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Via Teleconference 5:04 P.M. EST MODERATOR:  Hi, everyone.  I hope everybody is having a good evening.  Thanks so much for joining us on our background briefing on Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany’s visit to the White House tomorrow. I just want to run through a couple of ground rules before we get going here.  The call is…
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East Room 11:43 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Please, all — please be seated.  I have to say at the outset — and I’ve had the great honor — and we have other Medal of Honor recipients here — and that I’ve been able to give one of those medals.  And we have five here. But…
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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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Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and ordered federal aid to supplement the Tribal Nation’s efforts in the areas affected by the severe winter storm from December 21 to December 25, 2022. Federal funding is available to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and certain private…
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The United States welcomes the appointment of Ambassador Cindy McCain as the next Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme. With decades of humanitarian and business experience, Ambassador McCain will bring her strong leadership to one of the largest humanitarian organizations in the world. Her appointment comes at a critical period as the…
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The drugmaker’s move responded to the growing competition that has shaken up the insulin market in recent years.

     Families deserve to be protected from the fraudsters and scammers who often prey on the most vulnerable among us, draining real money from the pockets of hard-working Americans.  This National Consumer Protection Week, we urge every American to learn about their legal rights as consumers and the resources available to defend those rights.  Consumer…
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El tiempo que pasamos desplazándonos desde el trabajo puede ofrecer algunas ventajas.

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer, and Homeland Security Advisor Liz Sherwood-Randall yesterday hosted veterans, volunteers, and Afghan newcomers to honor their contributions to Operation Allies Welcome (OAW), through which the U.S. government welcomed tens of thousands of our Afghan allies to America. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Veterans Affairs…
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A recent Australia Institute report has shown that profiteering is the source of the country’s high inflation. This is in contrast to the Reserve Bank of Australia’s fearmongering claims that higher wages are the main threat to economic growth and security. The report highlights the need to control excess profits and artificially increased prices in
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