Readout of President Biden’s Call with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel
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President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke this morning with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.  The President and the Prime Minister discussed ongoing hostage negotiations taking place in Qatar.  They also discussed the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.  The President stressed the urgent need to significantly increase the flow of lifesaving aid reaching those in need throughout Gaza, with special emphasis on the north.  The President reiterated his deep concerns about the prospect of Israel conducting a major ground operation in Rafah, where more than one million displaced ..read more
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Statement from President Joe Biden on the Volkswagen Plant in Tennessee
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5h ago
I congratulate the Volkswagen autoworkers in Chattanooga who filed for a union election with the UAW. As one of the world’s largest automakers, many Volkswagen plants internationally are unionized. As the most pro-union president in American history, I believe American workers, too, should have a voice at work. The decision whether to join a union belongs to the workers. ### The post Statement from President Joe Biden on the Volkswagen Plant in Tennessee appeared first on The White House ..read more
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Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by First Lady Jill Biden at the Signing of an Executive Order on Advancing Women’s Health Research
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East Room, The White House “If you don’t have an idea that materializes and changes a person’s life, then what have you got? …You have talk, research, telephone calls, meetings, but you don’t have a change in the community.” Eunice Kennedy Shriver.   Maria, you live your mother’s words purely, lovingly, and relentlessly. Thank you for your life’s work and for being an amazing partner on this effort.   Good morning.   In the early 1970s, researchers in the U.S. studied estrogen’s effect in preventing heart attacks.   You see, it was observed that women who had gone through m ..read more
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Background Press Call on U.S. Efforts to Counter Misuse of Commercial Spyware and the Third Summit for Democracy
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6h ago
National Security Council Via Teleconference 9:02 A.M. EDT MODERATOR: Hello, everyone, and good morning. Thank you for joining us today. This is Jessica Kosmider with the NSC press team, and I’ll be facilitating today’s call. As a reminder, this call is on background, attributable to senior administration officials. Not for your reporting, but for your information, today on the line we have [senior administration official] and [senior administration official]. We’ll try to get to as many questions as we can in the time that we have available. Please keep your phones on mute unless you’re calle ..read more
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
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6h ago
2:16 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hey, good afternoon, everyone. Happy Monday. Happy Monday. I have two items at the top before I turn it over to our National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan. Today, to mark Women’s History Month, President Biden, alongside the First Lady and the Vice President and the Second Gentleman, signed a historic executive order that will direct the most comprehensive set of executive actions ever taken to expand and improve research on women’s health. These directives will ensure women’s health is integrated and prioritized across the federal government and will galvanize ..read more
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Press Release: Bills Signed: S. 206, S. 1858
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6h ago
On Monday, March 18, 2024, the President signed into law: S. 206, the “Eradicating Narcotic Drugs and Formulating Effective New Tools to Address National Yearly Losses of life Act” or the “END FENTANYL Act,” which requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection to review and update manuals and policies related to inspections at ports of entry to ensure the effective detection of illegal smuggling of drugs and humans along the border. Thank you to Senators Scott, Rosen, Braun, Hassan, and Kelly, and Representatives Guest and Trone, for their leadership. S. 1858, the “Disaster Assistance Deadlines A ..read more
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Executive Order on Advancing Women’s Health Research and Innovation
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10h ago
    By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:      Section 1.  Policy.  My Administration is committed to getting women the answers they need about their health.  For far too long, scientific and biomedical research excluded women and undervalued the study of women’s health.  The resulting research gaps mean that we know far too little about women’s health across women’s lifespans, and those gaps are even more prominent for women of color, older ..read more
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Statement from Communications Director Kirsten Allen on the Visit of President Arévalo of Guatemala to the White House
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13h ago
Vice President Harris will welcome President Bernardo Arévalo of Guatemala to the White House on March 25. The visit underscores the United States’ commitment to supporting good governance and democracy in Guatemala, following President Arévalo’s inauguration in January 2024. The Vice President’s meeting with President Arévalo will strengthen the U.S.-Guatemala bilateral relationship and advance joint ongoing efforts to promote development, bolster democracy, and address the root causes of migration.  The Vice President and President Arévalo will discuss additiona ..read more
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Remarks by President Biden and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar of Ireland at a St. Patrick’s Day Celebration
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13h ago
East Room 5:25 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, hello, hello. AUDIENCE:  Hello. THE PRESIDENT:  We’ve got a great guest with us today.  (Applause.)  We — we ought to change the rules in the United States: When St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Sunday, the next day is a holiday.  (Laughter.) On behalf of the Finnegans of County Louth and the Blewitts of County Mayo — (applause) — my mother, Catherine Eugenia Finnegan Biden of Scranton, Pennsylvania — welcome — welcome to St. Patrick’s Day at the White House.  (Applause.) The Taoiseach and I extend a hundred thousand ..read more
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Joint Statement on Efforts to Counter the Proliferation and Misuse of Commercial Spyware
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21h ago
At the third Summit for Democracy on March 18, 2024, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Poland, and Republic of Korea joined this first-of-its-kind international commitment to work collectively to counter the proliferation and misuse of commercial spyware. This joint statement, which was originally announced at the second Summit for Democracy on March 30, 2023, has been updated to reflect these additional countries. We, the governments of Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Republic of Ireland, Republic of Korea, Sweden, Switzerl ..read more
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