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07 Jul

Memorandum on the Delegation of Authority of Certain National Emergency Expenditure Reporting Functions

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITYTHE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESTHE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY SUBJECT: Delegation of Authority of Certain National Emergency Expenditure Reporting Functions By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA) and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Delegations. The Secretary of Homeland Security is hereby authorized to submit expenditure information to the Congress on the national emergency declared in Proclamation 6867,…

07 Jul

Memorandum on Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) and Section 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT: Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) and Section 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 621 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA), I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State: (1) the authority under section 506(a)(1) of the FAA to direct the drawdown of up to $800 million in defense articles and services of the Department…

07 Jul

Day 498: US Biggest Mistake

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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. Day 498: war diaries w/Former Advisor to Ukraine President, Intel Officer @arestovych & #FeyginDaily War…

07 Jul

Statement from President Joe Biden on June Jobs Report

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This is Bidenomics in action: Our economy added more than 200,000 jobs last month—for a total of 13.2 million jobs since I took office. That’s more jobs added in two and a half years than any president has ever created in a four-year term. The unemployment rate has now remained below 4 percent for 17 months in a row—the longest stretch since the 1960s. The share of working-age Americans who have jobs is at the highest level in over 20 years. Inflation has come down by more than half. We are seeing stable and steady growth. That’s Bidenomics—growing the economy by creating jobs, lowering costs for hardworking families, and making smart investments in America. ### Official news published at…

07 Jul

FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces New Actions to Lower Health Care Costs and Protect Consumers from Scam Insurance Plans and Junk Fees as Part of “Bidenomics” Push

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Actions are the latest in a series of steps the Biden Administration has taken to eliminate hidden junk fees and lower prescription drug costs Today, President Biden announced a series of new actions under a core pillar of his “Bidenomics” agenda to lower health care costs and crack down on surprise junk fees for American families and consumers. Since the beginning of his Administration, President Biden has passed historic legislation to lower health care costs for tens of millions of Americans, took on Big Pharma to finally allow Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices, and took action to eliminate…

06 Jul

Remarks by President Biden on Bidenomics

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Flex LTDWest Columbia, South Carolina 12:58 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, South Carolina! (Applause.) Thank you, Nikki, for that intro- — if you wonder what I’m kicking here, I’m kicking this stand-in. (Laughter.) But it’s not working. How about that? All right, maybe I stand on it and give my — I’ll be 6’4”. (Laughter.) Folks, thank you though for being here. And I want to particularly thank my good friend Jim Clyburn. The truth of the matter is — all of you know it in South Carolina — I wouldn’t be standing here were it not for Jim Clyburn.…

06 Jul

Remarks by Vice President Harris at a Gila River Tribal Nation Event

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Gila Crossing Community School Laveen Village, Arizona 12:50 P.M. MST THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hello, everyone! (Applause.) Hello! Oh, please have a seat. Please have a seat. And to the Governor’s mom and the aunties: Hi! (Laughs.) Well, it is so wonderful to be here. And I just want to thank everyone for the — just the very warm welcome that my husband Doug, the Second Gentleman of the United States, and I have received. It means so much to us, and it means so much to the President, that we are able to be here with you to thank you…

06 Jul

Press Gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates En Route West Columbia, SC

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Aboard Air Force OneEn Route West Columbia, South Carolina 11:20 A.M. EDT MR. BATES: So I have one thing at the top for you. President Biden promised that he would be a president for all Americans, regardless of where they live and regardless of whether they voted for him or not. He also promised to rebuild the middle class. The fact that Bidenomics has now galvanized over $500 billion in job-creating private sector investment is the newest testament to how seriously he takes fulfilling those promises. The President inherited an economy that was down more than 9 million jobs since the pandemic began,…

06 Jul

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Advances Gateway Hudson River Tunnel Project

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Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced it is advancing the Gateway Hudson River Tunnel project to the next phase in the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Capital Investment Grants (CIG) program, a critical step towards unlocking up to $6.88 billion in funding from this program. The project is a long-overdue investment to construct a new Hudson River Tunnel between New York and New Jersey and rehabilitate the 110-year old rail tunnel that carries 200,000 passenger trips per day on New Jersey Transit and Amtrak along the Northeast Corridor. Today’s announcement officially begins the Engineering phase of the project and allows the Gateway…

06 Jul

Presidential Permit Authorizing the General Services Administration to Expand and Continue to Operate and Maintain a Vehicular and Pedestrian Border Crossing at the Calexico East Land Port of Entry to Mexico

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By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America (the “President”), I hereby grant permission, subject to the conditions set forth herein, to the General Services Administration (the “permittee”) to expand and continue to operate and maintain a vehicular and pedestrian crossing at the Calexico East Land Port of Entry to Mexico located on the United States border with Mexico in Calexico, California, as described in the “Application for Presidential Permit Calexico East Land Port of Entry” dated December 19, 2022 (“December 19, 2022, Application”), by the permittee to the Secretary of State in…