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Day: March 14, 2023

Statement from President Joe Biden on the Passing of Former Congresswoman Pat Schroeder
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Statement from White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the Visit of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar of IrelandPat Schroeder was a pioneer. In her 24 years in Congress, she seized every opportunity to advance equality for women, and the laws she helped pass fundamentally reshaped our country for the better. The 1978 Pregnancy Discrimination Act, which protected women from being fired for having children. The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, which allowed millions...
Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Molly Phee On the Secretary’s Upcoming Travel to Ethiopia and Niger
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Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Molly Phee On the Secretary’s Upcoming Travel to Ethiopia and NigerMR TEK:  Hi, good morning everybody.  Welcome to today’s call previewing Secretary Blinken’s travel to Niger and Ethiopia.  Just as a reminder, today’s call is on the record and embargoed until its conclusion.  And joining us today is Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee.  I’ll now turn the floor over to Assistant Secretary...
FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces New Actions to Reduce Gun Violence and Make Our Communities Safer
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FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces New Actions to Reduce Gun Violence and Make Our Communities SaferToday, in Monterey Park, California, President Biden will announce an Executive Order with the goal of increasing the number of background checks conducted before firearm sales, moving the U.S. as close to universal background checks as possible without additional legislation. The Executive Order will also keep more guns out of dangerous hands by increasing the...
U.S. Department of State Awards Nearly 500 Undergraduate and Graduate Students from all 50 States the Critical Language Scholarship for Summer 2023
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U.S. Department of State Awards Nearly 500 Undergraduate and Graduate Students from all 50 States the Critical Language Scholarship for Summer 2023To expand the number of Americans studying and mastering foreign languages that are critical to national security and economic prosperity and meet the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to support increased diversity and inclusion in higher education and international exchanges , the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announced today that approximately...
Statement from White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Saudi Arabia’s Historic Purchase of Boeing Aircraft
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Statement from White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Saudi Arabia’s Historic Purchase of Boeing AircraftPresident Biden ran for office determined to make the United States the global leader once again in manufacturing.  Last month, Boeing completed its second largest commercial transaction in history for over 200 aircraft to support an expansion of Air India’s commercial fleet.  Today, Boeing completed two deals with Saudi Arabia to manufacture up to 121...
The 3rd U.S.-ROK Working Group Meeting on the DPRK Cyber Threat
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The 3rd U.S.-ROK Working Group Meeting on the DPRK Cyber ThreatThe 3rd U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) Working Group Meeting on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Cyber Threat was held in Washington, D.C., on March 7, 2023.  U.S. and ROK government representatives exchanged information about the DPRK’s malicious cyber activities, including cryptocurrency heists and related money-laundering, and the fraudulent activities of DPRK information technology...
Statement from President Joe Biden on February CPI Report
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Statement from President Joe Biden on February CPI ReportToday’s report shows annual inflation is down by a third from this summer at a time when the unemployment rate remains near a 50-year low.   That is the slowest annual increase since September 2021.   I will continue working to lower costs for hard-working Americans so they have a little more breathing room at the end...
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Takes New Action to Protect Communities from PFAS Pollution
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FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Takes New Action to Protect Communities from PFAS PollutionEPA Announces First-Ever National Standard to Address PFAS in Drinking Water The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to ensuring every community has access to clean drinking water, free of chemicals and pollutants that harm the health and wellbeing of children, families, and communities. Today the Administration announced the first-ever national drinking water standard for per- and...
The President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget
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The President’s Fiscal Year 2024 BudgetThe Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) are leading extraordinary global efforts in 2023 to advance our vision of a free, open, secure, and prosperous world and to deliver on the issues that matter most to the lives and livelihoods of Americans. The President’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget request, including $63.1...