We call for the immediate release of all hostages held by Hamas in Gaza for over 200 days. They include our own citizens.  The fate of the hostages and the civilian population in Gaza, who are protected under international law, is of international concern. We emphasize that the deal on the table to release the hostages would bring an immediate and prolonged ceasefire in Gaza, that would facilitate a surge of additional necessary humanitarian assistance to be delivered throughout Gaza, and lead to the credible end of hostilities. Gazans would be able to return to their ..read more

Introduction The President’s Investing in America agenda delivers historic public investments to American communities through legislation like the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act. These investments are crowding-in private investment into critical industries—to date, private companies have announced $825 billion in investments in growing industries like semiconductors, clean energy, and electric vehicles—and creating hundreds of thousands of jobs. Creation of high-quality jobs for American workers is central to the ..read more

Since Day One, President Biden has led and delivered on the most ambitious climate and environmental justice agenda in history, including securing the largest-ever climate investment. The power sector, which is responsible for a quarter of annual U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, now has more tools than ever – including unprecedented financial support, efficient permitting, and long-term regulatory certainty – to reduce pollution and upgrade the grid to support more factories, electric vehicles, and other growing sources of electricity demand. Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing ..read more

Funding unleashes $125 billion in private investment from Micron to build leading-edge memory semiconductor and create more than 20,000 direct jobs. Today, President Biden will travel to Syracuse, New York, to announce that the Department of Commerce has reached a preliminary agreement with Micron to provide up to ~$6.14 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act. This investment will support the construction of two fabs in Clay, New York, and one fab in Boise, Idaho, unleashing $50 billion in private investment by 2030 as the first step towards Micron’s investment of up to $125 ..read more

Today—on World Malaria Day—we recommit to ending this disease for everyone, everywhere.   Malaria is one of the world’s deadliest diseases. In 1951, the United States eliminated malaria in our country. And with strong bipartisan support in Congress, we’ve led the fight to eliminate this disease worldwide—saving nearly 12 million lives and preventing more than two billion infections since 2000.   But despite this progress, nearly half the global population remains vulnerable to malaria—living in constant fear that they will lose their lives because of a mosquito bite. And last ye ..read more

Today, President Biden will announce four new Workforce Hubs to ensure all Americans can access the good jobs created by the President’s Investing in America agenda, which includes the American Rescue Plan, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act. President Biden will make the announcement during his visit to Syracuse, New York, to highlight a CHIPS and Science Act preliminary agreement with Micron to dramatically expand semiconductor manufacturing in the United States. The Upstate New York region will be one of the four new Workforce Hubs ..read more

Today, the White House convened state legislative leaders to discuss state-level actions to address junk fees, building on the Biden-Harris Administration’s unprecedented efforts to crack down on junk fees across the economy to lower costs for Americans. National Economic Advisor Lael Brainard, Domestic Policy Advisor Neera Tanden, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, and state legislators from across the country participated. President Biden is committed to taking on hidden junk fee ..read more

On Wednesday, April 24, 2024, the President signed into law:   H.R. 4389, the “Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2023,” which reauthorizes and amends the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation. Thank you to Representatives Salazar, Larsen, Peltola and Joyce, and Senators Cardin and Boozman, for their leadership. ### The post Bill Signed: H.R. 4389 appeared first on The White House ..read more

Today, Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution, proposed jointly by the United States and Japan, that would have reaffirmed the fundamental obligation of States Parties to the Outer Space Treaty not to place nuclear weapons in orbit around the Earth. The resolution also would have called on all Member States not to develop nuclear weapons specifically designed to be placed in orbit. Placement by a State Party of a nuclear weapon in orbit would not only violate the Outer Space Treaty, but would threaten the vital communications, scientific, meteorological, agricultural, commercial, and n ..read more

Washington Hilton Hotel Washington, D.C. 12:40 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Whoa!  Holy mackerel.  (Applause.)  Whoa!  (Applause.)  Hello, hello, hello!  (Applause.) AUDIENCE:  Four more years!  Four more years!  Four more years! THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you, thank you, thank you.  AUDIENCE:  Four more years!  Four more years!  Four more years! THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you. AUDIENCE:  Four more years!  Four more years!  Four more years! THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you, thank you, thank you.  AUDIEN ..read more