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Belmont Water Treatment PlantPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 3:16 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  (Brings Nolyn Pace onstage.)  I want you all to know — I want you to know, baby: You did so much for so many kids.  Think about it.  What you went through, you’re changing the life of thousands and thousands and millions of kids in…
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Belmont Water Treatment PlantPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 3:05 P.M. EST THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Hello, hello.  Good afternoon.  Good afternoon.  (Applause.)  Please have a seat. Well, it is good to be back in Pennsylvania and to be with so many incredible leaders: members of our administration, members of Congress, the workers of AFSCME Local 33 and 47, and,…
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Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1:49 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  Hey, guys.  Hello, hello, hello.  Okay, I’m going to do this really fast.  As you know, we are en route to the home of the future Super Bowl champion, Philadelphia Eagles.  As the First Lady would say, “Go Birds.” This week, the President…
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WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden announced his intent to appoint highly qualified and diverse industry leaders as members of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee. The National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) advises the White House on the reliability, security, and preparedness of vital communications and information infrastructure. These appointees will join previously appointed…
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President Joe Biden’s intention to end the national COVID-19 emergency will have long-lasting ripple effects on federal programs such as Medicare, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

     On February 11, 2022, by Executive Order 14064, the President declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the widespread humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and…
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Dear Mr. Speaker:   (Dear Madam President:) Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is…
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South Court AuditoriumEisenhower Executive Office Building 10:34 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning, everyone.  Please, please sit down.  Thank you.  I’ll be short.  There’s — but I have some good news. Before I head to Philadelphia, I wanted to say a few words about what I think is strikingly good news that we just received.…
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT:       Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1)               of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 621 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA), I hereby delegate to the…
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     For 30 years, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has given American workers the right to take time to care for themselves and their loved ones without losing their jobs.  When President Clinton signed it into law on February 5, 1993, I was proud to have fought for it as a United…
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