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Via Teleconference THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Hi, everyone, and thank you for joining.  I’m convening this call to talk about the latest attacks on reproductive rights.  Needless to say, these attacks are extreme and they are endangering the lives of women and people in our country.  And the impact, frankly, goes far beyond reproductive healthcare.  The President…
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Point Loma Naval BaseSan Diego, California 2:40 P.M. PDT PRESIDENT BIDEN:  I got a brief statement to talk about my friend here for a second.  First of all, I want to welcome him back to California.  He’s a Stanford man, and he still has a home here in California.  That’s why I’m being very nice to him,…
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Point Loma Naval BaseSan Diego, California 1:44 P.M. PDT PRESIDENT BIDEN:  Well, please — if you have a seat, please take it. It’s an honor — honor to be here to welcome Prime Minister Albanese and Prime Minister Sunak.  And it’s my honor to welcome you both to the United States as we take the next critical…
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     By the authority vested in me as President by the laws of the United States of America, and in accordance with section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act (the “Act”), as amended, 2 U.S.C. 901a, I hereby order that, on October 1, 2023, direct spending budgetary resources for fiscal year 2024…
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Ahead of Equal Pay Day 2023, Jennifer Klein, Assistant to the President and Director of the Gender Policy Council, Wendy Chun-Hoon, Director of the Department of Labor Women’s Bureau, and White House senior staff convened legislators on the frontlines of advancing equal pay at the state level. President Biden has taken executive action to tackle…
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Aboard Air Force OneEn Route San Diego, California 2:24 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  All right.  I got a quick thing at the top, and then I’ll hand it over to Jake.  So, good afternoon, everyone.  As you all know, we’re headed to San Diego, California, where the President will meet with — with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese…
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Today, the President and First Lady are pleased to announce the schedule for the following springtime events: Spring Garden Tours and the White House Easter Egg Roll.   SPRING GARDEN TOURSThe President and First Lady will continue the annual tradition of opening the White House gardens and South Grounds to members of the public for Spring Garden…
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Via Teleconference MODERATOR:  Thank you.  Hi, everyone.  Sorry for the delay here.  We’re making sure that everyone was able to join the call and hop on.  Welcome to our briefing on the upcoming AUKUS announcement.  As a reminder, today’s call is on background, attributable to “senior administration officials,” and embargoed until tomorrow, Monday, March 13th, at…
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On March 13, 2023, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom, and President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. of the United States announced an arrangement for Australia to acquire a conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarine (SSN) capability through the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) enhanced security partnership. On September 15, 2021, our…
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Banks face a lot of risks, but two of them – interest rate and liquidity – were the main drivers of the sudden and rapid failure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.