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30 Aug

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by First Lady Jill Biden at Chicago Federation of Labor’s Annual Labor Day Reception

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Chicago, IL *** My name is Jill Biden. I am the First Lady of the United States. And I’m a proud, card-carrying union member. So it’s an honor to join all of you for this celebration of America’s workers—your resilience, your leadership, the hard-won progress you’ve made, and the unions that made it all possible. You are the backbone of this country. I know that, and my husband—the most pro-union, pro-worker president of our lifetime—knows that too. That’s why unions are at the center of Joe’s vision to build our economy “from the bottom up and the middle out.” This…

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30 Aug

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by First Lady Jill Biden at a Back to School Mental Health Roundtable

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Westfield, IN *** Thank you, Analiece. To all the school leaders here—thank you for everything you do to support your students.  Congressman Carson, thank you for your work for the people in this district. Mayor Cook, I’m grateful for the warm welcome to your city. Each new school year we stand on the precipice of possibility. Hallways once again overflow with the roar of life—shrieks of excitement shattering the summer calm. Even now, almost a month into classes, that bright, boundless energy still hangs in the air. But there are some students who can’t seem to call upon that same…

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30 Aug

Remarks by President Biden and President Rodrigo Chaves Robles of Costa Rica Before Bilateral Meeting

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Oval Office 4:00 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT BIDEN:  Well, Mr. President, it’s great to welcome you back to the White House.  It’s great to be by your side again.  And I — just over a year ago, in California, we stood together with partners across the region for the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection, and you’ve done an incredible job since then.  You’ve been a great partner. I want to thank you on the — for making that declaration possible and for your leadership on the migration challenges that — that we face every single day. But today, I also want to thank…

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30 Aug

Remarks by President Biden on Lowering Healthcare Costs

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East Room 2:24 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Please — (applause) — sit down.  I look around the room, and this is a long time in coming.  (Laughter.) Bill, we started doing this 25, 30 years ago, seeing if we could do something about these outrageous prices, give people a fighting chance.  Unless you needed the drugs yourself or knew someone who did, it wasn’t as real.  But, boy, we’ve been fighting Big Pharma for a long time — a long, long time.  And, Steven, as my mother would say, “God love you, son.”  You’ve been through one hell of an ordeal.  Your story…

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30 Aug

President Biden Names Thirty-Seventh Round of Judicial Nominees and Announces One New Nominee to Serve as U.S. Marshal

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The President is announcing his intent to nominate four individuals to federal district courts—all of whom are extraordinarily qualified, experienced, and devoted to the rule of law and our Constitution. These choices also continue to fulfill the President’s promise to ensure that the nation’s courts reflect the diversity that is one of our greatest assets as a country—both in terms of personal and professional backgrounds. This will be President Biden’s thirty-seventh round of nominees for federal judicial positions, bringing the number of announced federal judicial nominees to 184. The President is also announcing his intent to nominate one individual to…

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30 Aug

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Elected Officials, Labor Leaders, Aging Advocates, Health and Advocacy Groups, And More Applaud Administration’s Prescription Drug Announcement

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Yesterday, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the first 10 drugs selected for Medicare Price Negotiation – a critical provision under the Inflation Reduction Act that will finally allow Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug costs for seniors, people with disabilities, and other beneficiaries. For decades, Big Pharma has blocked this from happening, forcing millions of Americans to choose between paying for medications they need to live, or paying for other basic necessities. Under President Biden and Vice President Harris, those days are ending. Up to 9 million Americans will be able to benefit from the new negotiated drug prices…

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29 Aug

Readout of President Joe Biden’s Meeting with President Rodrigo Chaves Robles of Costa Rica

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President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met with President Rodrigo Chaves Robles of Costa Rica at the White House today to expand the partnership between the United States and Costa Rica.  During the meeting, the leaders committed to drive inclusive, equitable, and sustainable growth in the region through the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity. Within this context, they reiterated their commitment to build a more resilient, diversified, secure, and sustainable global semiconductor value chain in the Americas, including with support from a recently announced partnership under the CHIPS Act. They also discussed ways to deepen our bilateral trade relationship, with a view…

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29 Aug

Remarks by Vice President Harris on Lowering Healthcare Costs

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East Room 2:18 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon, everyone.  (Applause.) Good afternoon.  Please have a seat.  Good afternoon.  It’s a room full of leaders.  Well, thank you, everyone, for being here and for all the work that you have done leading up to today. I want to thank, of course, our nation’s champion, President Biden, for your leadership and commitment to lowering costs for working families in every way.  And thank you to all of the members of Congress for the work that you have done and continue to do to help us achieve this type of progress. …

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29 Aug

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, Domestic Policy Advisor Neera Tanden, and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell

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James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:03 P.M. EDT Q    Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  Good afternoon.  Oh, it’s usually very quiet in here.  You guys are, like, chatting about. Okay.  So, good afternoon.  As you know, we have two — two guests today.  Neera Tanden is here, and we’ll have the — the FEMA Administrator with us here shortly.  She’s currently in the Oval Office briefing the President.  So, as soon as she gets out, she’ll join us.  So, a couple of things at the top, and then we’ll get going.  So, in today’s bilateral meeting, President Biden and President…

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29 Aug

Press Call by Vice President Harris, Secretary Janet Yellen, and Senior Administration Officials on the Treasury Worker Task Force Report Release

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Via Teleconference(August 28, 2023) 12:52 P.M. EDT MODERATOR:  Thank you for joining today’s press call with Vice President Harris and Treasury Secretary Yellen regarding a report from the Treasury Department on the impact of labor unions on the economy. The Vice President and Treasury Secretary will first deliver on-the-record remarks.  Following their remarks, we will conduct some question and answer with senior administration officials that will be on background. As a reminder, the content of this call is under embargo until the call concludes.  By joining this call, you are agreeing to these terms.  With that, I will now hand…

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