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Yesterday, Small Business Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, White House National Economic Advisor Lael Brainard, and White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi hosted a Climate Capital Convening at the White House with investors, climate technology start-up companies, small business owners, and entrepreneurs. Participants discussed how President Biden’s historic Investing in America agenda is catalyzing unprecedented […]

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     During National Caribbean American Heritage Month, we celebrate the contributions and the diverse cultures of the millions of people across our Nation with Caribbean heritage, who have never let us walk away from our Nation’s most sacred values of opportunity and freedom.      Caribbean Americans are dreamers and doers, always finding ways […]

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America is the only country in the world with a heart and soul that draws from old and new.  We are home to people whose ancestors have been here for thousands of years and home to people from every place on Earth.  Some people came freely, some came chained by force, some came when famine […]

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During Black Music Month, we celebrate the Black artists and creatives whose work has so often been a tidal wave of change — not only by defining the American songbook and culture but also by capturing our greatest hopes for the future and pushing us to march forward together. Our Nation has only recognized Black […]

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1.  On January 11, 2018, the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) transmitted to the President a report on the Secretary’s investigation into the effect of imports of steel mill articles (steel articles) on the national security of the United States under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862).  The […]

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U.S. State DepartmentWashington, D.C. 1:10 P.M. EDT      VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS:  Good afternoon, everyone.  Good afternoon.      I — I will start, of course, by thanking our extraordinary Secretary Blinken.  You have been traveling the world at record pace.  That you are standing still at this moment is an extraordinary feat — (laughter) — given all you […]

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Jill and I are heartbroken by the loss of life and devastation caused by the landslide in Papua New Guinea. Our prayers are with all the families impacted by this tragedy and all the first responders who are putting themselves in harm’s way to help their fellow citizens. I have directed my Administration to stay […]

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The day before George Floyd’s funeral, his young daughter Gianna told me, “Daddy changed the world.” Four years after her father’s murder, there is no doubt that he has. George Floyd should be alive today. His murder shook the conscience of our nation and reminded us that our country has never fully lived up to […]

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Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Maine and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe winter storm from April 3 to April 5, 2024. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible local […]

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Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Nebraska and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe winter storm and straight-line winds from April 6 to April 7, 2024.  Federal funding is available to state, tribal, […]

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