Readout of White House Panel on the Economic Case for the President’s Initiative on Junk Fees

Readout of White House Panel on the Economic Case for the President’s Initiative on Junk Fees

Today, the White House convened a bipartisan panel of leading scholars and business leaders to discuss the economic case in support of the Administration’s efforts to crack down on junk fees. The panelists gave remarks and participated in a moderated discussion with an audience of economists and policy advisors from 16 federal agencies, describing how deceptive pricing harms competition, raises costs for consumers, and disadvantages companies that want to price in a fair and transparent manner. Director of the National Economic Council Lael Brainard delivered opening remarks on the economic saliency of this issue and its bipartisan support among voters,…
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War Day 105: war diaries w/Advisor to Ukraine President, Intel Officer @arestovych  & #Feygin

War Day 105: war diaries w/Advisor to Ukraine President, Intel Officer @arestovych & #Feygin

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 Olexiy Arestovych (Kiev):…
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Readout of White House Panel on the Economic Case for the President’s Initiative on Junk Fees

Remarks by President Biden at the Presentation of the 2021 National Humanities Medals and National Medals of Arts

East Room 4:50 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, hello!  (Applause.)  Thank you, thank you, thank you.  Please — please have a seat. And, you know, I’m going to say, starting off — and say, “Good evening.”  I think they thought we’d take longer in the other room.  (Laughter.)  Good afternoon/evening — close. Vice President Harris, the Second Gentleman, former President Selina Meyer.  (Laughter.)  Welcome to the White House — a sacred place for many reasons.  It’s a residence for the First Family, but it’s really the People’s House — and it really is.  A place to work, a national park,…
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Readout of White House Panel on the Economic Case for the President’s Initiative on Junk Fees

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by NEC Director Lael Brainard on the Economic Case for Junk Fees Policies

Hello everyone and welcome to today’s panel discussion on the economic case for why the President is taking on junk fees on behalf of working Americans.  Excited to hear from our great group of panelists. Junk fees are those sneaky fees that are hidden from consumers when they are shopping for the best price, and sneak up on them when they have already made up their mind and are about to make payment.  Each year, “junk fees” cost Americans tens of billions of dollars. Junk fees hit the most vulnerable Americans the hardest. They can take hundreds of dollars a…
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Readout of White House Panel on the Economic Case for the President’s Initiative on Junk Fees

A Proclamation on Establishment of the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument

     Yuman Tribes tell that creation began at a towering mountain in the southernmost reaches of Nevada at the confluence of the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts.  The Mojave people call this mountain Avi Kwa Ame, or Spirit Mountain.  The mountain and the surrounding arid valleys and mountain ranges are among the most sacred places for the Mojave, Chemehuevi, and some Southern Paiute people, and are also significant to other Tribal Nations and Indigenous peoples, including the Cocopah, Halchidhoma, Havasupai, Hopi, Hualapai, Kumeyaay, Maricopa, Pai Pai, Quechan, Yavapai, and Zuni.  These Tribal Nations have been here since time immemorial, and the…
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Readout of White House Panel on the Economic Case for the President’s Initiative on Junk Fees

A Proclamation on the Establishment of the Castner Range National Monument, 2023

     Each year, as winter gives way to spring, Mexican Gold Poppies burst into bloom, transforming the undeveloped desert plains and hills of Castner Range into a sea of vibrant yellows, oranges, and reds framed by the rugged mountains and azure blue sky.  Visitors from across the Nation come to witness this natural wonder, and families from local communities gather to mark quinceañeras, weddings, and other special occasions with this colorful tableau as backdrop.  Located on Fort Bliss near the heart of El Paso, Texas, Castner Range — stretching from the heights of the Franklin Mountains, eastward across canyons…
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Readout of White House Panel on the Economic Case for the President’s Initiative on Junk Fees

Remarks by President Biden at the White House Conservation in Action Summit

Department of the InteriorWashington, D.C. 1:40 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Please, please have a seat.  Thank you very, very much. Chairman Williams, thanks for that introduction and for your leadership of Fort Mojave Indian Tribe.  You know, it was great to meet you last week in Nevada.  And thank you, Secretary Haaland, for hosting this White House Conservation Summit here.  You know, and I want to thank you for — all your fellow Cabinet members and the federal employees across agencies to carry out this historic conservation plan across our nation, because it is a big deal.  We’re grateful to…
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War Day 107: war diaries w/ Advisor to Ukraine President, Intel Officer @arestovych & #Feygin

War Day 107: war diaries w/ Advisor to Ukraine President, Intel Officer @arestovych & #Feygin

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 @arestovych #Фейгин #ФейгинLIVE Olexiy Arestovych…
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Readout of White House Panel on the Economic Case for the President’s Initiative on Junk Fees

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Vermont Disaster Declaration

Last night, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Vermont and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm and flooding from December 22 to December 24, 2022. 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 the counties of Chittenden, Essex, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, and Washington. Federal funding is also…
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Readout of White House Panel on the Economic Case for the President’s Initiative on Junk Fees

FIVE-ALARM FIRE: The House Freedom Caucus’ Extreme Budget Proposal Raises Costs for Families

The extreme MAGA Republican House Freedom Caucus has made their priorities clear: imposing devastating cuts to public safety and increasing costs for working- and middle-class families, all to protect and extend tax breaks skewed to the wealthy and big corporations. In fact, their tax cuts would be so expensive that their deep and harmful cuts would not reduce the deficit. That’s in sharp contrast with the President’s Budget, which invests in America, lowers costs for families, protects and strengthens Medicare and Social Security, and reduces the deficit by $3 trillion over 10 years, while ensuring no one making less than…
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