South Court Auditorium 8:35 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, John. And thank you so much for all — all of you being here. Good to see you all up on that screen. Today we have to do more than recognize the climate challenges we face. It seems to me we have to recommit ourselves…
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The Power of Nature at COP27
By Heather Tallis, Assistant Director for Biodiversity and Conservation Sciences Jane Lubchenco, Deputy Director for Climate and the Environment Have you ever run down a towering dune during a beach weekend? You might head home with some great memories and sand between your toes. But those dunes do much more than build fond memories. When…
Remarks by Vice President Harris at a Democratic National Committee Finance Event
Private ResidencePrinceton, New Jersey THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everyone. AUDIENCE: Good morning. THE VICE PRESIDENT: I am so happy to be here. And as Deepak said, he and Neera and the family have been supporting me for so many years. And that support is more that I can express. Truly, the support has been, in every…
A Proclamation on National Native American Heritage Month, 2023
During National Native American Heritage Month, we recognize the invaluable contributions of Native peoples that have shaped our country and honor the hundreds of Tribal Nations who continue exercising their inherent sovereignty as vital members of the overlapping system of governments in the United States. We also recommit to supporting Tribal sovereignty; upholding…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:05 P.M. EDT Q Hey, hey. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hey, hey. Q Happy birthday. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Oh, thank you. Q Happy belated. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Lucky number 13. Yes, thank you. Thank you so much. Okay, in just a moment, I will turn it over to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, who…
Remarks by President Biden on Social Security and Medicare
University of TampaTampa, Florida 1:57 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Tampa! (Applause.) Azucena, thank you for that introduction. Mayor Castor, thanks for the passport into the city. I don’t know where you’re sitting. I’m looking. There you are. Thanks for the passport. And I want to also thank the members of Congress here today: Kathy Castor, who represents…
Remarks by President Biden in a Meeting with Business and Labors Leaders on the Economy
South Court AuditoriumEisenhower Executive Office Building 1:39 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everyone up there on the board. (Looks at screen behind him.) I want to thank you — all of you — for joining today. I just got back from an overseas trip where I spoke in Egypt at the COP27 — the United Nations Climate…
FIVE-ALARM FIRE: The House Freedom Caucus’ Extreme Budget Proposal Hurts Seniors
The extreme MAGA Republican House Freedom Caucus has made their priorities clear: imposing devastating cuts that would hurt seniors and increasing costs for working- and middle-class families, all to protect and extend tax breaks skewed to the wealthy and big corporations. In fact, their tax cuts would be so expensive that their deep and harmful…
Investing in Nature
By Jane Lubchenco, Deputy Director for Climate and Environment Heather Tallis, Assistant Director for Biodiversity and Conservation Sciences The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to conserving and restoring nature, giving communities the tools that they need to be resilient, and achieving our climate goals. Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act, we are…
CEQ Chair Brenda Mallory Marks 50 Years of the Clean Water Act
Today Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Brenda Mallory marked the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act at an event along the banks of the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio. After repeatedly catching fire due to pollution, the Cuyahoga River helped inspire the 1972 passage of the Clean Water Act. The river has since…
