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Via Teleconference 4:20 P.M. EST MS. YANG: Hi, everyone. Thank you so much for your patience. Apologies that we are getting started a little late. Looks like a couple of people still trickling in. But we’ll go ahead and get started. Just a reminder, today’s call with White House spokesperson Ian Sams is on the…
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Via Teleconference (January 17, 2023) 12:38 P.M. EST MS. YANG:  Hi, everyone.  Again, thank you all so much for joining today’s call.  As a reminder, this call with White House Spokesperson Ian Sams is on the record and embargoed until completion of the call.  By participating in this call, you are agreeing to these ground…
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James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:44 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Happy Monday.  As many of you are tracking, this week, House Republicans will vote to raise gas prices on American families.  The contrast in priorities could not be more stark.  The President spent the last two years, as you know, doing…
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National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met today with Kazakhstani Special Representative for International Cooperation Erzhan Kazykhan.  During the meeting, the two reaffirmed the commitment of the United States and Kazakhstan to support the principles of the UN Charter, including the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states. They also highlighted the strategic partnership between their nations…
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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:  Elizabeth Allen, Nominee for Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy, U.S. Department of State Joshua Jacobs, Nominee for Under Secretary for Benefits, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Ron Borzekowski, Nominee for Director of the…
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     Gerald H. Acker, of Michigan, to be a Commissioner on the part of the United States on the International Joint Commission, United States and Canada, vice Jane L. Corwin, resigned.      Danté Quintin Allen, of California, to be Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration, Department of Education, vice Mark Schultz.      Elizabeth Allen, of…
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The European Parliament voted in favor of a law that restricts the export of waste. Waste from the EU should be processed in an environmentally friendly way—and no longer exported on a large scale to third countries in the EU. There, it often pollutes entire regions via landfills or is incinerated and damages the environment.
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