New Orleans, LA Thank you, Senator Cassidy. It’s so nice to be back in New Orleans! Dr. Ramos, I’m grateful for this opportunity to see the exciting work you’re doing and the progress being made. And Mayor Cantrell, Representative Boyd, Congressman Carter, thank you for the warm welcome back to this city. Years ago, my...
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James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:46 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Okay, good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Happy Friday. Q Happy Friday. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: We made it. Okay. So, joining us today are two critical members of the President’s economic team and Cabinet, CEA Chair Cecilia Rouse and OMB Director Shalanda Young. They need no...
At the North American Leaders’ Summit on January 9-10, President López Obrador, President Biden, and Prime Minister Trudeau instructed their Cabinets to intensify efforts to address the synthetic opioid epidemic that is ravaging communities across North America. The three leaders committed to intensify and expand coordinated efforts to prosecute drug traffickers, dismantle criminal networks, disrupt the...
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met today with President Salome Zourabichvili of Georgia. They discussed recent developments in Georgia, underscoring their countries’ shared interest in Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic integration. They talked about President Zourabichvili’s advocacy for a unified and inclusive approach to achieving the reforms necessary to advance Georgia’s candidacy for European Union membership. They also...
We join the international community in honoring the life and legacy of Judith “Judy” Heumann. Judy was a trailblazer and extraordinary leader during her decades of human rights advocacy and public service. She was frequently called the “mother of the disability rights movement” and was a mentor to countless young leaders and activists around the world. To...
1. Led to the Strongest Jobs Recovery on Record: When President Biden came into office, there was tremendous economic uncertainty. Unemployment was at 6.1% when ARP passed. It was expected to average 5% in 2022. With the passage of ARP, unemployment averaged 3.6% in 2022 and fell to 3.4% at the beginning of 2023. ARP Drove...
FACT SHEET: The American Rescue Plan’s 2-year Difference
Official news published at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/03/10/fact-sheet-the-american-rescue-plans-2-year-difference/
On March 15, 1995, by Executive Order 12957, the President declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701‑1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States constituted by the actions and policies of the Government of...
During the launch of the 2023 Joint Response Plan for the Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis in Bangladesh today, the Department of State announced nearly $26 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and the region, for those people in Burma affected by ongoing violence, and for communities hosting refugees from Burma. With this...
Dear Mr. 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...