Month: June 2023

03 Jun

Remarks by President Biden on Averting Default and the Bipartisan Budget Agreement

Politics

Oval Office 7:01 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: My fellow Americans, when I ran for President, I was told the days of bipartisanship were over and that Democrats and Republicans could no longer work together. But I refused to believe that, because America can never give into that way of thinking. Look, the only way American democracy can function is through compromise and consensus, and that’s what I worked to do as your President — you know, to forge a bipartisan agreement where it’s possible and where it’s needed. I’ve signed more than 350 bipartisan laws thus far in almost two…

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03 Jun

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by First Lady Jill Biden at a Conversation with Young Leaders at Al-Azhar Mosque

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Cairo, Egypt It’s truly my honor to be here at Al-Azhar. Thank you to the Grand Imam for welcoming us today. And Dr. Daoud, Dr. Saddik, Ambassador Moussa, and Dr. Nossair: I am also grateful for your welcome and work on today’s program.  This is my second trip to Umm al-Dunya, my first to Cairo. And I just had a very special lunch with Mrs. Amer and a warm welcome by your President. In addition to being First Lady of the United States, I teach writing at a community college just outside of Washington, D.C. Many of my students are your age—and there…

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02 Jun

The U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism: Key Actions by Pillar

Politics

The Biden-Harris Administration released the U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism on May 25, 2023. The strategy outlines a whole-of-society approach to tackle the scourge of antisemitism in America. It features over 100 meaningful actions that over two dozen government agencies will take to counter antisemitism, as well as over 100 calls to action for Congress, State and local governments, companies, technology platforms, students, teachers and academics, civil society and faith leaders, and others to counter antisemitism. The four pillars of the strategy address key themes and threats raised by over 1,000 diverse stakeholders across the Jewish community and beyond:…

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02 Jun

Wireless Data Storage NFC DataBanking Card

Business

PCD CARD Introducing the Revolutionary Databanking Card: Unveiling in June 2023, a Cutting-Edge Fusion of 10TB Data Storage and Payment Capability TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, May 26, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE H.C.E.T. Technologies (“HCET”) and Blockchain Assets Management Group (“BAM”) Collaborate to Launch Innovative Paradox Card Drive (PCD) for Asian Market Markham, [May 26, 2023] – HCET, a leading IT solution provider, and BAM, a digital assets management and renowned marketing company, are excited to announce their strategic partnership in establishing a joint venture company aimed at promoting and distributing the revolutionary Paradox Card Drive (“PCD”) in the Asian market.…

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02 Jun

Readout of Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer’s Call with Kosovan Prime Minister Albin Kurti

Politics

Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer spoke with Prime Minister Albin Kurti of Kosovo yesterday.  Mr. Finer underscored the United States’ concern about the tense situation in northern Kosovo and called for all parties to take steps aimed at de-escalating the situation. He urged the Government of Kosovo to enable newly elected mayors to carry out their duties from alternative locations and to withdraw police forces from municipal buildings.  He also welcomed Prime Minister Kurti’s willingness to work towards conditions for new elections.  Mr. Finer reiterated that the United States expects both sides to re-engage in the EU-facilitated Dialogue…

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02 Jun

Readout of Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer’s Call with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic

Politics

Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer spoke with President Aleksandar Vucic of Serbia today.  Mr. Finer stressed the United States’ concern about the tense situation in northern Kosovo and called for all parties to take steps aimed at de-escalating the situation.  He urged the Government of Serbia to withdraw its armed forces stationed near the border and to lower their state of readiness, as well as to urge protesters to remain peaceful in northern Kosovo.  Mr. Finer reiterated that the United States expects both sides to re-engage in the EU-facilitated Dialogue and to fully implement the normalization agreement reached…

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02 Jun

President Biden Announces Presidential Delegation to Türkiye to Attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

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President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday, June 3, 2023. T.H. Jeffry L. Flake, United States Ambassador to the Republic of Türkiye, will attend the Inauguration in Ankara, Türkiye.  ### Official news published at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/06/02/president-biden-announces-presidential-delegation-to-turkiye-to-attend-the-inauguration-of-his-excellency-recep-tayyip-erdogan/

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02 Jun

Excerpts from Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by President Biden on Averting Default and the Bipartisan Budget Agreement

Politics

Essential to all the progress we’ve made in the last few years is keeping the full, faith, and credit of the United States and passing a budget that continues to grow our economy and reflects our values as a nation. And that’s why I’m speaking to you tonight. To report on a crisis averted and what we are doing to protect America’s future. Passing this budget agreement was critical. The stakes could not have been higher. … No one got everything they wanted but the American people got what they needed. We averted an economic crisis and an economic collapse.…

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02 Jun

Remarks by Heather Boushey on How President Biden’s Invest in America Agenda has Laid the Foundation for Decades of Strong, Stable, and Sustained, Equitable Growth

Politics

Peterson Institute for International EconomicsConference on “Rethinking Fiscal Policy” Good afternoon. It is great to be here. Thank you to the conference organizers, Karen Dynan, Paolo Mauro, and David Wilcox, for this this important agenda today and to Adam Posen and his team for all the Peterson Institute for International Economics does to inform policymaking. Today, I will share with you this Administration’s economic framework for thinking about fiscal questions. In doing so, I’ll describe the broader shift in thinking that animates President Biden’s economic strategy. I’ll lay out how the President’s Invest in America agenda has laid the foundation…

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02 Jun

Statement from President Joe Biden Marking National Gun Violence Awareness Day

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In the last year alone, we’ve lost more than 40,000 Americans to gun violence. Countless other survivors of gun violence will carry the trauma for the rest of their lives. In the last two years, I’ve been able to sign the most significant gun safety legislation in decades and have taken dozens of executive actions. But it’s not nearly enough. I will keep fighting to do everything I possibly can, but the reality is that it will take Congressional action to make the kinds of meaningful reforms we need to keep our communities safe. A broad majority of Americans want to see…

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