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The President is grateful for and accepts Speaker McCarthy’s prompt invitation to address the peoples’ representatives in Congress. He looks forward to speaking with Republicans, Democrats, and the country about how we can work together to continue building an economy that works from the bottom up and the middle out, keep boosting our competitiveness in…
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Keeping especially dangerous firearms off our streets reduces gun violence and saves lives. Today, the U.S. Department of Justice finalized a rule to keep another type of especially dangerous weapon out of dangerous hands – pistols with attached stabilizing braces that turn the firearms into short-barreled rifles. For decades, the federal government has placed stricter…
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President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. of the United States and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan meet at a historic moment for our Alliance, the Indo-Pacific, and the world. Our cooperation today is unprecedented, rooted in our shared vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific and a peaceful and prosperous world, guided by our shared…
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Oval Office 11:27 A.M. EST PRESIDENT BIDEN: Fumio, they like you. (Laughs.) PRIME MINISTER KISHIDA: Thank you. PRESIDENT BIDEN: Well, Mr. Prime Minister, it’s great to see you again. Welcome. To be able to welc- — welcome such a close friend to the Oval Office again. And, you know, we meet at a remarkable moment…
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Vice President Kamala Harris today hosted Prime Minister Kishida Fumio for a breakfast meeting at the Vice President’s Residence in Washington, D.C., following up on the Vice President’s recent engagements with the Prime Minister in Bangkok in November 2022 and in Tokyo in September 2022. The Vice President welcomed Japan’s new National Security Strategy, National Defense…
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     On Religious Freedom Day, we reflect on our right to practice, pray, and preach our faiths peacefully and openly.  Across the country, we practice many different religions.  We celebrate many different traditions.  And we honor our faiths in many different ways and places — from churches, to mosques, to synagogues, to temples.  This religious freedom…
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     Today, we honor the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by continuing his unfinished work to redeem the soul of America.      Dr. King came of age in the South during a time when racial discrimination was the law of the land.  Black Americans risked jail time for accessing public accommodations like drinking fountains, parks,…
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Yesterday, Vice President Harris convened environmental leaders from local, state, and national level organizations to discuss the Biden-Harris Administration’s investments and actions to combat the climate crisis and the road ahead. The two-part convening included a discussion with other White House officials, including Ali Zaidi, National Climate Advisor, John Podesta, Senior Advisor for Clean Energy…
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