Our nation’s freshwater resources are crucial to sustaining our communities, our economy, and our unmatched biodiversity. Rivers feed and sustain us, provide sources for recreation and reflection, and are sacred to many Tribal people. They also provide clean drinking water to our communities, protect us from droughts and floods, and refill underground aquifers. Across the…
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Statement of President Joe Biden On the Passing of Eugene Peltola, Jr.
Jill and I send our love and prayers to Congresswoman Mary Sattler Peltola on the sudden death of her husband, Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola, Jr., earlier today in a plane accident in Alaska. Back in May, Mary and Buzzy hosted Jill during a visit to a rural high school in their hometown of Bethel, Alaska. On Monday, Mary and their daughter Kaeli joined me during a visit with troops stationed in Anchorage to…
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by First Lady Jill Biden at an Investing in America Event in Alaska
Bethel, AK Thank you, Mary. You’ve dedicated your life to lifting up the voices we all need to hear. From Bethel to Washington D.C., you’ve never stopped fighting for all Alaskans. First Lady Dunleavy, I am honored to be here with you. Thank you for welcoming me back to your beautiful state and to Bethel. …
Nominations Sent to the Senate
Ben Cardin, of Maryland, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Seventy-ninth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Lanhee J. Chen, of California, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years, vice Jeffrey R. Moreland, term expired. …
Jackson Spivey
Jackson Spivey serves as Senior Advisor for the White House Office of Public Engagement with the private sector team primarily focused on the small business community, state/local chambers, and trade associations. Jackson most recently worked at BlackRock where he was Vice President for Geopolitical Research and Strategy in New York. Prior to BlackRock, Jackson helped…
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President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is mobilizing historic levels of private sector investments in the United States, bringing manufacturing back to America after decades of offshoring, and creating new, good-paying jobs, including union jobs and jobs that don’t require a college degree. His Investing in America agenda is rebuilding our roads and bridges using…
Remarks by President Biden and Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính of Vietnam Before Bilateral Meeting
Office of the GovernmentHanoi, Vietnam 11:59 A.M. ICT PRIME MINISTER CHÍNH: (As interpreted.) (In progress) …and will benefit peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world. Mr. President, today is the 11th of September. And on behalf of the leaders of the party, state, and people of Vietnam, I would like to once…
Highlighting a Year of Progress: The Biden-Harris Cancer Cabinet Takes Action to End Cancer as We Know It
President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden reignited the Cancer Moonshot, a White House-led national effort to end cancer as we know it, with two ambitious but achievable goals: to cut the cancer death rate in half over 25 years, preventing more than four million cancer deaths by 2047, and to improve the experience of…
A Proclamation on National Hunting and Fishing Day, 2023
America’s natural wonders are the heart and soul of our Nation, and the tens of millions of Americans who hunt and fish have often led the fight to conserve them. On National Hunting and Fishing Day, we recommit to the work of conservation and celebrate the place that hunting and fishing hold in our national…
Nominations Sent to the Senate
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Sarah Elizabeth Baker, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Transportation, vice John Edward Putnam. Emily Edenshaw, of Alaska, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2028, vice Dorothy Kosinski, term expired. Margaret Mary…
