By Denice Ross, U.S. Chief Data Scientist, OSTP Tom Wilson, Assistant Director for Electricity, OSTP Chris Irwin, Program Manager in the Office of Electricity, DOE Our society increasingly depends on electricity, but more frequent extreme weather events are disrupting Americans’ access to power, especially in underserved communities. We need robust, comprehensive, and transparent power outage…
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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…
Remarks by Vice President Harris During Press Call on Investments in Tribal Broadband
Via Teleconference 1:28 P.M. PDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everyone. It is good to be with you. Before I begin, I will address the historic legislation that President Joe Biden will soon sign into law. Because of President Biden’s leadership, our administration will lower healthcare costs, lower energy costs, fight the climate crisis, and create good-paying…
Dinosaurs Did Not Have a Planetary Defense Program but NASA Does
By Dr. Matthew Daniels, OSTP Assistant Director for Space Security & Special Projects NASA’s recent Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission represented humanity’s first-ever demonstration of an intentional, controlled asteroid deflection. Consider this: If we ever discover that an asteroid is on a collision course with Earth, the technologies used by DART could serve as…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:57 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everyone. Okay, so I wanted to start today, once again, by calling out an unprecedented harm that Senator Tuberville’s actions have to our famil- — have to our military readiness and military families, to every branch of our armed forces, disrespecting those who…
FACT SHEET: Strengthening the U.S.-Indonesia Strategic Partnership
The United States and Indonesia share a deep and enduring Strategic Partnership, anchored in shared values of democracy and pluralism, and our common commitment to the rules-based international order. The United States remains focused on supporting Indonesia’s security and prosperity, while working together to tackle the climate crisis, promote access to affordable food and energy,…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Historic Support for Tribal Small Businesses as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda
Small businesses are the backbone of the economy – employing half of all private sector workers and growing our economy from the middle-out and bottom-up in every corner of the United States, including in Indian Country. Tribal communities and Native-owned small businesses, however, were disproportionately hard hit by the pandemic, including a roughly 40% decline…
FACT SHEET: U.S. STRATEGY TOWARD SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Read the full strategy here Sub-Saharan Africa plays a critical role in advancing global priorities to the benefit of Africans and Americans. It has one of the world’s fastest growing populations, largest free trade areas, most diverse ecosystems, and one of the largest regional voting groups in the United Nations (UN). It is impossible to…
Remarks by President Biden in Roundtable with Business and Labor Leaders on the Inflation Reduction Act
Via Teleconference 1:53 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, folks. I’m here with leaders from some of the — America’s largest companies and labor organizations: Kaiser Permanente, General Motors, Cummins, Carrier, Ameren, you know, the United Auto Workers, the AFL-CIO. They’re all here because they believe that the Inflation Reduction Act meets the needs of…
