of Secretary’s Meeting with European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager

Business
Readout of Secretary’s Meeting with European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager Originally posted at https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2023/03/readout-secretarys-meeting-european-commission-executive-vice-0The post Readout of Secretary’s Meeting with European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager first appeared on Social Gov.
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Remarks by Vice President Harris and President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania in Joint Press Statements
30 Mar

Remarks by President Biden at Greek Independence Day Reception

Politics
East Room  5:30 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Archbishop, thank you very much for those kind words.  And I should begin by explaining why this may be the first Greek American event that my wife, Jill, has not been with me. But she is down in Tennessee with the families of — of those who were killed in the God-awful attack.  And she apologized for not being able to be with you. But let me just say that my sister, Val, is visiting with me, so I have the better part of the family.  I used to be three years older than…
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Remarks by Vice President Harris and President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania in Joint Press Statements
30 Mar

Background Press Call Previewing Day Two of the Summit for Democracy

Politics
Via Teleconference 4:35 P.M. EDT MODERATOR:  Great.  Thank you so much.  Thanks, everyone for joining.  I’ll let our speakers go ahead and get started. But for your awareness, this call is on background, attributable to “senior administration officials,” and it is embargoed until the end of call. For your awareness, not for attribution, the speakers on the call today are [senior administration official], [senior administration official], [senior administration official], and [senior administration official]. With that, I’ll turn it over to [senior administration official] to get us started. SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL:  Great.  Thanks, [Moderator].  And thanks to everybody that’s on the line right now for your…
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Remarks by Vice President Harris and President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania in Joint Press Statements
30 Mar

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Private and Public Sector Investments for Affordable Electric Vehicles

Politics
President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda is Unleashing a Manufacturing and Clean Energy Boom and Accelerating the Production of Affordable Electric Vehicles As part of President Biden’s goal of having 50 percent of all new vehicle sales be electric by 2030, the White House is announcing the first set of public and private commitments to support America’s historic transition to electric vehicles (EV) under the EV Acceleration Challenge. These commitments are part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to spur domestic manufacturing, strengthen supply chains, boost U.S. competitiveness and create good-paying jobs. Because of President Biden’s leadership and historic investments,…
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