When Biden Bits was posted for Monday, President Biden had tweeted 1 time. He added 9 tweets giving him a Monday Tweeting Total of 10 tweets and 0 retweets.
The White House on Monday posted the background press call on the virtual meeting.
The pool spray YouTube is 6 minutes and 47 seconds long. Their full remarks can be found here.
The White House posted the following readout:
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke today with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India to inaugurate the fourth U.S.-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue. Together, they committed to strengthening the U.S.-India relationship through cooperation on clean energy, technology and military cooperation, and expanded economic and people-to-people ties. They also committed to continue cooperation – bilaterally and multilaterally – on ending the COVID-19 pandemic, strengthening global health security, advancing global food security, and ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific. They emphasized their shared commitment, as leaders of the world’s largest democracies, to respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations in the Indo-Pacific and beyond. The two Leaders also discussed the destabilizing impacts of Russia’s war against Ukraine, with a particular focus on global food supply. President Biden and Prime Minister Modi looked forward to meeting in person later this spring, in Tokyo, for the Quad summit.
White House.gov. 04/11/2022.
The YouTube is 36 minutes and 53 seconds long. His full remarks can be found here.
A felon or domestic abuser can go from kit to gun in as little as 30 minutes. Buyers aren’t required to pass a background check. And because the guns have no serial numbers, when they show up at crime scenes, they can’t be traced.
— President Biden (@POTUS) April 11, 2022
Last year alone, law enforcement reported approximately 20,000 suspected ghost guns to ATF.
— President Biden (@POTUS) April 11, 2022
That’s a ten-fold increase from 2016.
These guns are the weapon of choice for many criminals — and we’re going to do everything we can to deprive them of that choice.
Today, the United States Department of Justice is banning the business of manufacturing one of these kits without a serial number and requiring sellers to run background checks — just as they must do with other firearms.
— President Biden (@POTUS) April 11, 2022
President Biden: And, folks, a felon, a terrorist, a domestic abuser can go from a gun kit to a gun in as little as 30 minutes. Buyers aren’t required to pass background checks. Because guns have no serial numbers — these guns — when they show up at a crime scene, they can’t be traced. Harder to find and prove who used them. Meaning you can’t connect the gun to the shooter and hold them accountable.
President Biden: Last year alone, law enforcement reported approximately 20,000 suspected ghost guns to be — to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. That’s a tenfold increase in these ghost guns from 2016. Tenfold in five years. These guns are weapons of choice for many criminals. We’re going to do everything we can to deprive them of that choice and, when we find them, put them in jail for a long, long time.
President Biden: Today, the United States Department of Justice is making it is illegal for a business to manufacture one of these kits without a serial number. Illegal. (Applause.) Illegal for a licensed dealer to sell them without a background check. (Applause.) And starting today, weapons like the one used at Saugus High School and to ambush deputies with us to- — that are here with us today are being treated like the deadly firearms they are.
President Biden: In addition to today — in addition to today’s rule, we’re working on four areas:
President Biden: First, we’re going after rogue gun dealers. The last time we had data on this was more than 20 years ago. Five percent of gun dealers sold 90 percent of illegal guns found at crime scenes. Five percent sold 90 percent.
President Biden: Second, we’re disrupting illegal gun trafficking. Attorney General Garland has directed all U.S. Attorneys to prioritize combatting gun trafficking that is moving guns across state lines and city boundaries.
President Biden: Thirdly, we’re funding strategies we know reduce gun crime: community policing and community violence interruption.
President Biden: Fourth, we’re funding jobs and training for young people, summer programs, drug treatment, mental health, housing availability, criminal justice reform, and reentry support for people coming home after incarceration.
President Biden: Today, to lead and support the dedicated men and women of the AFT [ATF], I am proud to nominate Steve Del- — Dettelbach — excuse me, I mispronounced your name — I just — as Director of Bureau of Al- — Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
President Biden: And, by the way, in 2009, the U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed him to serve as a U.S. Attorney. I look forward to working with the Senate to get him confirmed once again.
President Biden: We need Congress to pass universal background checks. (Applause.) Universal background checks. And I know it’s controversial, but I got it done once: Ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. (Applause.)
President Biden: *Eliminate gun manufacturers’ immunity from liability. They’re the only outfit — (applause) — they’re the only outfit in the country that is immune.
*I don’t know much about gun laws and such but this one I know is not correct. Yes, they have some protection just as cars and blenders do, but they can be sued.*
President Biden: A year ago this week, standing here with many of you, I instructed the Attorney General to write a regulation that would
would rein in the proliferation of ghost guns because I was having trouble getting anything passed in the Congress, but I used what we call “regulatory authority.” A year later, we’re here. We keep that promise.
For Tuesday, April 12th, 2022, President Biden has received his daily brief. This morning he will travel to Iowa where he’ll visit POET Bioprocessing. After he tours the plant he will offer remarks on his; Administration’s actions to lower costs for working families, reduce the impact of Putin’s Price Hike, and Build a Better America with Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments in rural communities.
On Tuesday morning the White House posted the following fact-sheet on; Using Homegrown Biofuels to Address Putin’s Price Hike at the Pump and Lower Costs for American Families
The President is committed to doing everything he can to address the pain Americans are feeling at the pump as a result of Putin’s Price Hike. The Administration’s strategy to spur the development of homegrown biofuels is critical to expanding Americans’ options for affordable fuel in the short-term and to building real energy independence in the long-term by reducing our reliance on fossil fuels. Today, the President is announcing new steps to achieve that goal by increasing fuel supplies, offering more consumer choices, and reducing gasoline prices for Americans.
Expanding Americans’ Access to Affordable Fuel Options This Summer
The President will announce today that the EPA Administrator is planning to allow E15 gasoline—gasoline that uses a 15 percent ethanol blend—to be sold this summer. This is the latest step in expanding Americans’ access to affordable fuel supply and bringing relief to Americans suffering from Putin’s Price Hike at the pump.
White House.gov. 04/12/2022.
- To make E15 available in the summer, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to issue a national, emergency waiver. Without this action, E15 cannot be used in most of the country from June 1st to September 15th, and the EPA plans to take final action to issue the emergency waiver closer to June 1st. E15 is currently offered at 2,300 gas stations in the country, where it can serve as an important—and more affordable—source of fuel.
- An emergency waiver can help increase fuel supplies, give consumers more choice to get lower prices, and provide savings to many families. At current prices, E15 can save a family 10 cents per gallon of gas on average, and many stores sell E15 at an even greater discount. For working families—families eager to travel and visit their loved ones—that will add up to real savings. Allowing higher levels of blending will also reduce our dependency on foreign fuels as we rely more heavily on home-grown biofuels. This will help us bridge towards real energy independence.
- In implementing this emergency fuel waiver, EPA will work with states across the country to ensure there are no significant air quality impacts through the summer driving season.
- EPA is also considering additional action to facilitate the use of E15 year-round, including continued discussions with states who have expressed interest in allowing year-round use of E15 and considering modifications to E15 fuel pump labeling.
The announcements today build on the steps the President has taken in recent weeks to address the Putin Price Hike and bring relief to Americans at the gas pump.
White House.gov. 04/12/2022.
- President Biden worked with allies and partners through the International Energy Agency to authorize a historic release from petroleum reserves around the world, putting 240 million barrels of oil on the market in the next six months—more than one million barrels per day.
- The President called for a “use it or lose it” policy to make oil companies pay fees on wells from their leases that they haven’t used in years and on acres of public lands that they are holding without producing.
- The President put forward concrete steps to promote real independence from fossil fuels by accelerating the transition to clean energy, ranging from incentives for electric vehicles to Defense Production Act authority for large capacity batteries to a new partnership to reduce European reliance on natural gas.
Enabling Energy Independence by Boosting Homegrown Biofuels
The President believes that the actions of a dictator half a world away should not impact what families pay at the pump here at home. Today’s actions also reinforce the Biden-Harris Administration’s goal of achieving real energy independence and commitment to a long-term strategy to spur smart development and adoption of sustainable, homegrown fuels.
White House.gov. 04/12/2022.
The Administration has announced the following key steps:
- $700 Million for Biofuels Producers: As part of the Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative, USDA will provide up to $700 million in funding through a new Biofuel Producer Program. The Program will support agricultural producers that rely on biofuels producers as a market for their agricultural products. By making payments to producers of biofuels, the funding will help maintain a viable and significant market for such agricultural products. Producers can expect awards before the end of April.
- $5.6 million for Infrastructure for Renewable Fuels through the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program: To expand the infrastructure for renewable fuels derived from U.S. agricultural products, USDA is announcing $5.6 million in grants through the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program. The purpose of the program is to significantly increase the sales and use of higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel. The awards being announced today will support 9 projects in 7 states.
- $100 Million for Biofuels Infrastructure: Investing in biofuels infrastructure ensures that market opportunities are available for sustainable fuel sources—and that those sustainable fuels can reach consumers. That is why USDA announced $100 million in new funding for grants for biofuels infrastructure. The funding will provide grants to refueling and distribution facilities for the cost of installation, retrofitting or otherwise upgrading of infrastructure required at a location to ensure the environmentally safe availability of fuel containing ethanol blends of E15 and greater or fuel containing biodiesel blends B-20 and greater. USDA will also make funding available to support biofuels for railways as a means of assisting with supply chains and helping to reduce costs for consumer goods and transportation.
- Spurring a New Market in Sustainable Aviation Fuels: The Administration announced new actions to support sustainable aviation with a focus on low-carbon fuels that will create economic opportunity for agricultural communities. This included:
- A new Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge to inspire the dramatic increase in the production of sustainable aviation fuels to at least 3 billion gallons per year by 2030;
- New and ongoing funding opportunities to support sustainable aviation fuel projects and fuel producers totaling up to $4.3 billion; and
- An increase in R&D activities to demonstrate new technologies that can achieve at least a 30% improvement in aircraft fuel efficiency.
- Expanding Use of Canola Oil: Today, EPA is also announcing efforts to expand supply and choices for other forms of fuel, such as diesel and jet fuel. The Agency is proposing a new approval for canola oil that will add new pathways for fuels to participate in the Renewable Fuel Standard program to provide renewable diesel, jet fuel and other fuels. This action demonstrates EPA’s commitment to approving new petitions for renewable fuels that can provide greenhouse gas benefits as well as reduce reliance on petroleum fuels.
These actions are critical to building real energy independence and protecting Americans from volatile prices by reducing our reliance on fossil fuels. Together, they will create good-paying jobs, support American agriculture and manufacturing, and accelerate the transition to clean energy.
White House.gov. 04/12/2022.
President Biden has tweeted…
As of 8:30 a.m. my time, President Biden has not tweeted. I’ve had a bitch of a morning with my PC from hell; okay it’s not from hell but it should be.
Anyhoo, in light of the issues, I’m scheduling the post now. And might be allowed to update if need be.
Happy Tuesday!
The daily press briefing is scheduled for 12:45 p.m. D.C, time.
President Biden’s remarks are scheduled for 3:45 p.m. D.C., time.
This is an Open Thread.
