Remarks by Vice President Harris on the Administration’s Efforts to Replace Lead Pipes and Provide Clean Drinking Water for All Americans 

Remarks by Vice President Harris on the Administration’s Efforts to Replace Lead Pipes and Provide Clean Drinking Water for All Americans 

Belmont Water Treatment PlantPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 3:05 P.M. EST THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Hello, hello.  Good afternoon.  Good afternoon.  (Applause.)  Please have a seat. Well, it is good to be back in Pennsylvania and to be with so many incredible leaders: members of our administration, members of Congress, the workers of AFSCME Local 33 and 47, and, of course, Pennsylvania’s own Joe Biden.  (Applause.)  Yes. So, before I begin, if I might just refer to the governor’s concern about my attendance today.  (Laughter.)  You worry a little too much.  (Laughter.)  But as a proud 49ers fan, congratulations to everyone here and the…
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Remarks by Vice President Harris on the Administration’s Efforts to Replace Lead Pipes and Provide Clean Drinking Water for All Americans 

A Proclamation on the 30th Anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act

     For 30 years, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has given American workers the right to take time to care for themselves and their loved ones without losing their jobs.  When President Clinton signed it into law on February 5, 1993, I was proud to have fought for it as a United States Senator alongside tenacious advocates and Members of Congress.     Before its passage, parents were not guaranteed time off for staying home with a newborn or sick child, and workers could lose their health insurance for taking leave to fight an illness.  The FMLA ended that…
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Remarks by Vice President Harris on the Administration’s Efforts to Replace Lead Pipes and Provide Clean Drinking Water for All Americans 

Remarks by President Biden on the January Jobs Report

South Court AuditoriumEisenhower Executive Office Building 10:34 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning, everyone.  Please, please sit down.  Thank you.  I’ll be short.  There’s — but I have some good news. Before I head to Philadelphia, I wanted to say a few words about what I think is strikingly good news that we just received. Next week, I’ll be reporting on the state of the Union.  But today — today, I’m happy to report that the state of the Union and the state of our economy is strong. We learned this morning that the economy has created 517,000 jobs just…
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Remarks by Vice President Harris on the Administration’s Efforts to Replace Lead Pipes and Provide Clean Drinking Water for All Americans 

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

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT:       Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(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 the authority under section 506(a)(1) of the FAA to direct the drawdown of up to $425 million in defense articles and services of the Department of Defense, and military education and training, to provide assistance to Ukraine and to make the determinations…
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War Day 273: war diaries w/Advisor to Ukraine President, Intel Officer @arestovych & #Feygin

War Day 273: 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 Olexiy Arestovych (Kiev): Advisor to…
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Remarks by Vice President Harris on the Administration’s Efforts to Replace Lead Pipes and Provide Clean Drinking Water for All Americans 

FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces $500 Million for Philadelphia Water Upgrades and Lead Service Removal

President and Vice President Highlight National Progress Replacing Lead Pipes & Delivering Clean Water Thanks to Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Continuing the Biden-Harris Administration’s focus on implementing its economic agenda to deliver real results for the American people, President Biden and Vice President Harris are traveling to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to highlight progress made improving water infrastructure and replacing lead pipes. Through historic levels of funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, American Rescue Plan, and annual appropriations, and using regulatory tools across federal, state, and local government, the Administration is working to replace all lead service lines in America in the next…
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Remarks by Vice President Harris on the Administration’s Efforts to Replace Lead Pipes and Provide Clean Drinking Water for All Americans 

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Director of the White House Gender Policy Council Jennifer Klein

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:46 P.M. EST Q    Hey, hey. MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  Hey, hey.  Well, Steve.  Hi.  That was so nice.  A little rally.  (Laughter.) Okay, so today, as you can see, we have Jen Klein in the room with us, in the briefing room — Director of the Gender Policy Council — here to discuss today’s event marking the 30th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, as well as how the administration is fighting for women and their access to healthcare amid extreme attacks from Republican officials just access the country. So she has a…
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Remarks by Vice President Harris on the Administration’s Efforts to Replace Lead Pipes and Provide Clean Drinking Water for All Americans 

Remarks by President Biden Marking the 30th Anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act

East Room 2:57 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Natasha, thank you very much. Folks, as I was sitting and listening to everyone, I was reminded that back during a very, very important hearing in the Judiciary Committee, when I was chairman, we were working on a very difficult subject.  I won’t mention the — it was a justice that was very conservative, and we were working very hard to keep him from being on the bench.  He’s a decent man, but his philosophy was not.  And we had worked really, really hard bringing in scholars from all around the country during…
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War Day 274: war diaries w/Advisor to Ukraine President, Intel Officer @arestovych & #Feygin

War Day 274: 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 Olexiy Arestovych (Kiev): Advisor to…
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Remarks by Vice President Harris on the Administration’s Efforts to Replace Lead Pipes and Provide Clean Drinking Water for All Americans 

Remarks by President Biden in Meeting with Congressional Black Caucus Members

Oval Office 4:49 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Well, folks, I want to thank the CBC for coming down, and the leaders, to come down to the White House.  We’ve got a lot to talk about. I want to congratulate Congressman Horsford on his election to this body. REPRESENTATIVE HORSFORD:  Thank you. THE PRESIDENT:  And he got elected early on, despite the fact I was for him.  But anyway.  (Laughter.)  But congratulations.  REPRESENTATIVE HORSFORD:  Thank you very much. THE PRESIDENT:  And — and we talk about progress we made together and the investments we made in the African American community, the Black community, from — everything from…
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