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Holy moly, July be rolling in on us like
Sigh. I was going for @POTUS schedule and this is always at the top. These numbers are just mind blowing. And these are just the known numbers. I shudder to think what the number is if all the unreported and/or underreported were added in the count.
Okay, let’s do this.
@POTUS is now back home, rockin’ and rolling finishing out Thursday, June 30 with an additional seven (7) tweets.
Remarks by President Biden in Press Conference | Madrid, Spain
JUNE 30, 2022
SPEECHES AND REMARKS
White House Briefing Room June 30, 2022
Statement by President Biden on Pandemic Preparedness, Prevention and Response Fund at the World Bank
JUNE 30, 2022
STATEMENTS AND RELEASES
Statement from White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Sen. McConnell Holding American Jobs and Competitiveness Versus China Hostage to Protect Big Pharma
JUNE 30, 2022
STATEMENTS AND RELEASES
Statement by President Biden on the Swearing in of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
JUNE 30, 2022
STATEMENTS AND RELEASES
President Biden Announces Eleventh Operation Fly Formula Mission
JUNE 30, 2022
STATEMENTS AND RELEASES
Biden Administration will facilitate air shipment of approximately 849,000 8-ounce bottle equivalents of Nestlé® NAN® EXPERTpro SensiPro infant formula this weekend
Today, President Biden is announcing that his Administration is sourcing a flight, facilitated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), for Operation Fly Formula to transport Nestlé infant formula from Australia to Fort Worth, Texas on July 4. This delivery will include over 56,000 pounds of Nestlé NAN SensiPro formula, the equivalent of approximately 849,000 8-ounce bottles. The product will be available through Gerber.com.
In May, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the agency is exercising enforcement discretion so that Nestlé can export additional infant formula into the U.S. Nestlé will import both standard and specialty infant formulas including Nestlé NAN SupremePro 1, Nestlé NAN SupremePro 2, Nestlé NAN EXPERTpro SensiPro Premium Instant Starter Formula, Nestlé Health Science Alfamino/Alfamino, Jr., Gerber® Good Start® Gentle and Gerber® Good Start® Extensive HA®. Over time Nestlé plans to bring approximately 42 million 8-ounce bottle equivalents into the U.S. market.
President Biden launched Operation Fly Formula to speed up the import of infant formula and start getting more formula to stores as soon as possible. Under Operation Fly Formula, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the General Services Administration (GSA), and the Department of Defense (DOD) are partnering to pick up overseas infant formula that meets U.S. health and safety standards, so it can get to store shelves faster. By July 3, Operation Fly Formula will have transported more than 37.2 million 8-ounce bottle equivalents to the U.S.
In addition, the Biden Administration has taken a number of other important actions to ensure there is enough safe infant formula for families, including invoking the Defense Production Act, entering into a consent agreement between the FDA and Abbott Nutrition to reopen the company’s Sturgis facility, and issuing FDA guidance so that major formula manufacturers can safely import formula that is not currently being produced for the U.S. market. Details of our actions can be found at whitehouse.gov/formula.
White House Briefing Room
President Biden Announces Twelfth Operation Fly Formula Mission
JUNE 30, 2022
STATEMENTS AND RELEASES
Biden Administration will facilitate air shipment of approximately 2 million 8-ounce bottle equivalents of Danone’s Nutricia specialized medical infant formula on July 8
Today, President Biden is announcing that his Administration is sourcing flights, facilitated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), for Operation Fly Formula to transport Danone’s Nutricia specialized medical formulas from Europe to New York, New York and Chicago, Illinois on July 8 These two deliveries will include a total of approximately 190,000 pounds of Neocate Junior and Neocate Infant DHA/ARA, the equivalent of approximately 2 million 8-ounce bottles and are for babies with severe cow’s milk or multiple food protein allergies. The specialty formula will be mainly available through medical distributors.
In May, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the agency is exercising enforcement discretion so that Danone can export additional infant formula, including Neocate Infant DHA/ARA and Aptamil First Infant Milk Stage 1. Danone plans to export approximately 38 million 8-ounce bottle equivalents into the U.S. market, which also includes their Aptamil baby formula from Ireland and New Zealand.
President Biden launched Operation Fly Formula to speed up the import of infant formula and start getting more formula to stores and medical distributors as soon as possible. Under Operation Fly Formula, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the General Services Administration (GSA), and the Department of Defense (DOD) are partnering to pick up overseas infant formula that meets U.S. health and safety standards, so it can get to families who need it faster. By July 3, Operation Fly Formula will have transported more than 37.2 million 8-ounce bottle equivalents to the U.S.
In addition, the Biden Administration has taken a number of other important actions to ensure there is enough safe infant formula for families, including invoking the Defense Production Act, entering into a consent agreement between the FDA and Abbott Nutrition to reopen the company’s Sturgis facility, and issuing FDA guidance so that major formula manufacturers can safely import formula that is not currently being produced for the U.S. market. Details of our actions can be found at whitehouse.gov/formula.
White House Briefing Room
Statement from NSC Spokesperson Adrienne Watson on Hong Kong 25 Years After Handover
JUNE 30, 2022
STATEMENTS AND RELEASES
Statement by President Joe Biden on Supreme Court Ruling on West Virginia v. EPA
JUNE 30, 2022
STATEMENTS AND RELEASES
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Oklahoma Disaster Declaration
JUNE 30, 2022
PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS
Biden Bits: Friday, July 1, 2022:
Joe Biden – President’s Public Schedule (via factba.se/calendar)
| 9:45 AMOfficial Schedule | The President receives the President’s Daily Brief The White HouseClosed Press |
| 12:30 PMPool Call Time | In-Town Pool Call Time The White HouseIn-Town Pool |
| 1:00 PMOfficial Schedule | The President convenes a virtual meeting with Governors to discuss efforts to protect access to reproductive health care South Court AuditoriumOpen to Pre-Credentialed Media |
| 2:30 PMOfficial Schedule | The President departs the White House en route Camp David South GroundsOpen Press |
| 2:50 PMOfficial Schedule | The President departs Washington, D.C. en route Camp David Fort McNair, WashingtonIn-Town Travel Pool |
July 1, @POTUS has tweeted one (1) time:
July 1 White House Briefing Room:
President Biden Announces Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
JULY 01, 2022
STATEMENTS AND RELEASES
The awards will be presented at the White House on July 7, 2022.
The following individuals will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom:
Simone Biles
Simone Biles is the most decorated American gymnast in history, with a combined total of 32 Olympic and World Championship medals. Biles is also a prominent advocate for athletes’ mental health and safety, children in the foster care system, and victims of sexual assault.
Sister Simone Campbell
Sister Simone Campbellis a member of the Sisters of Social Service and former Executive Director of NETWORK, a Catholic social justice organization. She is also a prominent advocate for economic justice, immigration reform, and healthcare policy.
Julieta García
Dr. Julieta García is the former president of The University of Texas at Brownsville, where she was named one of Time magazine’s best college presidents. Dr. García was the first Hispanic woman to serve as a college president and dedicated her career to serving students from the Southwest Border region.
Gabrielle Giffords
Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords was the youngest woman ever elected to the Arizona State Senate, serving first in the Arizona legislature and later in the U.S. Congress. A survivor of gun violence, she co-founded Giffords, a nonprofit organization dedicated to gun violence prevention.
Fred Gray
Fred Gray was one of the first black members of the Alabama State legislature since Reconstruction. As an attorney, he represented Rosa Parks, the NAACP, and Martin Luther King, who called him “the chief counsel for the protest movement.”
Steve Jobs (posthumous)
Steve Jobs (d. 2011) was the co-founder, chief executive, and chair of Apple, Inc., CEO of Pixar and held a leading role at the Walt Disney Company. His vision, imagination and creativity led to inventions that have, and continue to, change the way the world communicates, as well as transforming the computer, music, film and wireless industries.
Father Alexander Karloutsos
Father Alexander Karloutsos is the former Vicar General of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. After over 50 years as a priest, providing counsel to several U.S. presidents, he was named by His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew as a Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Khizr Khan
Khizr Khanis a Gold Star father and founder of the Constitution Literacy and National Unity Center. He is a prominent advocate for the rule of law and religious freedom and served on the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom under President Biden.
Sandra Lindsay
Sandra Lindsayis a New York critical care nurse who served on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic response. She was the first American to receive a COVID-19 vaccine outside of clinical trials and is a prominent advocate for vaccines and mental health for health care workers.
John McCain (posthumous)
John McCain (d. 2018) was a public servant who was awarded a Purple Heart with one gold star for his service in the U.S. Navy in Vietnam. He also served the people of Arizona for decades in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate and was the Republican nominee for president in 2008.
Diane Nash
Diane Nash is a founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee who organized some of the most important civil rights campaigns of the 20th century. Nash worked closely with Martin Luther King, who described her as the “driving spirit in the nonviolent assault on segregation at lunch counters.”
Megan Rapinoe
Megan Rapinoeis an Olympic gold medalist and two-time Women’s World Cup champion. She also captains OL Reign in the National Women’s Soccer League. She is a prominent advocate for gender pay equality, racial justice, and LGBTQI+ rights.
Alan Simpson
Alan Simpson served as a U.S. Senator from Wyoming for 18 years. During his public service, he has been a prominent advocate on issues including campaign finance reform, responsible governance, and marriage equality.
Richard Trumka (posthumous)
Richard Trumka (d. 2021)was president of the 12.5-million-member AFL-CIO for more than a decade, president of the United Mine Workers, and secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO. Throughout his career, he was an outspoken advocate for social and economic justice.
Wilma Vaught
Brigadier General Wilma Vaughtis one of the most decorated women in the history of the U.S. military, repeatedly breaking gender barriers as she rose through the ranks. When she retired in 1985, she was one of only seven women generals in the Armed Forces.
Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington is an actor, director, and producer who has won two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, two Golden Globes, and the 2016 Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award. He has also served as National Spokesman for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America for over 25 years.
Raúl Yzaguirre
Raúl Yzaguirre is a civil rights advocate who served as CEO and president of National Council of La Raza for thirty years. He also served as U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic under President Barack Obama.
Statement by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Law Taking Effect
JULY 01, 2022
STATEMENTS AND RELEASES
Reads, in part…
President Biden has been very clear that every student deserves to feel safe and welcome in the classroom. The Department of Education will be monitoring this law, and any student or parent who believes they are experiencing discrimination is encouraged to file a complaint with the Department’s Office for Civil Rights. Our Administration will continue to fight for dignity and opportunity for every student and family—in Florida and around the country.
There are no scheduled or new videos posted for July 1, 2022 at this time.
Okay, TNB peeps. It’s been real. I enjoyed the week with you guys. Stay safe out there and mask up! Boss will be back on Monday. Until next time!
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