3:57 P.M. IDT THE PRESIDENT: Folks, there is an Irish poet named William Butler Yeats, and he wrote a line — he said: Too long a suffering makes a stone of the heart. Too long a suffering makes a stone of the heart. The thing that I found at just this real quick meeting with all of…
President Biden announced today that the United States is providing $100 million in humanitarian assistance for the Palestinian people in Gaza and the West Bank. This funding will help support over a million displaced and conflict-affected people with clean water, food, hygiene support, medical care, and other essential needs. The United States provides humanitarian assistance…
I am outraged and deeply saddened by the explosion at the Al Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza, and the terrible loss of life that resulted. Immediately upon hearing this news, I spoke with King Abdullah II of Jordan, and Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel and have directed my national security team to continue gathering information…
Commissioner Christina Curry, Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities: Okay. How do you follow that act? Okay? Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I am a medium brown‑skinned woman — think chocolate candy… With darkish colored hair, and I’m wearing a purple scarf in recognition of #purplethursday to support domestic violence victims and survivors. The rest of…
On October 21, 1995, by Executive Order 12978, the President declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States constituted by the actions of significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia…
From day one, I vowed to strengthen Medicare for the millions of Americans that have paid into this program from their very first paycheck. Today, as Medicare open enrollment starts, seniors and their families will be able to see the progress we’ve made in lowering health care costs. Starting January 1, 2024, thanks to the Inflation Reduction…
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