Aboard Air Force One En Route Boston, Massachusetts 10:53 A.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, today we’re headed to Boston for two events. First, President Biden will head to Boston Logan International Airport, which is modernizing Terminal E thanks to a $50 million investment from the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The funding is expanding terminal capacity,…
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A Proclamation on Earth Day, 2023
America’s natural wonders help define who we are as a Nation. They unite and renew us, a constant reminder of something bigger than ourselves. But nature is not only a catalyst for reflection — it demands action. On Earth Day, we celebrate the modern environmental movement that kicked off 53 years ago, when millions of Americans of…
Remarks by Vice President Harris at the Congressional Space Medal of Honor Ceremony
Indian Treaty RoomEisenhower Executive Office Building 4:35 P.M. EST THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everyone. Please have a seat. Good afternoon. To the members of Congress who are here, the members of our administration, and, of course, leaders of NASA and leaders of our military, private sector partners, to all of you: This is a…
Statement from President Joe Biden on the 60th Anniversary of the Equal Pay Act
Sixty years ago, President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act of 1963 into law. The landmark law recognized the right of equal pay for equal work, prohibiting pay discrimination on the basis of sex for workers doing substantially similar jobs. It was a momentous step forward and created the first of many equal…
Statement from President Joe Biden on the Passing of Harry Belafonte
Jill and I are saddened by the passing of a groundbreaking American who used his talent, his fame, and his voice to help redeem the soul of our Nation. Harry Belafonte was born to Caribbean parents in Harlem, New York on March 1, 1927, when segregation was the order of American society. To our Nation’s…
Signed: Instrument of Ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol
On Wednesday, October 26, 2022, the President signed the instrument of ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. Thank you to Senators Menendez, Risch, Carper, and Kennedy, and Leaders Schumer and McConnell, for their leadership.
2023 Holidays at the White House
Welcome to the White House Each room and design element throughout the White House holiday display encourages you to embrace your inner child, indulge your senses, and delight in the “Magic, Wonder, and Joy” of the season. The East Wing Guests enter the East Wing of the White House under the festive branches of an…
A Proclamation on National Hunting and Fishing Day, 2023
America’s natural wonders are the heart and soul of our Nation, and the tens of millions of Americans who hunt and fish have often led the fight to conserve them. On National Hunting and Fishing Day, we recommit to the work of conservation and celebrate the place that hunting and fishing hold in our national…
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by First Lady Jill Biden at the Trust for the National Mall’s Ball for the Mall
Washington, D.C. Thank you, Catherine. And thank you for everything you do to preserve the National Mall, Lafayette Park, and the White House grounds. On mornings when the humidity of D.C. summer has not yet taken hold, I sometimes go to the Kennedy Garden. Surrounded by peach irises or speckled stalks of foxglove, looking out…
Remarks by President Biden on the Cancer Moonshot Initiative
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and MuseumBoston, Massachusetts 4:33 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Madam Ambassador. Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. Madam Ambassador Caroline, thank you for that introduction and for your enduring friendship. I was talking earlier about how your family, at a very difficult time in my life…
