The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“Bipartisan Infrastructure Law”) is a once-in-a-generation investment in our infrastructure and economic competitiveness. For far too long, Washington policymakers have celebrated “infrastructure week” without ever agreeing to build infrastructure. The President promised to work across the aisle to deliver results and rebuild our crumbling infrastructure. After the President put…
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Ten-Year Partnership with Tribes & States to Restore Wild Salmon, Expand Clean Energy Production, Increase Resilience, and Provide Energy Stability in the Columbia River Basin
Historic Agreement Honors Tribal Treaty Rights, Addresses Long-Running Litigation Against the Federal Government’s Operation of Dams in the Columbia River Basin WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Biden-Harris Administration today announced a historic agreement to work in partnership with Pacific Northwest Tribes and States to restore wild salmon populations, expand Tribally sponsored clean energy production, and provide…
Remarks by Vice President Harris at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Working Lunch on Multilateral Cooperation
Walter E. Washington Convention CenterWashington, D.C. 3:07 P.M. EST THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome. It is my great honor to convene this group. Needless to say, I think it has been clear over the last couple of days that our administration strongly believes African leadership in multilateral institutions is essential to address global challenges…
FACT SHEET: Key Deliverables for the 2023 North American Leaders’ Summit
North American cooperation makes our countries safer, our economies more competitive, and our supply chains more resilient. By working together, the countries of North America are better able to address shared challenges, like climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and transnational criminal organizations trafficking and smuggling people and illicit drugs like fentanyl. The North American Leaders’…
Remarks by Vice President Harris in a Moderated Conversation on Climate
Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, Georgia DR. SHEPHERD: Well, thank you for being here to get things started. And I just want to say how inspired I am to be here. I’ve been working on climate issues for almost 30 years now. I began my career at NASA as a research scientist and now continue to study…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Makes Historic Investment in America’s National Labs, Announces Net-Zero Game Changers Initiative
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced $1.5 billion under President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act to build and upgrade America’s national laboratories and advance American leadership in science, research, and innovation. Strengthening our national labs will increase economic growth, create good-paying, local jobs and help attract skilled workers needed to drive clean energy solutions and other technologies…
Remarks by President Biden at a Campaign Reception | Boston, MA
Shubert TheatreBoston, Massachusetts (December 5, 2023) 7:20 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello! (Applause.) Thank you all so very much. Gov, thank you, thank you, thank you. Look, I’m not going to — I’m not going to talk very long because I know the only thing standing between you and James Taylor is me.…
Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials to Preview the President’s Engagements at UNGA
4:06 P.M. EDT MODERATOR: Thank you. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you all for joining today’s call to preview the President’s participation in the United Nations General Assembly tomorrow. As a reminder today, today’s call is on background. It is attributable to “senior administration officials.” The call is embargoed until Tuesday, September 19th, at 5:00 a.m.…
Recap from the Road: Norfolk Harbor Gets Major Investment from the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
By Shalanda Young, OMB Director Last Friday, I had the opportunity to tour Norfolk Harbor alongside Senator Mark Warner, Representative Bobby Scott, and Representative Elaine Luria. Norfolk Harbor is one of the fastest growing ports in America. Last year, it handled 67 percent more containers than it did 10 years ago. Thanks to the President’s…
Remarks by President Biden at the Opening Plenary Session of the Ninth Summit of the Americas
Los Angeles Convention CenterLos Angeles, California 2:37 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. (Applause.) Please — please, sit down. Well, welcome again to the ninth Summit of the Americas. A lot of hard work has gone into this summit, and a lot of strong and constructive diplomacy so far, I believe. We brought together diverse…
