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Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of New Jersey and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm and flooding from July 14 to July 15, 2023. Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the severe storm and flooding in Warren County. Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide. Robert…

Private ResidenceSalt Lake City, Utah 2:43 P.M. MDT THE PRESIDENT:  Please, please sit down.  Thank you.  Well, first of all, you know, I had forgotten about that incident.  It was the time when there was a lot of discussion going on in the administration: would we recognize same-sex marriage.  And I was rai- — I was a lucky man.  I was raised by a father who was a — thought everyone was entitled to be treated with dignity.  I remember when I was — I hadn’t thought about this a long time.  I remember when I was a kid, I…

Today, the UN completed the offloading of over one million barrels of crude oil from the FSO Safer, an ageing supertanker moored off the Yemeni coast in the Red Sea – averting an oil spill that would have caused major environmental, economic, and humanitarian damage. Last year the United States – spearheaded by U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking – mobilized an international coalition to fund the operation. The United States thanks UN Resident Coordinator for Yemen David Gressly and the UN Development Programme for their leadership and successful execution of this complex mission. The Safer served as a floating offshore terminal for Yemeni…

WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden announced his intent to appoint C. Kirabo Jackson to be a Member of the Council of Economic Advisers: C. Kirabo Jackson, Member of the Council of Economic Advisers C. Kirabo Jackson is the Abraham Harris Professor of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University. He is also a Professor of Economics, a Fellow at the Institute for Policy Research, and a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Currently, Jackson serves as the Editor-In-Chief of the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. He was previously Co-Editor for the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy and…

Heather Boushey, Chief Economist, Investing in America Cabinet President Biden’s economic vision—Bidenomics—is about building the economy from the middle out and the bottom up. It starts with recognizing that in recent decades, the U.S. economy has seen rising inequality, mounting costs from climate change, and economic shocks like the pandemic and Great Recession. The pace of growth has been too slow and has delivered uneven benefits across our society. Economic policies have underestimated the importance of public investment for economic growth, equity, and wellbeing. The three pillars of Bidenomics—making smart investments in America, empowering workers, and promoting competition to lower…

11:42 A.M. MDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, hello, hello.  (Applause.)  Please, have a — take a seat if you have one.  Sarge, thank you for that introduction.  You know, it’s important for two reasons.  One, I have been in and out of Iraq and Afghanistan over 38 times.  And I don’t think most people know — this audience may know — how many women we have in combat, how many women are not only doing their part, but doing jobs that most people didn’t think women would do or could do.  And the Sarge is an example of just that.  You…

As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s historic climate and conservation agenda, this week President Biden signed a proclamation establishing the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument in Arizona. This designation, which marks the fifth new national monument established by President Biden, honors Tribal Nations and Indigenous peoples by protecting sacred ancestral places and their historically and scientifically important features, while conserving our public lands, protecting wildlife habitat and clean water, and supporting local economies. The Las Vegas Sun editorial board called the designation “a major victory for Native American tribes, outdoor enthusiasts and…