By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5207 (the “Stafford Act”), I hereby order as follows: Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of my Administration to combat and…
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FACT SHEET: President Biden Establishes the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
Today, President Biden will sign an Executive Order establishing the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, and delivering on the President’s commitment to reinstate and reinvigorate this historic Initiative. Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) communities together constitute the fastest growing ethnic group in the United…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 12:34 P.M. EDT MR. ZIENTS: Good afternoon. Thanks for joining us. Today, I’m joined by Drs. Nunez-Smith, Walensky, and Fauci. First, I’ll give an update on our vaccinations program. I’ll begin with booster shots. For weeks, we worked with partners — including governors, pharmacies, doctors, and long-term care facilities — to get ready…
What They Are Saying: Union Leaders, Businesses, Congressional Leaders, Environmental Organizations, Praise Biden Administration’s Executive Order on Catalyzing America’s Clean Energy Industries and Jobs through Federal Sustainability
Executive Order Demonstrates How the United States Will Leverage Its Scale and Procurement Power to Lead by Example in Tackling the Climate Crisis Leaders representing labor organizations, the business community and environmental nonprofits applauded President Biden’s Executive Order on Catalyzing America’s Clean Energy Industries and Jobs through Federal Sustainability and accompanying Federal Sustainability Plan. The…
Acting Director LaBelle Joins Secretary Becerra to Announce New HHS Overdose Prevention Strategy
BALTIMORE, MD – Today, Regina LaBelle, Acting Director of National Drug Control Policy joined Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and other officials for the announcement of the new HHS Overdose Prevention Strategy, which focuses on expanding primary prevention, harm reduction, evidence-based treatment, and recovery support services for all Americans. The HHS Overdose…
FACT SHEET: President Biden Kicks off Major Baltimore Rail Tunnel Project Funded by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Replacing 150-Year Old Baltimore And Potomac Tunnel Will Create 30,000 Good-Paying Jobs And Address Largest Rail Bottleneck Between Washington, D.C and New JerseyContinued Focus On Implementing Game-Changing Infrastructure Projects Including Brent Spence Bridge, Golden Gate Bridge, and Gateway Hudson Tunnel Project in New York Continuing the Biden-Harris Administration’s focus on implementing its economic agenda to…
Joint statement to Leaders from the United States’ Director of the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy and Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry
Dear President Biden and Prime Minister Trudeau: Science, technology, and innovation (ST&I) are fundamental to economic growth and competitiveness in global markets, as well as the future prosperity and security of the United States of America (U.S.) and Canada. That is why we met most recently on November 3, 2021, to discuss U.S.-Canada shared priorities…
FACT SHEET: The Biden-Harris Administration Announces Action Plan to Accelerate Infrastructure
For decades, American presidents have promised to invest in infrastructure but did not deliver. President Biden brought together Democrats, Independents and Republicans to pass the most significant investment in infrastructure since the Eisenhower Administration. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is making a once-in-a-generation investment in America’s infrastructure and competitiveness that will create good-paying union jobs, grow…
President Biden Announces Key Nominees
WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden announces his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve as key leaders in his administration: Amy L. Solomon, Nominee for Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice Milancy Harris, Nominee for Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Security & Intelligence, U.S. Department of Defense Joey…
OSTP Director Arati Prabhakar Remarks on Managing AI’s Risks to Seize its Benefits
As Prepared for Delivery at the at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Thank you, Tino, for the opportunity to talk with this community. I greatly appreciate the work that you and your colleagues and partners have done on artificial intelligence, and I look forward to a rich discussion today. AI is one of the most…
