WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden announced his intent to appoint the following leaders as commissioners to the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders: The Commission will advise the President on ways the public, private, and non-profit sectors can work together to advance equity and opportunity for every Asian American, Native…
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FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Catalyzes more than $700 Million in Private Sector Commitments to Make EV Charging More Affordable and Accessible
Record-Breaking Private U.S. Investments to Help Build 250,000 Chargers Per Year, Create More Than 2,000 JobsToday, the Biden-Harris Administration is highlighting how President Biden’s leadership on electric vehicles is catalyzing more than $700 million in investments from the private sector that will increase our domestic capacity to manufacture more than 250,000 new electric vehicle (EV)…
Internship Departments
Through work across more than twenty departments, White House interns provide critical support to the Biden-Harris Administration. Applicants are able to rank their preferred departments before submitting their application. More information on each department and the work they do can be found below. These descriptions are intended for informational purposes only. Actual tasks and duties for interns may…
President Biden Announces Key Nominees
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve as key leaders in his administration: Shereef Elnahal, Nominee for Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs Ray Jefferson, Nominee for Under Secretary for Benefits, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs Rita Landgraf, Nominee…
The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Appoints Dr. Jalonne L. White-Newsome as Senior Director for Environmental Justice
Dr. White-Newsome will help lead and coordinate the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to address environmental injustices Today, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) announced the appointment of Dr. Jalonne L. White-Newsome to be CEQ’s Senior Director for Environmental Justice. Dr. White-Newsome succeeds Dr. Cecilia Martinez as the second person to ever hold this position…
FACT SHEET: President Biden’s Safer America Plan
President Biden knows what works to make our communities safer: investing in community policing and crime prevention. We need to fund police who walk the beat, know the neighborhood, are accountable to those they are sworn to serve, and build community trust and safety. We need to invest in mental health and substance use treatment…
Memorandum for the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Maximizing Assistance to Respond to COVID-19
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…
Remarks by Vice President Harris at the 2023 We Are EMILY Gala
The Anthem Washington, D.C. 7:26 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good evening, everyone. Oh, good evening. Laphonza, you did your thing! Look at this. (Laughs.) My goodness, when I look out at this room, I know the future of our country is bright. (Applause.) Let me start by thanking the leader of EMILYs List, a…
Executive Order on Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern
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.) (NEA), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I, JOSEPH…
Statement from Dr. Rahul Gupta on Today’s CDC Overdose Death Data
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Dr. Rahul Gupta, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), issued the following statement regarding the CDC’s release of provisional drug overdose death data, which show 100,255 predicted overdose deaths in the 12-month period ending in May 2021. “Today the President issued two Executive Orders to enhance…
