Year: 2023

27 Jan

Statement from President Joe Biden on Personnel Announcement

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I’ve known Ron Klain since he was a third-year law student. He came to work for me on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and I knew the moment he started that he was a once-in-a-generation talent with a fierce and brilliant intellect. Just as important, he has a really big heart. I want to thank Ron and his wife Monica and their three children for their commitment to being a part of my team all these years. During the last 36 years, Ron and I have been through some real battles together. And when you’re in the trenches with somebody for…

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27 Jan

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Releases New Data Showing 26 Million People in All 50 States Applied or Were Automatically Eligible for One-Time Student Debt Relief

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New data comes as elected officials and special interests actively block many of their own constituents from getting relief Today, the Biden-Harris Administration released new data showing the number of people in each state who applied for student debt relief or were automatically eligible for relief. These borrowers could be benefitting from the Administration’s program right now were it not for lawsuits brought by elected officials and special interests. In August, President Biden announced his Administration’s plan to provide up to $20,000 in debt relief for borrowers earning less than $125,000 per year. The Administration’s program aimed to protect borrowers…

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27 Jan

Remarks by President Biden on Economic Progress Since Taking Office

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Steamfitters Local 602Springfield, Virginia 2:35 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  How are you all doing?  Please, take a seat if you have one.  (Laughs.)  I said that — AUDIENCE MEMBER:  We love you, Joe! THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much. I said that — when I was seeking the nomination, I said, “Take a seat, everybody.”  And there wasn’t a single chair in the place.  (Laughter.)  And they said, “That Biden really is stupid.  He doesn’t know…” Where’s Doug [Don]?  The congressman.  He’s around here somewhere. AUDIENCE MEMBER:  Right here! AUDIENCE MEMBER:  Right here! THE PRESIDENT:  Oh, there you are.  Doug…

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27 Jan

Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on a Successful Counterterrorism Operation in Somalia

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Via Teleconference 3:12 P.M. EST MODERATOR: Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for your patience. As a reminder, this call will be for attribution to “senior administration officials.” For your awareness, not for reporting, on the line we have [senior administration official] and [senior administration official]. The contents of this call will be embargoed until further notice from the NSC Press Office. [Senior administration official] and [senior administration official] will both give some initial remarks, and then we will open it up to Q&A. So, with that, [senior administration official], I’ll hand it over to you. SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Thank you…

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27 Jan

Remarks by President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at Lunar New Year Celebration

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East Room 5:36 P.M. EST THE FIRST LADY:  Hello, everybody.  (Laughs.) AUDIENCE:  Hello! THE FIRST LADY:  Today, as we are meant to celebrate, our joy has been shattered by two horrifying mass shootings this week.  And our prayers are with the family of those lost in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay, and we grieve with broken hearts alongside every member of this community. The poet, Cathy Song, wrote: “May those who have gone before us rest in peace, rest in comfort, rest in joy…[And] may our wish for peace spread like a mother’s soothing hand and reach the distressed,…

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26 Jan

Statement from President Joe Biden on the Tyre Nichols Case

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Jill and I extend our heartfelt condolences to the family of Tyre Nichols and the entire Memphis community. Tyre’s family deserves a swift, full, and transparent investigation into his death. As Americans grieve, the Department of Justice conducts its investigation, and state authorities continue their work, I join Tyre’s family in calling for peaceful protest. Outrage is understandable, but violence is never acceptable.  Violence is destructive and against the law.  It has no place in peaceful protests seeking justice. Public trust is the foundation of public safety and there are still too many places in America today where the bonds of trust…

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26 Jan

Statement from President Joe Biden on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

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Tomorrow, Jill and I will pause to mourn the six million Jews who were systematically and savagely murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators during the Holocaust — and to grieve the Roma and Sinti, Slavs, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ individuals, and political dissidents who were also killed. As we join nations around the world in bearing witness to this dark chapter in our shared history, we also honor survivors and their stories—pledging to always remember, and to keep faith with that sacred vow: “never again.” “Never again” was a promise my father first instilled in me at our family…

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26 Jan

President Biden Announces Key Appointments to Boards and Commissions

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WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve in key roles: Jill Nash, Member, J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board Teri Hawks Goodmann, Chair, National Capital Planning Commission Margaret A. Hamburg, Vice Chair, President’s Intelligence Advisory Board Kim Cobb, Member, President’s Intelligence Advisory Board Kneeland Conner Youngblood, Member, President’s Intelligence Advisory Board J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board supervises the Fulbright Program and certain programs authorized by the Fulbright-Hays Act and for the purpose of selecting students, scholars, teachers, trainees, and other persons to participate in…

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26 Jan

Memorandum on Extending and Expanding Eligibility for Deferred Enforced Departure for Certain Hong Kong Residents

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE                THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY SUBJECT:       Extending and Expanding Eligibility for Deferred                Enforced Departure for Certain Hong Kong               Residents The United States supports the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the residents of Hong Kong.  The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has continued to erode those rights and freedoms, and as such I am directing an extension and expansion of the deferral of removal of certain Hong Kong residents who are present in the United States. By unilaterally imposing on Hong Kong the Law of…

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26 Jan

Readout of Inaugural Meeting of Ukraine Donor Coordination Platform Steering Committee

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Today, Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics Mike Pyle co-chaired the inaugural meeting of the Ukraine Multi-agency Donor Coordination Platform’s Steering Committee, delivering on G7 Leaders’ December 2022 commitment and exemplifying the Biden-Harris Administration’s unwavering support for Ukraine. Representatives from G7 countries, the Government of Ukraine, and the international financial institutions discussed how to better coordinate economic support for Ukraine’s immediate financing needs and future economic recovery and reconstruction efforts. They committed to work closely with Ukrainian authorities to define, prioritize, and sequence strategic economic needs; to further Ukraine’s reform ambitions; and to deliver economic assistance to stabilize Ukraine’s…

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