Yesterday, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the first 10 drugs selected for Medicare Price Negotiation – a critical provision under the Inflation Reduction Act that will finally allow Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug costs for seniors, people with disabilities, and other beneficiaries. For decades, Big Pharma has blocked this from happening, forcing millions…
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A Proclamation on Earth Day, 2021
On April 22, 1970, millions of Americans rallied together to protect the right of all of us to live free from environmental hazard and harm. On that first Earth Day, they gathered all across America — on college campuses, in public parks, and State capitals — galvanized by a vision of a healthier, more…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, September 30, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:01 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Happy Friday. Q Happy Friday. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Okay. So, today was a historic day for the country. We should all be proud of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and her historic investiture to the United States Supreme Court. More than 100 justices have served…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:13 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hey. Good afternoon, everyone. Q Good afternoon. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. Happy Tuesday. So, my colleague, Admiral John Kirby, is here today to answer any questions on — about the President — President Putin and President Xi meeting in Moscow today. And so — and any…
Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jen Psaki En Route Atlanta, Georgia
Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Atlanta, Georgia 12:13 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Okay. Good morning, everyone. Thanks for joining us on our trip to Georgia. Georgia is one of the 19 states where Republicans passed laws last year attacking the right to vote. While these voter suppression efforts are being driven by the Big Lie, they are…
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Bipartisan Leaders Applaud Biden-Harris Administration’s Announcement of Over 40B for High-Speed Internet to Kick off Investing in America Tour
On Monday, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that it has allocated over $40 billion to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and five territories to deploy affordable, reliable high-speed Internet service to American families through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. Every state received more than $100 million in BEAD allocations, with 19…
Remarks by Heather Boushey on How President Biden’s Invest in America Agenda has Laid the Foundation for Decades of Strong, Stable, and Sustained, Equitable Growth
Peterson Institute for International EconomicsConference on “Rethinking Fiscal Policy” Good afternoon. It is great to be here. Thank you to the conference organizers, Karen Dynan, Paolo Mauro, and David Wilcox, for this this important agenda today and to Adam Posen and his team for all the Peterson Institute for International Economics does to inform policymaking.…
Remarks by President Biden at a Virtual Fundraising Reception for the Democratic National Committee
Via Teleconference 7:19 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Tom. Thanks for that introduction and for your generous support. And I want to thank you all. And, Jaime, for your support as well and being willing to take on the chairmanship. You know, I didn’t have it like you did, but I remember when my…
Remarks by President Biden at the 2022 National and State Teachers of the Year Event
East Room 4:35 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you, Kurt. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Secretary — Secretary Cardona, thank you. And — and I want to thank Jill. Jill is the nation’s first First Lady to work full time as a professor — as a teacher. She taught high school and…
Pre-Taped Remarks by Vice President Kamala Harris As Delivered to Brown Chapel AME Church
Below find remarks as delivered by Vice President Kamala Harris to Brown Chapel AME Church in commemoration of “Bloody Sunday.” You may watch the remarks here. Remarks as delivered: Reverend Leodis Strong, Bishop Adam Jefferson Richardson, Congresswoman Terri Sewell, members of Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church, friends—it is an honor to join you as we commemorate the 56th anniversary…
