Year: 2023

Julie Su’s performance in today’s Senate nomination hearing to become the Secretary of Labor was greeted with enthusiasm and support from members of Congress, labor organizations, business groups, and community leaders. These individuals and groups called for her swift confirmation touting her qualifications, leadership of the Department of Labor, and thoughtful engagement with stake holders […]

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President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. of the United States and President Gustavo Petro Urrego of the Republic of Colombia met today to advance bilateral cooperation on issues of mutual interest, including climate change, clean energy transition, migration, drug trafficking, and peace. We reaffirmed the strategic importance of the U.S.-Colombia partnership based on principles of friendship, […]

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President Biden and Vice President Harris believe that every person has a right to breathe clean air, drink clean water, and live in a healthy community – now and into the future. During his first week in office, President Biden launched the most ambitious environmental justice agenda in our nation’s history. To continue delivering on […]

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     By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to advance environmental justice, it is hereby ordered as follows:      Section 1.  Policy.  To fulfill our Nation’s promises of justice, liberty, and equality, every person must have clean […]

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Edward Abbey, park ranger and author, wrote that “Every man, every woman, carries in heart and mind the image of the ideal place, the right place, the one true home, known or unknown, actual or visionary.”  For so many Americans, this place can be found in our magnificent National Park System.  From the pristine lakes […]

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     Every person deserves to feel safe in their home, school, workplace, and community.  Yet each year, millions of Americans fall victim to acts of violence, theft, fraud, and other crimes.  Often, the pain and trauma can have long-term impacts.  During National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, we recommit to the work of preventing crime, supporting […]

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The President is announcing his intent to nominate two federal judicial nominees—both of whom are extraordinarily qualified, experienced, and devoted to the rule of law and our Constitution. These choices also continue to fulfill the President’s promise to ensure that the nation’s courts reflect the diversity that is one of our greatest assets as a […]

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The United States welcomes the exchange of nearly 900 prisoners across both sides of the conflict today in Yemen. This breakthrough prisoner exchange is being overseen by the ICRC and was the result of many months of constructive engagement and mediation overseen by the UN’s Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg. The United States is […]

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Today, the United States is taking significant and historic actions to disrupt the trafficking of synthetic drugs, representing a major contribution to a government-wide effort to save lives and pursue justice and accountability. Earlier today, the Department of Justice announced criminal charges against over two dozen defendants for their alleged involvement in or support to […]

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