Politics Archives - Page 169 of 258

07 Apr

Statement from National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan Welcoming Developments in Iraq’s Energy Sector

Politics

We welcome significant progress in Iraq this week with respect to energy deals that further strengthen Iraq’s sovereignty, independence, and economic prosperity. First, the Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government reached a historic agreement on the export of oil and management of revenues through the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline. This agreement paves the way for a multi-year budget now before Iraq’s Council of Representatives and an eventual hydrocarbons law for long-term stability and predictability in Iraq’s energy sector. Second, the Government of Iraq reached an unprecedented $27 billion deal with France’s TotalEnergies, including a project to enable the recapture and…

07 Apr

Statement from President Joe Biden on March Jobs Report

Politics

This is a good jobs report for hard-working Americans. Today’s report shows that we continue to face economic challenges from a position of strength, with the economy adding 236,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate at 3.5%. My economic agenda has powered an historic economic recovery. We’ve created 12.6 million jobs since I took office. The unemployment rate is close to the lowest it has been in more than 50 years and a record low for African Americans. Thanks to the policies we have put in place, the recovery is creating good jobs that you can raise a family…

07 Apr

A Proclamation on National Former Prisoner Of War Recognition Day, 2023

Politics

On National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, we honor the more than half a million service members who sacrificed their freedom as prisoners of war in order to defend freedom for their fellow Americans. These brave patriots remind us of the grave costs of war and the sacrifice we ask of those who fight for us. We owe them and their families, caregivers, and survivors a debt of gratitude we can never fully repay. This year, we mark the 50th anniversary of Operation Homecoming, the repatriation of nearly 600 Americans held captive during the Vietnam War, as…

07 Apr

War Day 34 :: conversations with @Alexey Arestovych

Politics

There is a lot of pro-Putin bias in the Western world. We aim to dispel this “macho” propaganda and reveal true colors of his regime: murder, intimidation, industrialized kleptocracy and well-funded russian fascism propaganda machines. We were born in Russia, we have lost friends to this murderer… we see how he “zombifies” most and intimidates and beats down the rest. We also know where his weak spots are and what atrocities his regime is committing on a daily basis. Message from the source channel owner. Daily War Chronicles: Feigin and Arestovych #Фейгин #ФейгинLIVE — English translation (in Russian: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQVtD_N4OeD-9PshBq7NwyQ) Olexiy…

07 Apr

Statement from President Joe Biden on Expulsion of Tennessee Lawmakers for Acting on Gun Safety

Politics

Last week, three more students and three school officials were gunned down in yet another tragic mass shooting in Nashville. On Monday, 7,000 Tennesseans, many of them students, marched to their state capitol to call on their lawmakers to take action and keep them safe. Instead, state Republican lawmakers called votes today to expel three Democratic legislators who stood in solidarity with students and families and helped lift their voices. Today’s expulsion of lawmakers who engaged in peaceful protest is shocking, undemocratic, and without precedent. Rather than debating the merits of the issue, these Republican lawmakers have chosen to punish, silence, and…

07 Apr

Remarks by Vice President Harris on Investing in America

Politics

Qcells USA, Inc.Dalton, Georgia 1:27 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hello, everyone! Hello. (Applause.) Good afternoon, everyone. Please have a seat. Well, it is so good to be back in Georgia. And I want to thank you all for the warm welcome and, Kimberly, for that introduction and for your story and — and talking about your mother. I often talk about my mother. I think it’s a blessing to have those kinds of role models. So thank you for that introduction and your work. And to all the incredible leaders here today, thank you. The leaders of Qcells and Summit Ridge…

07 Apr

War Day 37 :: conversations with @Alexey Arestovych

Politics

There is a lot of pro-Putin bias in the Western world. We aim to dispel this “macho” propaganda and reveal true colors of his regime: murder, intimidation, industrialized kleptocracy and well-funded russian fascism propaganda machines. We were born in Russia, we have lost friends to this murderer… we see how he “zombifies” most and intimidates and beats down the rest. We also know where his weak spots are and what atrocities his regime is committing on a daily basis. Message from the source channel owner. Daily War Chronicles: Feigin and Arestovych #Фейгин #ФейгинLIVE — English translation (in Russian: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQVtD_N4OeD-9PshBq7NwyQ) Olexiy…

07 Apr

Statement by Vice President Kamala Harris on Americans’ Continued Rebuke of Attacks on Reproductive Rights

Politics

This week’s election in Wisconsin reaffirmed what we already know to be true: the majority of Americans believe and agree that every woman, not her government, should have the freedom to make decisions about her own body. After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, voters have rejected measures to take away reproductive rights and supported measures to strengthen them every time the measures were on the ballot. We saw that last year in states across our nation, including in Kansas, California, Michigan, Montana, Kentucky, and Vermont. Similarly, we saw Americans standing up for reproductive freedom this week in Wisconsin. Since the Dobbs decision,…

06 Apr

Executive Order on Modernizing Regulatory Review

Politics

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to modernize the regulatory process to advance policies that promote the public interest and address national priorities, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Improving the Effectiveness of the Regulatory Review Process. (a) This order supplements and reaffirms the principles, structures, and definitions governing contemporary regulatory review established in Executive Order 12866 of September 30, 1993 (Regulatory Planning and Review), and Executive Order 13563 of January 18, 2011 (Improving Regulation and Regulatory…

06 Apr

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Investments to Protect the Colorado River System

Politics

President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda is Enhancing Drought Resilience and Strengthening Water Security in the West The Biden-Harris Administration is leading a whole-of-government effort to make Western communities more resilient to climate change and the ongoing megadrought by harnessing the full resources of the President’s historic Investing in America agenda. The Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law together include $15.4 billion to enhance the West’s resilience to drought, the largest investment in climate resilience in our nation’s history. This week, senior officials from the White House and the Department of the Interior traveled to Arizona, California, Colorado, and…