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02 Mar

Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Venezuela

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On March 8, 2015, the President issued Executive Order 13692, declaring a national emergency with respect to the situation in Venezuela, including the Government of Venezuela’s erosion of human rights guarantees, persecution of political opponents, curtailment of press freedoms, use of violence and human rights violations and abuses in response to antigovernment protests, and arbitrary arrest and detention of antigovernment protesters, as well as the exacerbating presence of significant government corruption. The President took additional steps pursuant to this national emergency in Executive Order 13808 of August 24, 2017; Executive Order 13827 of March 19, 2018; Executive…

02 Mar

War Day 189: war diaries w/Advisor to Ukraine President, Intel Officer @arestovych & #Feygin

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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: Feygin and @arestovych – English translation #PrivateerStation @Alexey Arestovych #Фейгин #ФейгинLIVE Arestovich…

02 Mar

Message to the Congress on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Venezuela

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TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date. In accordance with this provision, I have sent to the Federal Register for publication the enclosed notice stating that the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13692 of March 8, 2015, with respect to…

02 Mar

Letter to Certain Congressional Committees on the Annual Report on the Legal and Policy Frameworks Guiding the United States’ Use of Military Force and Related National Security Operations

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Dear Mr. Chairman: (Dear Madam Chair:) (Dear Madam Chairwoman:) In accordance with section 1264 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91), as amended, 50 U.S.C. 1549(a), I am transmitting the annual report on the legal and policy frameworks guiding the United States’ use of military force and related national security operations. I am enclosing a copy of the unclassified report, as well as its classified annex. Sincerely, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR. View the unclassified report here. Official news published…

01 Mar

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Wide Range of Elected Officials, Labor Leaders and Community Advocates Applaud President Joe Biden’s Nomination of Julie Su for Secretary of Labor

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President Biden officially announced his intention to nominate Julie Su for Secretary of Labor. Su currently serves as the Deputy Secretary of Labor. In a statement, President Biden said, “Julie is a champion for workers, and she has been a critical partner to Secretary Walsh since the early days of my Administration. Over several decades, Julie has led the largest state labor department in the nation, cracked down on wage theft, fought to protect trafficked workers, increased the minimum wage, created good-paying, high-quality jobs, and established and enforced workplace safety standards.” A wide range of elected officials, labor leaders, and…

01 Mar

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. to Award the Medal of Honor

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On March 3, 2023, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., will award the Medal of Honor to Colonel Paris D. Davis, United States Army, Retired, for conspicuous gallantry. Then-Captain Paris D. Davis distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving as Commander of Detachment A-321, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces, during combat operations against an armed enemy in the vicinity of Bong Son, Republic of Vietnam, June 17-18, 1965. Captain Davis, commanding an inexperienced South Vietnamese regional raiding force, learned that a vastly superior North Vietnamese enemy force was operating in…

01 Mar

Remarks by President Biden at the Department of Homeland Security’s 20th Anniversary Ceremony

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East Room 12:30 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: How are you, fellas? (Applause.) Please. Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. You’re very nice. Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Please. Please, sit. I don’t know who Ali was talking about — someone being around that long. (Laughter.) Twenty years. Whoa. You know, when we voted to set you all up, no one ever thought it’d be over 260,000 people. No one thought it would take — but you’ve done an incredible job. Mr. Secretary, I came for a simple reason: to say thank you. Thank you for welcoming me back…

01 Mar

War Day 191: war diaries w/Advisor to Ukraine President, Intel Officer @arestovych & #Feygin

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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: Feygin and @arestovych – English translation #PrivateerStation @Alexey Arestovych #Фейгин #ФейгинLIVE Arestovich…

01 Mar

A Proclamation on Read Across America Day, 2023

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On Read Across America Day, our Nation recognizes the value of literacy to our democracy. We celebrate the books that inspire our children to dream big, expand the limits of their understanding, and explore diverse perspectives and cultures through the eyes of others. We also honor educators, parents, librarians, authors, mentors, and everyone who fosters the power of reading to open doors of opportunity and build greater awareness about the complex world around us. “The more that you read,” Dr. Seuss wrote, “the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” In other…

01 Mar

Statement from President Joe Biden on Action to Lower Insulin Costs

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Today, Eli Lilly, the largest manufacturer of insulin in the United States, announced that they are lowering their prices, capping what patients pay out of pocket for the drug maker’s insulin products at $35. For far too long, American families have been crushed by drug costs many times higher than what people in other countries are charged for the same prescriptions. Insulin costs less than $10 to make, but Americans are sometimes forced to pay over $300 for it. It’s flat wrong. Last year, I signed a law to cap insulin at $35 for seniors and I called on pharma companies…