New Funding Opportunities Will Target Disadvantaged Communities While Creating Good-Paying Jobs Today, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is announcing three pre-disaster funding opportunities to help states and communities prepare for major disasters that are costing lives and livelihoods and devastating local communities and businesses. These programs will allow communities to apply for nearly $5…
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Press Call by National Economic Advisor Lael Brainard and Senior Administration Officials Previewing President Biden’s State of the Union Address and Economic Agenda
Via Teleconference(March 6, 2024) 6:08 P.M. EST MODERATOR: Hi, everyone. Thank you for joining us this evening ahead of the President’s State of the Union tomorrow. Today, we will be holding a press call to preview the President’s State of the Union and his economic agenda, which is lowering costs and creating a fairer tax…
The White House Announces Guest List for the First Lady’s Box for the 2024 State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON, D.C. – First Lady Jill Biden will welcome guests to join her in the viewing box for President Biden’s State of the Union Address on Thursday, March 7, 2024. Each of these individuals were invited by the White House because they personify issues or themes to be addressed by the President in his speech,…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:38 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon. Happy Monday. Okay, so before we dive into regular — regularly scheduled programming here, I have my colleague from the National Security Council, who will be — John Kirby — who will be talking about some recent developments over the weekend in…
Executive Order on Prohibiting Certain Imports and New Investments With Respect to Continued Russian Federation Efforts to Undermine the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President…
Declaration of Emergency and Authorization for Temporary Extensions of Time and Duty-Free Importation of Solar Cells and Modules from Southeast Asia
Electricity is an essential part of modern life that powers homes, business, and industry. It is critical to the function of major sectors of the economy, including hospitals, schools, public transportation systems, and the defense industrial base. Even isolated interruptions in electric service can have catastrophic health and economic consequences. A robust and reliable electric…
What They Are Saying: Unions, Industry, Environmental Leaders, and Elected Officials Agree New Building Performance Standards Coalition Will Deliver
National Building Performance Standards Coalition to Scale Programs and Policies That Reduce Emissions Across America’s Buildings Sector Last week, President Biden announced during his remarks at the U.S. Conference of Mayors that his Administration is teaming up with states, cities, labor, and industry to launch the Building Performance Standards Coalition, a first-of-its-kind partnership between 33…
Remarks of Dr. Alondra Nelson at White House Summit on the Future of COVID-19 Vaccines
As Prepared for Delivery Thank you, Dr. Jha. And welcome to the White House, everyone. As Dr. Jha noted, I have the great privilege of leading the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, or OSTP, where we work to maximize the benefits of science and technology to advance health, prosperity, security, environmental quality,…
FACT SHEET: Executive Order, 2022 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial
Today, President Biden signed an Executive Order to amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice, which is key to advancing the historic, bipartisan military justice reform he signed into law last month through the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This Executive Order strengthens the military justice system’s response to gender-based violence, and delivers on key…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration’s Latest Actions to Support Communities Impacted by Maui Wildfires
More than 1,000 Federal personnel are on the ground on Mauito aid response efforts $12 million in assistance to over 3,300 households approved to date On, Monday, August 21, President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden traveled to Maui, where they met emergency responders, survivors, community members, as well as federal, state, and local officials,…
