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A New National Strategy to Reflect Natural Assets on America’s Balance Sheet
By Dr. Sabeel Rahman, Senior Counselor, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Dr. Eli Fenichel, Assistant Director for Natural Resource Economics and Accounting, Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Dr. Jed Kolko, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, U.S. Department of Commerce Our planet’s water, soil, air, and other natural assets play a critical role…
FACT SHEET: Results of Bilateral Meeting Between the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Today, President Biden met in Jeddah with the leaders of Saudi Arabia, our hosts for the upcoming Summit with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Council (GCC) countries plus Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan. In a meeting with King Salman and then an extended working session with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and their respective delegations, the United States and Saudi Arabia finalized a number of international and bilateral…
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…
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: 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…
FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Releases Agency Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plans from Across Federal Government
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration released plans developed by more than 20 federal agencies that outline the steps each agency will take to ensure their facilities and operations adapt to and are increasingly resilient to climate change impacts. The plans reflect President Biden’s whole-of-government approach to confronting the climate crisis as agencies integrate climate-readiness across their…
FACT SHEET: President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Advances Economic and Public Health Opportunities for Tribal Communities
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…
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…
