Indiana State LibraryIndianapolis, Indiana 11:57 A.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you, Representative GiaQuinta. You — the Representative came to visit with me in Washington, D.C., to talk about all of you and the people of this beautiful state. And it was from that conversation that he also made an invitation for me to…
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FACT SHEET: Lowering Prices and Leveling the Playing Field in Ocean Shipping
The President is announcing an historic agreement between the Department of Justice and the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to make sure that large ocean freight companies cannot take advantage of U.S. businesses and consumers. Right now, three global alliances, made up entirely of foreign companies, control almost all of ocean freight shipping, giving them power…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Actions to Protect Patient Privacy at the Third Meeting of the Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration will announce new actions to safeguard patient privacy at the third meeting of the Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access with Vice President Harris. These announcements build on actions that the Administration has taken to protect privacy and access to accurate information in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs…
Readout of the Inaugural Meeting of the White House Competition Council
This morning, the White House Competition Council held its inaugural meeting. The Council’s members – including eight cabinet members and the leaders of seven independent agencies – met to discuss the actions they are taking to help lower prices for American families by boosting competition and to plan the group’s priorities over the coming months.…
Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Situation in and in Relation to Syria
Dear Madam Speaker: (Dear Madam President:) Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency…
Bidenomics Is Working: The President’s Plan Grows the Economy from the Middle Out and Bottom Up—Not the Top Down
President Biden and Vice President Harris came into office determined to rebuild our economy from the middle out and the bottom up, not the top down—and that strategy is working. Even as they faced an immediate economic and public health crisis—with a raging pandemic, elevated unemployment, snarled supply chains, and hundreds of thousands of small…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Releases Agency Equity Action Plans to Advance Equity and Racial Justice Across the Federal Government
On his first day in office, President Biden signed Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government. That historic Executive Order directed the whole of the federal government to advance an ambitious equity and racial justice agenda. Today, more than 90 federal agencies, including all Cabinet-level agencies, are releasing…
Statement by President Joe Biden on $15 Minimum Wage for Federal Workers and Contractors Going into Effect
A job is about more than a paycheck. It’s about dignity. When I was running for president, I said it was past time to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. Last year, I made a down payment on that pledge with Executive Orders directing my Administration to work toward ensuring that employees working…
Remarks by President Biden and Vice President Harris at the 2023 Congressional Black Caucus Phoenix Awards
Walter E. Washington Convention CenterWashington, D.C. (September 23, 2023) 9:17 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good evening, CBC. (Applause.) Good evening, everyone. To our CBC Chair Steven Horsford, our CBCF Chair St- — Terri Sewell, I want to thank you both for your years of service to the CBC and to our nation. I also thank…
Ambassador Susan E. Rice Remarks at White House Cyber Workforce and Education Summit
As Prepared For Delivery: Good morning, everyone. Director Inglis, thank you for hosting us and for your leadership standing up the Office of the National Cyber Director. It’s great to work together again. For me, this Summit is a bit of a blast from the past. In my previous role as President Obama’s National Security…
