NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Mark Gitenstein, of Washington, to be Representative of the United States of America to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Lisa M. Gomez, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, vice Preston Rutledge. Laura…
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WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Biden-Harris Administration Takes Critical Action to Protect 100 Million People from PFAS Pollution in Drinking Water
Last week, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the first-ever national drinking water standard to protect communities from exposure to harmful per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as ‘forever chemicals,’ as well as $1 billion through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to help every state and territory fund PFAS detection and treatment systems to meet the…
Remarks by Science Advisor to the President and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Dr. Eric Lander to The World Academy of Sciences
Members of the World Academy of Sciences, it is an honor to join you. I especially want to thank Academy President Dr. Mohamed Hassan, and Executive Director Dr. Romain Murenzi — both for their invitation, and for their recent work to help rescue and resettle refugee scholars from Afghanistan. Today I’d like to talk about…
Biden-Harris Administration Launches American Innovation Effort to Create Jobs and Tackle the Climate Crisis
White House Forms Climate Innovation Working Group, Outlines Innovation Agenda U.S. Department of Energy Announces $100 Million Climate Innovation Research Opportunity Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is initiating an ambitious innovation effort to create American jobs while tackling the climate crisis, which includes the launch of a new research working group, an outline of the Administration’s…
Remarks by President Biden on Lowering Costs for American Families
Grand Hall, Green River CollegeAuburn, Washington 1:19 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT: Juliana, my colleagues — I’m taking her back to Washington. We’re going to get my — the rest of my bill passed. (Laughter.) We’re going to get it done. MS. JULIANA GRACEFFO: Yes, we are. THE PRESIDENT: By the way, I hope I don’t embarrass…
Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on the Official Working Visit of Chancellor Merkel of Germany
Via Teleconference (July 14, 2021) 2:53 P.M. EDT SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Thank you. Hi, everyone, and thanks for joining this afternoon. Today’s call will be embargoed until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow, July 15, and the contents will be attributed to a “senior administration official.” With that, I will turn it over to our speaker, [senior administration…
Update on Implementation of COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Federal Employees
In order to ensure the health and safety of the Federal workforce and the efficiency of the civil service, President Biden issued an Executive Order on September 9, 2021, requiring COVID-19 vaccination for Federal employees. As of November 22, 2021, Federal employees need to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, except for limited circumstances where an employee has…
Remarks by President Biden on the March Jobs Report
State Dining Room 10:56 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Today, we learned that in March, our economy created 431,000 jobs. Nice sound to it. And we also learned that in January and February, our economy created 100,000 more jobs than had — we previously had thought. That means that over the last three months, the…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Celebrates the Second Anniversary of the Reestablishment of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Two years ago this week, President Biden signed an executive order reestablishing the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (the “Partnerships Office”). The mission of this office is to serve people in need by collaborating with interested faith-based and community organizations. The Partnerships Office is an essential part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s plan…
Remarks by President Biden and Chancellor Merkel of the Federal Republic of Germany in Press Conference
East Room 5:16 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT BIDEN: Thank you all. Please have a seat. Today, it’s been my great honor — and I mean that — to welcome a dear friend back to the White House. And before I say anything else, Chancellor Merkel, I want to express to you and to the people of Germany my…
