Via Teleconference 11:04 A.M. EDT MODERATOR: Good morning, everyone. Thanks for joining the call. This call will be on background, attributable to a “senior administration official.” For your awareness, not for reporting, on the line is [senior administration official]. The contents of this call will be embargoed until the end of the call. And, with that, I’ll […]
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Via Teleconference THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you. And good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us. And it is good to be with all of you to address a subject that is essential to the financial wellbeing of millions of American families — and that is the issue of home appraisal. So, I think we […]
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TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: I am returning herewith without my approval H.J. Res. 42, a resolution that would disapprove the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022. I believe we have an obligation to make sure that all our people are safe and that […]
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The Supreme Court’s disappointing decision in Sackett v. EPA will take our country backwards. It puts our Nation’s wetlands – and the rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds connected to them – at risk of pollution and destruction, jeopardizing the sources of clean water that millions of American families, farmers, and businesses rely on. Since the Clean […]
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On Tuesday, the White House convened a listening session with workers, researchers, labor and civil rights leaders, and policymakers on the use of automated technologies by employers to surveil, monitor, evaluate, and manage their workers. During the session, workers representing diverse sectors of the economy—including call centers, trucking, warehousing, home health care, and app-based ride […]
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Washington, D.C. Thank you, Fred. And thank you for the warm welcome at this conference. I’ve really enjoyed getting to know you through our work with the White House Historical Association—and it’s wonderful to see you again. I’m glad to be back with the Reagan Institute today. When I spoke here five years ago, I […]
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Rose Garden 1:52 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Please, everybody, be seated. Thank you. Before I begin, I want to address a — ongoing budget negotiations with congressional leaders. I’ll be very brief. Speaker McCarthy and I have had several productive conversations, and our staffs continue to meet as we speak, as a matter of fact, […]
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Today in South Carolina, Governor McMaster signed an extreme and dangerous abortion ban into law. If allowed to stand, South Carolina’s ban, like more than a dozen other bans currently in effect, will criminalize health care providers and cause delays and denials of health and life-saving care. With the passage of abortion bans in states […]
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Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists for the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians and ordered federal aid to supplement the Tribal Nation’s efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm and flooding from March 11 to March 16, 2023. Federal funding is available to the Soboba Band of […]
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Today, with Governor Tim Walz’s signature, Minnesota has become the twelfth state, along with the District of Columbia, to pass paid family and medical leave legislation, and the first state to do so in 2023. President Biden commends the leadership of Governor Tim Walz, Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan, Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman, Senate […]
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