Flourish Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Hi! (Applause.) AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you, all. Thank you, all. Thank you. Thank you. You know. Thank you. Thank you, all. Thank you, all. Congresswoman, I want to thank you in front of all these…
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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…
President Biden Announces Key Nominees
WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve as key leaders in his administration: Richard Lee Buangan, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Mongolia Rachna Sachdeva Korhonen, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Mali Rebecca Haffajee, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Planning and…
President Biden Announces Key Appointments to Boards and Commissions
WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve in key roles: Nancy D. Berman, Commission Member, United States Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad Herbert Block, Commission Member, United States Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad Harley Lippman, Commission Member, United States Commission for…
Executive Order on the Implementation of the Energy and Infrastructure Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to effectively implement the historic energy and infrastructure provisions in Public Law 117-169, commonly referred to as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “Act”), and to accelerate United States global leadership…
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…
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…
Statement from Acting Director Regina LaBelle on Today’s CDC Overdose Death Data
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Regina LaBelle, Acting Director of National Drug Control Policy, issued the following statement regarding the CDC’s release of provisional drug overdose death data, which show a record number of 96,801 predicted overdose deaths in the 12-month period ending in February 2021: “I grieve with the families who have lost loved ones to…
President Biden Announces Key Nominations
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve in key roles: Marc Nathanson, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Norway Randi Charno Levine, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Portuguese Republic Monde Muyangwa, Nominee for Assistant Administrator for the Bureau of…
A Proclamation on International Day of the Girl, 2021
The growth and development of the world’s economies, institutions, and nations rest on all girls having equal rights and opportunities. Ensuring that girls can reach their full potential is not just a moral imperative, it is a strategic one as well. The status of women and the peace and prosperity of nations are inextricably linked.…
