With the outgoing Ron Klain on one side and the incoming Jeff Zients on the other, President Joe Biden delivered remarks in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 1 commemorating the chief of staff transition. Klain, who served as Biden’s chief of staff when he was vice president and then accepted the…
Biden Praises Klain, Introduces Zients in Chief of Staff Transition Ceremony
February 1, 2023
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Biden Convenes Meeting of Competition Council, Urges Congress to Pass Junk Fee Prevention Act
February 1, 2023
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Flanked by members of the White House Competition Council he created after taking office, President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged Congress to pass the Junk Fee Prevention Act at the council’s fourth meeting. Part of that legislation would cap credit card late fees at around $8 and eliminate or limit other charges, Biden said. Estimating…
Vice President Harris to Attend Beating Victim Tyre Nichols’ Funeral in Memphis
February 1, 2023
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Vice President Kamala Harris will on Feb. 1 attend the funeral of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old Fed Ex worker and father of a 4-year-old son who died three days after a Jan. 7 traffic-stop beating by five Memphis police officers. The funeral will be held at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis. Harris spoke to…
Biden Visits New York to Tout $16 Billion Hudson Tunnel Rail Link to New Jersey
Another day, another tunnel for President Joe Biden as he continues his tour promoting projects funded by the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Job Acts that he signed into law in November 2022. On Tuesday, Biden appeared with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and other elected officials in New York City, where he announced…
Biden Admin Plans to End COVID-19 Emergency Declarations on May 11
January 30, 2023
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The Biden administration has informed Congress it plans to end national COVID-19 emergency declarations on May 11. The move would shift the U.S. government’s response for managing COVID-19 back to the normal authorities given to federal agencies, with the virus to be considered as endemic. The COVID-19 pandemic was declared a national emergency at the start of…
Witnesses on ‘Biden’s Border Crisis’ Set for Judiciary Committee
January 30, 2023
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Witnesses are slated to testify about the Mexican border crisis to the powerful Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 1. “The hearing, ‘Biden’s Border Crisis—Part One,’ will examine border security, national security, and how fentanyl has impacted American lives,” the committee’s Republicans said in a Jan. 30 news release. The first three…
Biden Outlines $6 Billion Replacement of Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel
January 30, 2023
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Connecting Philadelphia and Washington by rail for the first time, the Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel opened when Ulysses S. Grant was president. That was 1873 and now, 150 years later, the passageway that runs under Baltimore neighborhoods is a bottleneck that will be refurbished with funding from the $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Job Acts…
Biden Admin Announces $16 Million Approved for Pending Student Debt Cancellation Plan
President Joe Biden is continuing to pursue his plan to cancel up to $20,000 in student debt for millions of Americans, and announced more than 16 million Americans have been approved for the program. In August, Biden announced his plan to cancel up to $20,000 in student debt held by Pell Grant recipients and up…
Biden Admin Announces 16 Million Approvals for Pending Student Debt Cancellation Plan
January 30, 2023
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President Joe Biden is continuing to pursue his plan to cancel up to $20,000 in student debt for millions of Americans, and announced more than 16 million Americans have been approved for the program. In August, Biden announced his plan to cancel up to $20,000 in student debt held by Pell Grant recipients and up…
Biden Chief of Staff Steps Down, COVID Response Leader to Take Over Role
White House chief of staff Ron Klain will step down from his role next week and be replaced by Jeff Zients, a former Obama administration official who spearheaded Biden’s coronavirus response team. Klain announced the decision in a letter of resignation on Jan. 27. President Joe Biden confirmed the news in a statement. Klain told…
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