Jill and I send our love and prayers to Congresswoman Mary Sattler Peltola on the sudden death of her husband, Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola, Jr., earlier today in a plane accident in Alaska. Back in May, Mary and Buzzy hosted Jill during a visit to a rural high school in their hometown of Bethel, Alaska. On Monday, Mary and their daughter Kaeli joined me during a visit with troops stationed in Anchorage to…
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Jackson Spivey
Jackson Spivey serves as Senior Advisor for the White House Office of Public Engagement with the private sector team primarily focused on the small business community, state/local chambers, and trade associations. Jackson most recently worked at BlackRock where he was Vice President for Geopolitical Research and Strategy in New York. Prior to BlackRock, Jackson helped…
Nominations Sent to the Senate
Ben Cardin, of Maryland, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Seventy-ninth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Lanhee J. Chen, of California, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years, vice Jeffrey R. Moreland, term expired. …
Remarks by President Biden and Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính of Vietnam Before Bilateral Meeting
Office of the GovernmentHanoi, Vietnam 11:59 A.M. ICT PRIME MINISTER CHÍNH: (As interpreted.) (In progress) …and will benefit peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world. Mr. President, today is the 11th of September. And on behalf of the leaders of the party, state, and people of Vietnam, I would like to once…
State Fact Sheets
President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is mobilizing historic levels of private sector investments in the United States, bringing manufacturing back to America after decades of offshoring, and creating new, good-paying jobs, including union jobs and jobs that don’t require a college degree. His Investing in America agenda is rebuilding our roads and bridges using…
A Proclamation on National Hunting and Fishing Day, 2023
America’s natural wonders are the heart and soul of our Nation, and the tens of millions of Americans who hunt and fish have often led the fight to conserve them. On National Hunting and Fishing Day, we recommit to the work of conservation and celebrate the place that hunting and fishing hold in our national…
Highlighting a Year of Progress: The Biden-Harris Cancer Cabinet Takes Action to End Cancer as We Know It
President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden reignited the Cancer Moonshot, a White House-led national effort to end cancer as we know it, with two ambitious but achievable goals: to cut the cancer death rate in half over 25 years, preventing more than four million cancer deaths by 2047, and to improve the experience of…
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: President Biden Protects Lands and Waters
Fulfilling President Biden’s commitment to conserve and restore some of America’s most cherished public lands and waters, over the past week the Biden-Harris Administration announced a series of major actions to advance conservation, combat climate change, honor Tribal Nations, and support local economies. The Administration finalized protections for three unique ecosystems: Tongass National Forest: The…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Advances Commitment to Protect Old Growth Forests on National Forest System Lands
The Biden-Harris Administration is today taking new and historic steps to implement President Biden’s direction – issued in his Earth Day 2022 Executive Order on Strengthening the Nation’s Forests, Communities, and Local Economies – to conserve and restore America’s mature and old growth forests. America’s forests are a key climate solution, absorbing carbon dioxide equivalent…
A Proclamation on National Park Week, 2023
Edward Abbey, park ranger and author, wrote that “Every man, every woman, carries in heart and mind the image of the ideal place, the right place, the one true home, known or unknown, actual or visionary.” For so many Americans, this place can be found in our magnificent National Park System. From the pristine lakes…
