Politics

27 Jun

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Measures to Promote Equitable Community Development

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Bidenomics is rooted in the simple idea that we need to grow the economy from the middle out and the bottom up, not the top down. And we are making progress: President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, including the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), continues to generate historic investments in cities and towns across the country. Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing new steps to ensure underserved communities can build wealth and advance community-driven priorities. Community and economic development projects—such as investments in housing, small businesses, climate and disaster…

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27 Jun

Remarks by Vice President Harris at Biden Victory Fund and the LGBTQ+ Leadership Council 24th Annual LGBTQ+ Gala

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New York, New York THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Hi, everyone.  Good evening.  (Applause.)  Good evening, good evening, good evening.  Happy Pride!  (Applause.)  I have things to say.  (Laughs.) Rosario, thank you for that and for all you do.  I see Rosario at different places around our country and, actually, our world.  You are such an incredible leader.  You are always stepping up, always staying active in the fight for equality and justice.  And I thank you so very much.  So, on behalf of all of us, thank you Rosario Dawson.  (Applause.) And thank you also to the chairman of the Democratic…

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27 Jun

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Driving Forward on Convenient, Reliable, Made-in-America National Network of Electric Vehicle Chargers

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New Study Shows Public and Private Investments On Track to Achieve Biden-Harris Administration’s Goal of 500,000 Public Chargers; Will Catalyze Additional Private Sector Investment and Create Good-Paying Union Jobs Through his Investing in America Agenda, President Biden is building the economy from the middle out and bottom up, creating American-made products in American factories with American workers and positioning the United States as a leader in the clean energy economy. President Biden understands that to compete and win the 21st century global economy, strengthen the American auto industry, and tackle the climate crisis, we must build a convenient and reliable network…

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27 Jun

FACT SHEET: National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism Strategic Implementation Update

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Two years ago this month, the Biden-Harris Administration released the first-ever National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism. Since the strategy’s launch in June 2021, we have sharpened our understanding of the domestic terrorism threat, increased information sharing with state, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement and foreign partners, doubled our investigations into domestic extremism and terrorism, prioritized funding for research into the factors that influence domestic terrorism and extremism, strengthened local efforts to prevent acts of domestic terrorism, and expanded our capabilities to disrupt and prosecute such acts, all while safeguarding privacy, civil rights and civil liberties. Domestic terrorism strikes at the very foundations of democracy and is a direct threat…

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27 Jun

FACT SHEET: Marking the One Year Anniversary of the National Security Memorandum on Combating Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing and Associated Labor Abuses

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One year ago, on June 27th, 2022, President Biden signed the historic National Security Memorandum on Combating Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing and Associated Labor Abuses (NSM-11). Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is providing a status update on actions taken under National Security Memorandum-11 to address the problem of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, including by distant water fishing vessels; protect ocean ecosystems; safeguard seafood supply chains; and combat forced labor abuses within the seafood industry. NSM-11’s first year implementation has been strengthened by action through and coordination with the U.S. Interagency Working Group on IUU Fishing established pursuant to section 3551 of…

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27 Jun

Day 485: war diaries Prigozhin turns Wagner on Moscow Generals. Takes several cities in Russia.

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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 #Фейгин #ФейгинLIVE — English translation #PrivateerStation (in Russian: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQVtD_N4OeD-9PshBq7NwyQ)…

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27 Jun

Statement from President Joe Biden on Jim Crown

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When Jim and Paula Crown joined us at the White House last week for a State Dinner, Jim was as he always was – thoughtful, warm, a good man. It was heartbreaking to learn today of his shocking death. Jim lived a great Chicago story – one that tied our nation’s industrious past to an ever-hopeful future. He grew up the great-grandson of a sweatshop worker whose son turned a construction-supply company into an empire. Throughout his own career as a business and civic leader, Jim continued to drive that legacy forward, bring out the best in his peers, and…

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27 Jun

Readout of President Joe Biden’s Call with Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni

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President Joe Biden spoke today with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy as part of his close coordination with key Allies and partners following recent events in Russia. The leaders affirmed their unwavering support for Ukraine. They also coordinated on preparations ahead of the upcoming NATO Summit and discussed recent developments in North Africa. President Biden invited Prime Minister Meloni to visit the White House in July. ### Official news published at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/06/26/readout-of-president-joe-bidens-call-with-prime-minister-of-italy-giorgia-meloni/

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26 Jun

Remarks by Vice President Harris in a Political Event with Reproductive Rights Groups

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Mayflower Hotel 4:51 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Hi!  Good afternoon.  (Applause.)  Good afternoon.  Good afternoon. Oh, it’s always so good for us to all be together.  What a powerful, powerful group of true patriots — of true patriots — (applause) — of true patriots.  You know, because there’s something so important about this fight that we are in.  So fundamental.     We are fighting on behalf of foundational principles — one of the most important principles upon which our nation was founded: the importance of freedom.  Freedom.  Freedom to make decisions about one’s own life, one’s own body.  The freedom…

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26 Jun

Day 486: Prigozhin gets within 120 miles of Moscow then orders Wagner troops to return.

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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 #Фейгин #ФейгинLIVE — English translation #PrivateerStation (in Russian: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQVtD_N4OeD-9PshBq7NwyQ)…

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