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

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

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

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

Remarks by Vice President Harris on Wildfire Resilience Funding

Via Teleconference 3:17 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon, everyone.  It’s Kamala Harris.  And it is good to be with everyone today to address an issue that impacts the lives of tens of millions of Americans every year, and that is the topic of wildfires.  As many of you know, I am a proud daughter of California.  And in recent decades, like millions of people who call the West home, I have observed a profound change.  You know, we used to talk about wildfire season.  Now, wildfire season is all year round.  Over the past 30 years, in fact,…
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War Day 108: war diaries w/Advisor to Ukraine President, Intel Officer  @Alexey Arestovych & #Feygin

War Day 108: war diaries w/Advisor to Ukraine President, Intel Officer @Alexey 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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Remarks by President Biden at the White House Conservation in Action Summit

Statement from NSC Spokesperson Adrienne Watson Welcoming the Prisoner Exchange Agreement Reached for Yemen

The United States welcomes today’s announcement in Geneva of a major prisoner exchange agreement by the parties to the Yemen conflict. Under the deal, 887 detainees related to the war will be released by all sides. This important step builds on the positive environment created by a truce in Yemen that has effectively stopped the fighting for the past 11 months. We thank UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg and the International Committee of the Red Cross for their hard work finalizing the agreement. Over the past year and thanks to active and persistent U.S. diplomacy, Yemen has seen the…
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Remarks by President Biden at the White House Conservation in Action Summit

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Takes New Action to Conserve and Restore America’s Lands and Waters

President Establishes New National Monuments in Nevada and Texas; Directs Secretary of Commerce to Consider Expanding Protections for Pacific Remote Islands Which Would Reach Goal of Conserving 30% of U.S. Ocean by 2030 At the White House Conservation in Action Summit today, President Biden will announce major new actions to conserve and restore lands and waters across the nation, including by establishing Avi Kwa Ame National Monument in Nevada and Castner Range National Monument in Texas. The President will also direct the Secretary of Commerce to consider exercising her authority to protect all U.S. waters around the Pacific Remote Islands.…
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Remarks by President Biden at the White House Conservation in Action Summit

FACT SHEET: President Biden Designates Avi Kwa Ame National Monument

Nevada Landscape Is Sacred to Indigenous Peoples, Protects One of World’s Largest Joshua Tree Forests and Connects Wildlife Habitat As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to protect historically and scientifically important sites, honor culturally significant areas, and conserve and restore our country’s treasured outdoor spaces, today President Biden will sign a proclamation establishing the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument. This designation will honor Tribal Nations and Indigenous peoples by protecting this sacred Nevada landscape and its historically and scientifically important features, while conserving our public lands and growing America’s outdoor recreation economy. Avi Kwa Ame is considered to be…
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Remarks by President Biden at the White House Conservation in Action Summit

FACT SHEET: President Biden Designates Castner Range National Monument

As part of the Biden-Harris Administration‘s commitment to protect, conserve, and restore our country’s iconic lands and historic sites for the benefit of future generations, today President Biden will sign a proclamation establishing the Castner Range National Monument, in El Paso, Texas. This action will protect the cultural, scientific and historic objects found within the monument’s boundaries, honor our veterans, servicemembers, and Tribal Nations, and expand access to outdoor recreation on our public lands.   Located on Fort Bliss, Castner Range served as a training and testing site for the U.S. Army during World War II, the Korean War, and…
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