Today – on International Women’s Day – the United States is taking action in coordination with the European Union, United Kingdom, and Australia to promote accountability for the Iranian regime’s continued human rights abuses, particularly those against women and girls, including those conducted in the course of the brutal crackdown on protests that erupted after...
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Today, extreme MAGA House Republicans showed us what they value: tax breaks for the super wealthy and wasteful spending for special interests. The House Freedom caucus’ proposal would be a gut-punch to the American middle class and wouldn’t cut the deficit. Let me repeat that: this proposal would bring devastating consequences to our national security, working families, and...
Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that an emergency exists in the State of California and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from severe winter storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides beginning on March 9, 2023, and continuing. The President’s action authorizes the Department...
On International Women’s Day, the United States stands with the international community in celebrating the tenacity, determination, and leadership of women and girls around the world and the immense contributions and accomplishments they achieve toward more peaceful and democratic societies. The Department of State is committed to empowering and amplifying the voices of women and...
The following is a statement from the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Qatar, the Republic of Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States and...
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met today with President Sauli Niinistö of Finland. Mr. Sullivan reiterated the United States’ strong support for Finland and Sweden joining NATO as soon as possible, which will further strengthen the Alliance. Mr. Sullivan and President Niinistö discussed the security situation in Europe, including their commitment to continue supporting Ukraine...
Finishing Trades InstitutePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 2:16 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Philadelphia! Now, before I get going — hey, everybody. How are you? (Applause.) “Moms Demand Action.” We’re going to get action. Hey, you know, what? His mom is watching — Tina. Tina, I don’t know — I wish you were here. I could meet you. ...
Miami Beach, Florida Private Residence THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello. Please have a seat. Please have a seat. Well done. You finally got to every woman in your life. (Laughter.) But I want to thank Alex and Tiffany yet again for hosting me and all of us. You two are really quite selfless in terms of...
As our economy transitions from a historically strong recovery to stable and steady growth, the Biden-Harris Administration has remained laser-focused on continuing to lower costs for families and giving them more breathing room, without giving up the historic economic gains we’ve made. While more work remains—and there could be setbacks along the way—the United States...
President Biden has taken historic steps to secure our border and rebuild a safe, orderly, and humane immigration system that was gutted by the previous Administration. Over the past two years, the Biden-Harris Administration has secured more resources for border security than any of the presidents who preceded him, deployed the most agents ever—more than...