Day: May 9, 2023

Amy Pope is an innovative, strategic leader with impeccable qualifications, and I strongly support her candidacy to serve as the next Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). As we grapple with record levels of displacement worldwide, IOM needs a forward-looking leader who will position the organization to address the challenges we face. I have worked first-hand with Amy over her 20-year career in migration and disaster relief. Amy has the necessary experience to effectively mobilize IOM and its Members to respond to rising migration challenges, including the impacts of a changing climate, with innovative and inclusive solutions. She is the right person for the job. I ask IOM Member States to join the United States in voting for…

South Court AuditoriumEisenhower Executive Office Building A few years ago, after Joe finished his time as Vice President, a publishing company told me that they thought that I should write a book about my life. Now, I teach writing at a community college, and I’ve always been a big fan of journaling. So I thought, sure, I can do that. I wanted to talk about my childhood and how Joe and I built our family. I wanted to talk about being Second Lady and all the lessons I had learned. But there was one thing I did not want to talk…

Dear Mr. Speaker: I ask the Congress to consider the enclosed Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Budget amendments for the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Education, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, and Transportation as well as the Environmental Protection Agency and for International Assistance Programs.  These amendments would not change the base discretionary budget authority requested in my FY 2024 Budget. Also included is an amendment providing increased amounts for the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education account.  This increase is fully offset from amounts provided from within NSF and the Department of Agriculture.  Also included for consideration are amendments shifting…

President Joseph R. Biden Jr. spoke today with President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of Mexico. The two leaders discussed their ongoing efforts to strengthen the U.S.-Mexico bilateral relationship, including the importance of enhancing cooperation between the United States and Mexico to manage unprecedented migration in the region. Toward that end, they discussed continued close coordination between border authorities and strong enforcement measures, in preparation for the return to full reliance on Title 8 immigration authorities at the U.S.-Mexico border, which carry steeper consequences for those removed than expulsion under Title 42. Both leaders underscored the value of managing migration in…