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25 May

Remarks by President Biden Announcing His Intent to Nominate the Next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

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Rose Garden 1:52 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Please, everybody, be seated. Thank you. Before I begin, I want to address a — ongoing budget negotiations with congressional leaders. I’ll be very brief. Speaker McCarthy and I have had several productive conversations, and our staffs continue to meet as we speak, as a matter of fact, and they’re making progress. I’ve made clear time and again: Defaulting on our national debt is not an option. The American people deserve to know that their Social Security payments will be there, that veterans’ hospitals remain open, and that economic progress will be made and we’re…

25 May

Statement from White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on South Carolina’s Abortion Ban

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Today in South Carolina, Governor McMaster signed an extreme and dangerous abortion ban into law. If allowed to stand, South Carolina’s ban, like more than a dozen other bans currently in effect, will criminalize health care providers and cause delays and denials of health and life-saving care. With the passage of abortion bans in states like Florida and North Carolina earlier this year, Republican officials are dismantling women’s rights across the South, putting their health and lives in jeopardy. South Carolina’s ban will cut off access to abortion for women in the state and those across the entire region for…

25 May

Remarks of Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff at the Launch of the U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism

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South Court AuditoriumThe White House SECOND GENTLEMAN DOUGLAS EMHOFF: Good morning. I want to thank President Biden, and my wife, Vice President Harris the comprehensive actions that they are taking to confront antisemitism, bigotry, and hate in all its forms. That is true leadership. Right now, antisemitic hate crimes in the United States are occurring at the highest rates on record. Hate crimes against Jews account for 63 percent of all religiously motivated hate crimes in the United States, even though we make up just over two percent of the overall population. At its core, antisemitism divides us, erodes our trust in government, institutions,…

25 May

Memorandum on Delegation of Authority Under Section 7070 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT: Delegation of Authority Under Section 7070 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State the functions and authorities vested in the President by section 7070 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023 (Division K of Public Law 117-328). Any reference in this memorandum to the Act…

25 May

Statement by Press Secretary Kirsten Allen on the Vice President’s Travel to The Bahamas

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Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Nassau, The Bahamas on June 8 to meet with Caribbean leaders. The U.S.-Caribbean Leaders Meeting will be co-hosted by the Vice President and Prime Minister Philip Davis of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, current chair of the Caribbean Community. This meeting builds on the Vice President’s previous meetings with Caribbean leaders in April 2022, at the June 2022 Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, and in September 2022. The Vice President’s trip delivers on the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to advance cooperation with the Caribbean in pursuit of shared prosperity and security, and…

25 May

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Releases First-Ever U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism

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Administration announces 100 new actions and over 100 calls to action to combat antisemitism, including new actions to counter antisemitism on college campuses and online; whole-of-society strategy includes new stakeholder commitments. Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is releasing the first-ever U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism. This strategy includes over 100 new actions the Administration will take to raise awareness of antisemitism and its threat to American democracy, protect Jewish communities, reverse the normalization of antisemitism, and build cross-community solidarity. President Biden decided to run for President after what we all saw in Charlottesville in 2017, when Neo-Nazis marched from…

25 May

Statement from President Joe Biden on the Third Anniversary of George Floyd’s Murder

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The day before her father’s funeral, George Floyd’s young daughter Gianna told me, “Daddy changed the world.” Three years after her father’s murder, my answer to Gianna remains the same: he has. George Floyd’s murder exposed for many what Black and Brown communities have long known and experienced — that we must make a whole of society commitment to ensure that our Nation lives up to its founding promise of fair and impartial justice for all under the law. The injustice on display for the world to see sparked one of the largest civil rights movements in generations — with…

25 May

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Highlights Accomplishments on Anniversary of Historic Executive Order to Advance Effective, Accountable Policing and Strengthen Public Safety

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One year ago, on May 25, 2022, President Biden signed a historic Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety. (EO 14074). The EO went into effect on the second anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. Through EO 14074, the President put federal policing on the path to becoming the gold standard of effectiveness and accountability by requiring federal law enforcement agencies to: ban chokeholds; restrict no-knock warrants; mandate the use of body-worn cameras; implement stronger use-of-force policies, including with the duty to intervene and duty to render medical…

24 May

Statement on Behalf of the Vice President One Year After the Uvalde Shooting

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Nevaeh. Jacklyn. Makenna. Jose. Eliahna. Uziyah. Amerie Jo. Xavier. Jayce. Tess. Maranda. Alithia. Annabell. Maite. Alexandria. Layla. Jailah. Eliahna. Rojelio. And their teachers, Irma Garcia and Eva Mireles. Nineteen children and two educators who should be here with us today. They should still have birthdays to celebrate, graduations to plan, careers and lives to look forward to. Instead, one year ago today, they were killed in their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, in a mass shooting carried out with a weapon of war. Today, our nation continues to mourn for those lost, to pray for their families who must bear the unbearable,…

24 May

Remarks by President Biden Marking One Year Since the School Shooting in Uvalde, Texas

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Grand Staircase 3:31 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Before I begin — well, I’m beginning, but — I realize this is a really tough day for all the families. Remembering is important, but it’s also painful. One year ago today, Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, turned into another killing field in America. A few days later, Jill and I traveled there and stood before those 21 crosses that were outside the school. On each cross, a name — like in these candles behind us — of 19 children — 9, 10, 11 years old — and 2 devoted educators, and 17 more…