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James S. Brady Press Briefing Room  1:04 P.M. EST  MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  Trevor — (laughter) — what did you do? Q    (Inaudible.) MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  What’s going on?  You causing problems? Q    We’re ready.  We’re ready. MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  Are you sure? Q    Yes. MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  You know, I can — I’m happy to just stand here and wait. Q    […]

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Today, on the 20th anniversary of the creation of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), I commend the entire MCC team for the tremendous impact they have had on the lives of millions of people around the world through their innovative, cost-effective, data-driven development model. MCC’s novel approach is one based on partnership, in which it […]

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Today, the Biden-Harris Administration will announce new commitments to workforce development from the Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Sprint. The Sprint, which First Lady Jill Biden announced in May and the Administration kicked off in October, is an intensive drive to build a diverse, skilled pipeline of workers for good advanced manufacturing jobs, including union jobs, many […]

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Readout of National Security Advisor Sullivan’s Meeting with Swedish National Security Advisor Henrik Landerholm Official news published at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/01/23/readout-of-national-security-advisor-sul...

In response to continued illegal and reckless Houthi attacks against vessels transiting the Red Sea and surrounding waterways, the armed forces of the United States and United Kingdom, with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands, conducted additional strikes against eight targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen in accordance with the inherent right of […]

The post Joint Statement from the Governments of Albania, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, Italy, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Poland, Republic of Korea, Romania, United Kingdom, and the United States first appeared on Social Gov.

Today, President Biden convened Congressional Leadership and the Chairs and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Intelligence, Armed Services, and Appropriations Committees, and the Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs Committees to discuss the urgent need for Congress to continue supporting Ukraine as part of the global coalition we have built. In the […]

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President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to attend the Inauguration of Her Excellency Hilda Heine on Monday, January 22, 2024, in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands. The Honorable Chantale Wong, United States Executive Director of the Asia Development Bank, will lead the delegation. Members of the Presidential […]

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We, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, National Security Advisor Akiba Takeo, and Director of National Security Hojin Chang, congratulate the University of Tokyo, Seoul National University, and the University of Chicago for signing a new trilateral quantum partnership that will train a quantum workforce and strengthen our collective competitiveness in the new global economy.   At […]

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Today, President Biden will travel to the Raleigh-Durham area to announce $82 million in new investments from the American Rescue Plan’s (ARP) Capital Projects Fund to connect an additional 16,000 North Carolina homes and businesses to high-speed internet as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda. Overall, the Biden-Harris Administration is investing over […]

The post FACT SHEET: President Biden to Announce New Funding to Connect Thousands of Households in North Carolina to High-Speed Internet, Highlight Milestones in Lowering Costs, Expanding Internet Access to Everyone in America first appeared on Social Gov.

In May 2022, Jill and I traveled to Uvalde to grieve 21 students and educators senselessly and tragically gunned down at Robb Elementary School.  Twenty-one souls stolen from us in a place where they are supposed to feel safe—their classroom. Following this tragedy, my administration conducted a review to determine lessons learned from the response […]

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