President Biden’s public schedule for Friday 03/24/2023…
| 9:00 AM | The President receives the President’s Daily Briefing Closed Press |
| 9:50 AM | Out-of-Town Pool Call Time Out-of-Town Pool |
| 11:10 AM | The President participates in an official welcome ceremony and book signing Out-of-Town Pool |
| 11:30 AM | The President participates in a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada Out-of-Town Pool Spray |
| 11:45 AM | The President participates in an expanded bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada Out-of-Town Pool Spray |
| 2:00 PM Remarks | The President addresses the Canadian Parliament; The First Lady attends Pre-Credentialed Media |
| 3:45 PM Joint Press Conference | The President and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada hold a joint press conference Pre-Credentialed Media |
| 4:40 PM | Supplemental Pool Call Time Stakeout Location |
| 6:15 PM | The President and The First Lady arrive at a Gala Dinner hosted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mrs. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau of Canada Out-of-Town Pool |
| 6:30 PM Gala Dinner | The President and The First Lady attend a Gala Dinner hosted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mrs. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau of Canada Out-of-Town Pool Spray |
| 9:25 PM | The President and The First Lady depart Ottawa, Canada en route to New Castle, Delaware Out-of-Town Pool |
| 10:40 PM | The President and The First Lady arrive in New Castle, Delaware |
President Biden’s address to the Canadian Parliament is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. D.C., time.
The Joint Presser is scheduled for 3:45 p.m. D.C., time.
I have no idea if this is a red carpet type thing or a remarks thing; probably remarks before, during, or after the Gala Dinner. Whatever it turns out to be it’s scheduled for 6:30 p.m. D.C., time.
President Biden has tweeted…
It’s 4 tweets so far Friday; I’m sharing the first and second down thread.
Friday’s 3rd and 4th tweets:
“Pleased to meet” just popped into my head followed by the ear worm…
It is Friday after all…
When the post was posted for Friday, President Biden had tweeted 5 times. He added 9 tweets giving him a Thursday Tweeting Total of 14 tweets and 0 retweets.
The YouTube is 25 minutes and 40 seconds long. President Biden begins his remarks at the 4 minute and 4 second mark. His full remarks can be found here.
President Biden: History is made when women decide that there’s a greater risk in accepting a situation they cannot bear than steeling our spine and embracing the promise of change.
President Biden: All Americans deserve the peace of mind that if an illness strikes or an accident occurs, you can get the care you need.
Sort of tweet related…
President Biden: That’s why my administration has focused intensely on building on the progress of the Affordable Care Act, getting more people affordable insurance, lowering prescription drug prices, giving families more breathing room.
I gotta add more to this for context reasons…
Thirteen years later, it’s easy to forget what life was like for hardworking families before the Affordable Care Act.
You know, but all of you remember. Remember when a parent with a heart disease or diabetes or a child with asthma couldn’t get coverage because of a pre-existing condition?
*Remember when women had to pay more for insurance because they had pre-existing condition — they were a woman? (Laughter.) Not a joke. It’s — say it today to people and they look at you like, “You’re kidding me.” But that was the case.
Remember when you couldn’t leave a dead-end job because you couldn’t risk losing your health insurance?
**Remember when a 22-year-old kid could be kicked off his parents’ plan because he graduated from college?
Remember the donut hole when seniors on Medicare reached a point every year when they had to pay the full cost of their drugs out-of-pocket?
Remember when millions of low- and middle-income families, especially who were — particularly those families who were locked out — locked out of health insurance because there was no way they could afford it? None.
President Biden: Folks, our MAGA Republican friends — and, by the way, I want to be clear, there’s some good, decent Republicans out there. I’m not suggesting this is all about bad Republicans. But this new crowd is — is not your — this ain’t your father’s Republican Party. (Laughter.) They may have forgotten all I just said, but I haven’t, you haven’t.
*Personal story time*
When I was younger and my husband first got coverage from his job, I did cost him more in coverage than he paid for himself and even our kids, cause as the paper work said “Can still have babies,” and it really did word it like that. I only remember because I had never encountered that jarring reality that because I was a woman it meant I might need more care than he did as a man. So, it cost more. As I got older it’s evened out more.
**Personal story time part 2**
When my daughter got sick and was in PICU down at UCLA, I discovered how blessed we were to have our medical insurance that we could afford. Because of that insurance the overwhelming transplant path we started on; until we changed paths mid-way through–was made less horrible because our insurance approved everything within a week of her arrival to UCLA. And I do mean everything was given the go ahead. This meant we could focus on other more important things versus burdened with even more worry. She turns 23 this year; the biggest blessing. She still has medical appointments and pills to take and because of our insurance and yes, Obamacare, she’s still covered for another 3 years.
The video clip is 1 minute and 30 seconds long. Former President Obama and Current President Joe Biden speak with 3 people who had a positive experience with ACA. I’ve decided against transcribing the video.
ACA Celebration remarks 03/23/2023:
President Biden: Many of you joined us that day after fighting for decades to make it happen. And I remember the three words I used at the time. (Laughter.) I thought it was — (applause) — I thought it was a big deal. (Laughter.) And I stand by the fact it was a big deal. (Laughter.)
*Flashback*
*End Flashback*
Still makes me laugh out loud.
ACA Celebration remarks 03/23/2023:
President Biden: Well, I value everyone having a decent shot. About fairness. It’s about dignity. My budget continues to build on the progress we made in the Affordable Care Act. We value seniors — hardworking Americans who busted their necks their whole lives. My budget lifts the burden on those folks so at the end of the month, they have just a little bit of breathing room — just a little bit of breathing room.
Friday’s 1st and 2nd tweets:
Teresa Acosta introduced President Biden before his remarks celebrating the ACA anniversary.
ACA Celebration remarks 03/23/2023:
The video snip is 31 seconds long.
President Biden: Let me close with this. Thirteen years ago, thanks to the leadership of Barack Obama — and some of his staff who are in this room here helped get that passed. If I start to name them, it would take a long time. (Laughter.) But I want to thank them. We made history when the Affordable Care Act became law. And we changed America. We gave millions of people peace of mind. We did something else. We also took a giant step toward realizing the fundamental principle that we hold as Democrats and as Americans: that healthcare is a right and not a privilege. (Applause.) Folks, we’re not all the way there yet. But there’s more to do, so let’s finish the job. *Let’s protect lower prescription drug costs for everyone. Let’s expand healthcare coverage for more people ge- — so they get care*. Let’s keep building an economy from the middle out and the bottom up. And let’s remember who we are. We’re the United States of America. Nothing is beyond our capacity when we do it together.
*text ends the video*
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