Readout of White House Long-Term Care Facility Leadership Summit

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Last week, the White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy, and senior Biden-Harris Administration officials hosted the second Long-Term Care Facility Leadership Summit, convening leaders from national associations and organizations focused on protecting our nations’ seniors and providing high-quality care to residents of long-term care facilities. During the summit, which built on a previous convening in October, participants discussed their shared commitment to ensuring older Americans have the information needed to inform choices about how to protect themselves from three viruses – COVID-19, flu, and RSV. These illnesses are some of the leading causes of hospitalizations and other severe outcomes among older Americans. The convening also included a dialogue on the operational challenges which long-term care facility leaders have faced and how Administration officials can continue to partner…
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FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $5 Billion from the CHIPS and Science Act for Research, Development, and Workforce

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The Administration expects to invest billions in the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), now established as a public-private consortium, and other CHIPS Research and Development (R&D) priorities Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced it expects to invest over $5 billion in semiconductor-related research, development, and workforce needs, including in the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), to advance President Biden’s goals of driving R&D in the United States. As part of the implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act and the President’s Investing in America agenda, these investments advance U.S. leadership in semiconductor R&D, cut down on the time and cost of commercializing new technologies, bolster U.S. national security, and connect and support workers in securing good semiconductor jobs.  Semiconductors were invented in America and serve as the backbone of the modern economy.…
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Statement by Communications Director Kirsten Allen on the Vice President’s Travel to Germany

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Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Munich, Germany to attend the 2024 Munich Security Conference from February 15 to February 17, and will deliver a major foreign policy speech. The Vice President will meet with foreign leaders in Munich to advance Biden-Harris Administration priorities, including on Ukraine and the Middle East. Throughout her engagements, the Vice President will underscore the importance of sustaining U.S. leadership, strengthening our alliances and partnerships, and defending international rules and norms. ### The post Statement by Communications Director Kirsten Allen on the Vice President’s Travel to Germany appeared first on The White House.
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Joint Statement from Mexico, Canada, and the United States Reaffirming Our Shared Commitment to Address the Regional Challenge of Synthetic Drugs and Firearms Trafficking

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On February 7, 2024, Mexico’s Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection Rosa Icela Rodriguez hosted the United States’ White House Homeland Security Advisor Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall and Canada’s Deputy Clerk and National Security and Intelligence Advisor Nathalie G. Drouin in the fourth meeting of the Trilateral Fentanyl Committee to review progress on our commitments and discuss further joint actions to counter the flows of illicit synthetic drugs and illegal firearms in North America.  President Joe Biden, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau established the Trilateral Fentanyl Committee in January 2023, during the North American Leaders’ Summit (NALS), to guide priority actions to address the threat from illicit synthetic drugs, including fentanyl, in North America. *  *  * Begin text *  *  * The United States, Mexico, and Canada commit…
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President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Amends U.S. Virgin Islands Disaster Declaration

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Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available to the territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands by authorizing an increase in the level of Federal funding for Public Assistance projects undertaken in the U.S. Virgin Islands as a result of hurricanes Irma and Maria. Today, President Biden increased the Federal share to 95 percent for all Public Assistance categories, retroactive to include all projects currently funded at less than 100 percent; and increased the Federal share to 98 percent until September 30, 2024 for all projects utilizing Section 428 procedures.  The additional 3 percent Federal share apply only to projects for which a Fixed Cost Offer has been accepted by September 30, 2024, subject to extension on a per-project basis by the FEMA Administrator for specific and unavoidable…
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Statement from President Joe Biden

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The Special Counsel released today its findings about its look into my handling of classified documents. I was pleased to see they reached the conclusion I believed all along they would reach – that there would be no charges brought in this case and the matter is now closed. This was an exhaustive investigation going back more than 40 years, even into the 1970s when I was a young Senator. I cooperated completely, threw up no roadblocks, and sought no delays. In fact, I was so determined to give the Special Counsel what they needed that I went forward with five hours of in-person interviews over two days on October 8th and 9th of last year, even though Israel had just been attacked on October 7th and I was in the…
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Statement from Senior Advisor and American Rescue Plan Coordinator Gene Sperling

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We applaud this bipartisan effort by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden and Ranking Member Mike Crapo on fraud prevention and technology modernization in the unemployment system that aligns with several specific elements from President Biden’s anti-fraud proposal. Emergency unemployment benefits were a critical lifeline for millions of workers who lost jobs through no fault of their own during the pandemic. But the implementation in 2020 exposed the need for stronger fraud prevention systems and greater investment in technology to modernize unemployment systems. The bipartisan framework released today comprises several specific provisions from the President’s anti-fraud proposal, including extending the statute of limitations for pandemic UI fraud to 10 years, giving prosecutors the time needed to investigate and prosecute complex criminal syndicates, and requiring checks against existing government datasets that will prevent fraudulent unemployment insurance payments to ineligible recipients, including deceased individuals and prisoners. The…
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President Biden Announces Key Nominees

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WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve as key leaders in his Administration: Sarah Baker, Nominee to be General Counsel, Department of Transportation Emily Edenshaw, Nominee to be a Member on the National Council on the Humanities Margaret FitzPatrick, Nominee to be a Member on the National Council on the Humanities Deborah Willis, Nominee to be a Member on the National Council on the Humanities Sarah Baker, Nominee to be General Counsel, Department of Transportation Sarah Baker currently serves as the Principal Deputy General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), after previously serving as the Department’s Deputy General Counsel and Senior Counsel to the General Counsel. Before joining DOT, Baker served as the founding President and Executive Director of…
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Readout of White House Roundtable on Clean Bus Manufacturing

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On Wednesday, February 7th, the White House and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), in coordination with the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), convened a roundtable discussion focused on ensuring adequate U.S. manufacturing capacity to build clean transit buses at the scale and pace needed to meet market demand and achieve national climate and equity goals.The roundtable included approximately 60 representatives from U.S. transit agencies, bus manufacturers, component suppliers, labor unions, federal agencies, and other stakeholders.President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is delivering historic funding to advance clean transit, which is crucial in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the largest emitting sector, transportation. This historic funding also helps ensure that all communities are able to access good-paying jobs, schools, and health care. The President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invests more than $11…
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Statement from Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the Visit of His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan to the White House

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The President and the First Lady look forward to welcoming His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein and Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the White House on February 12, 2024. This year, the United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations, and the two leaders will discuss how the United States and Jordan can continue to deepen our strong bilateral relationship. President Biden and King Abdullah II will also discuss the ongoing situation in Gaza and efforts to produce an enduring end to the crisis. Towards that end, the two leaders will discuss U.S. effort to support the Palestinian people including through enhanced humanitarian assistance into Gaza and a vision for a durable peace to…
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