It’s Monday…
President Biden’s public schedule for 07/31/2023:
| Official Schedule | On Monday, the President has no public events scheduled Biden Beach House, Rehoboth Beach, DE Out-of-Town Pool |
| 12:00 PM | Out-of-Town Pool Call Time Biden Beach House, Rehoboth Beach, DE |
From the White House…
Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre En Route Brunswick, ME (07/28/2023):
This evening, the President will depart Maine en route to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, where he will remain over the next week. And, certainly, we’ll have more to share over the next couple of days.
White House.gov. 07/28/2023.
Executive Order(s) Tweets
From Friday…
From the White House…
FACT SHEET: President Biden to Sign Executive Order Implementing Bipartisan Military Justice Reforms.
Executive Order on 2023 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States
Both were shared in full in Friday’s Biden Bits…
*Bidenomics Tweets
From Friday…
The YouTube is 33 minutes and 44 seconds long. President Biden begins his remarks at the 4 minute and 23 second mark. His full remarks can be found here.
From Saturday…
From Sunday…
From Monday…
American Rescue Plan.
Bipartisan Infrastructure Act.
Inflation Reduction Act.
CHIPS and Science Act.
*Going forward “Economy” or “Economic” related tweets will fall under the heading “Bidenomics”. To make things easier for you and me…Obviously, this is subject to change at the whim of the author…
Video Clip Tweets
From Friday…
The video clip is 1 minute and 1 second long.
Remarks by President Biden on Actions to Protect Communities from Extreme Heat (07/27/2023):
Experts say extreme heat is already costing America $100 billion a year. And it hits our most vulnerable the hardest: seniors, people experiencing homelessness who have nowhere to turn, disadvantaged communities that are least able to recover from climate disasters.
And it’s threatening farms, fisheries, forests that so many families depend on to make a living.
But none of this is inevitable. From day one of my administration, we’ve taken unprecedented action to combat the climate crisis that’s causing this. We’re using a law I got passed the first day in office — first month in office — called the American Rescue Plan, to help states and cities promote energy efficiency, reduce flooding, and open cooling centers.We’re delivering over $20 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to upgrade the electric grid to withstra- — withstand stronger storms and heatwaves so we don’t cause more fires.
[snip]
We’ve launched a — a place you can go, Heat.gov — go online to Heat.gov — to share lifesaving information that you may need to know about.
White House.gov. 07/27/2023.
The video clip is 54 seconds long.
Remarks by President Biden at the Truman Civil Rights Symposium (07/28/2023):
The Republican Party used to always support the military. But today, they are undermining the military. The senior senator from Alabama, who claims to support our troops, is now blocking more than 300 military operations [nominations] with his extreme political agenda.
[snip]
Right now, tens of thousands of America’s daughters and sons are deployed around the world tonight keeping us safe from immense national security challenges. But the senator from Alabama is not. For the first time in more than 100 years, we don’t have a sitting confirmed Commandant of the Marine Corps.
[snip]
This partisan freeze is already harming military readiness, security, leadership, and troop morale; freezing pay; freezing people in place. Military families who have already sacrificed so much, unsure of where and when they change stations, unable to get housing or start their kids in the new school because they’re not there yet. Military spouses forced to take critical career decisions, not knowing where or if they can apply for a new job.
A growing cascade of damage and disruption, all because one senator from Alabama and 48 Republicans who refuse to stand up to him, to lift the blockade over the Pentagon policy offering servicemen and women, their families access to reproductive healthcare rights they deserve if they’re stationed in states that deny it.
I think it’s outrageous. But don’t just take it from me. Hundreds of military spouses petitioned to end the extreme blockade. One spouse re- — referencing the senator from Alabama said, quote, “This isn’t a football game. This nonsense must stop right now .” (Applause.) Enough.
It’s time for the Senate to confirm the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the next Commandant of the Marine Corps. It’s time for servicemembers to receive the pay and promotions they’ve earned and deserve. It’s time for the senator of Alabama to let these generals and admirals fully serve their country and servicemembers care for themselves and their families.
White House.gov. 07/28/2023.
The video clip is 14 seconds long.
Remarks by President Biden on Helping Workers and Innovators Invent and Make More in America | Auburn, ME (07/28/2023):
All right. I’m signing the executive order. Federal resource and development in support of domestic manufacturing in the United States, which means more jobs. (Applause.)
(The executive order is signed.) (Applause.)
White House.gov. 07/28/2023.
From Saturday…
The video clip is 38 seconds long.
Remarks by President Biden and Prime Minister Meloni of the Italian Republic Before Bilateral Meeting (07/27/2023):
Well, it’s a delight to welcome the Prime Minister. We have become friends. And it’s good to have you back at the White House. Thank you for coming.
[snip]
And as NATO Allies, the transatlantic partnership is the cornerstone of our shared security. And the Italian troops are playing a critical role in Europe, in the Mediterranean, and beyond.
Italy and the United States are also standing strong with Ukraine. And I compliment you on your very strong support in defending against Russian atrocities. And that’s what they are. It’s not just a war, but they’re — Russia is committing atrocities that they’re focusing on. Well, I don’t want to get into it.
[snip]
Today, we’re going to talk about our deepening economic connections, which fueled more than $100 billion in trade last year. In my view, there’s no reason why that can’t increase.
[snip]
And — and Italy is going to be leading the G7 this next time around and — next year. And I also look forward to pursuing an ambitious agenda for progress.
White House.gov. 07/27/2023.
The video clip is 49 seconds long.
Remarks by President Biden on Helping Workers and Innovators Invent and Make More in America | Auburn, ME (07/28/2023):
My Investing in America agenda also has another transformative impact. Every single Republican in the Congress voted against the Inflation Reduction Act. That’s the one that had a total of $659 billion in it for infrastructure — I mean for the environment over the next couple of years.
You see, they don’t think we have an environmental crisis. All this stuff happening is just temporary. They don’t wonder about it anymore. You know, when the ocean off the state of Delaware — or off of Florida is 102 degrees, something is going on.
The vast majority of them voted against — voted against the Infrastructure Law as well. But that hasn’t stopped them from claiming credit for it now that billions of dollars and thousands of jobs are coming into their states.
Well, like I said at the State of the Union: I’ll see them at the ground breaking. (Laughter and applause.)
White House.gov. 07/28/2023.
FDA Tweet
From Friday…
From FDA.gov.
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved RiVive, 3 milligram (mg) naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray for over-the-counter (OTC), nonprescription use for the emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose. This is the second nonprescription naloxone product the agency has approved, helping increase consumer access to naloxone without a prescription. The timeline for availability and the price of this nonprescription product will be determined by the manufacturer.
Drug overdose persists as a major public health issue in the United States. In the 12-month period ending in February 2023, more than 105,000 reported fatal overdoses occurred which were primarily driven by synthetic opioids like illicit fentanyl. Naloxone is a medication that rapidly reverses the effects of opioid overdose and is the standard treatment for opioid overdose.
“We know naloxone is a powerful tool to help quickly reverse the effects of opioids during an overdose. Ensuring naloxone is widely available, especially as an approved OTC product, makes a critical tool available to help protect public health,” said FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf, M.D. “The agency has long prioritized access to naloxone products, and we welcome manufacturers of other naloxone products to discuss potential nonprescription development programs with the FDA.”
The approval of RiVive nasal spray for nonprescription use was supported by data from a study submitted by the manufacturer that showed similar levels of RiVive reach the bloodstream as an approved prescription naloxone product. The drug has been demonstrated to be safe and effective for use as directed in its labeling. The manufacturer also provided data that showed consumers can understand how to use the drug safely and effectively without the supervision of a healthcare professional.
The use of RiVive nasal spray in individuals who are dependent on opioids may result in severe opioid withdrawal characterized by body aches, diarrhea, increased heart rate (tachycardia), fever, runny nose, sneezing, goose bumps, sweating, yawning, nausea or vomiting, nervousness, restlessness or irritability, shivering or trembling, abdominal cramps, weakness and increased blood pressure.
The FDA has taken a series of steps to help facilitate access to opioid overdose reversal products and to decrease unnecessary exposure to opioids and prevent new cases of addiction. The agency approved the first nonprescription naloxone nasal spray product in March 2023, the first generic nonprescription naloxone nasal spray product in July 2023 and over the last year has undertaken new efforts to expand opioid disposal options in an effort to reduce opportunities for nonmedical use, accidental exposure and overdose.
Through the FDA Overdose Prevention Framework, the agency remains focused on responding to all facets of substance use, misuse, substance use disorders, overdose and death in the U.S. The framework’s priorities include supporting primary prevention by eliminating unnecessary initial prescription drug exposure and inappropriate prolonged prescribing; encouraging harm reduction through innovation and education; advancing development of evidence-based treatments for substance use disorders; and protecting the public from unapproved, diverted or counterfeit drugs presenting overdose risks.
The FDA granted the nonprescription approval of RiVive to Harm Reduction Therapeutics.
FDA.gov. 07/28/2023.
Mental Health Tweets
From Saturday…
From Sunday…
Remarks by President Biden on Expanding Access to Mental Health Care (07/25/2023):
Talk to parents and teachers. Talk to the school nurses and counselors. Talk to young people. They’ll tell you there’s a serious youth mental health crisis happening right now in this country. We must fulfill the promise of true mental health parity for all Americans now. Now. (Applause.)
[snip]
We’ve invested $1 billion to help schools hire, train — and train 14,000 new mental health counselors in schools across the country. And we’re taking steps to address the harm of social media is doing to our young people. And it is doing harm. (Applause.)
[snip]
And here’s something else we’re announcing today. When Men- — when the Mental Health Parity Act was passed 15 years ago, there was a loophole. Health plans that are offered to state and local government employees did not have to comply with the Mental Health Parity Act. More than 200 health plans nationwide were left out. Now we’re making it clear they have to follow the law as well. (Applause.) They must follow the law as well.
[snip]
Folks, this mental health crisis is something we need to face together as a country. We have a moral obligation, in my view, to be there for each other, to reach out — reach to our neighbors in grief and stress and trauma and despair. Reach out to them to offer help or just a listening ear; to have the courage to ask for help when we need it. And it’s hard, because we know that even when it feels as dark as it can get, we aren’t alone. It’s important for people to realize they’re not alone.
White House.gov. 07/25/2023.
Ashura Tweet
From Saturday…
Middle East Eye.net says:
For Muslims, Ashura marks the day God delivered the Israelites, led by the Prophet Musa (Moses), from the tyranny of Egypt’s Pharaoh by parting the Red Sea, thus allowing them to cross safely.
The day is observed with a fast and religious ceremonies, including sermons and communal meals in Sunni communities.
For Shia Muslims, the significance of the day also stems from it being the anniversary of the death of Hussein, who is venerated as an Imam, or the rightful leader of the Muslim community.
Twelver Shias, as the name suggests, recognise 12 successors of the Prophet Muhammad who are descended from him through his daughter Fatima and cousin and son-in-law Ali, who is the first Imam.
Hussein is the third of these successors and the Battle of Karbala marks the climax of his attempts to acquire leadership of the Muslim community from the Umayyads under Yazid.
In a bloody confrontation near the river Euphrates in what is now Iraq, Hussein and most of his followers were killed.
For Shias, Hussein’s martyrdom represents paying the ultimate price in the pursuit of justice and righteouness, and he is therefore mourned to this day at his shrine in Karbala, as well as in mourning ceremonies across the Muslim world.
The line of Imams would continue through Hussein’s surviving son, also named Ali. For Twelvers, the line stops with the twelth Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, who in Shia tradition disappeared into occultation and will return to precipitate the Day of Judgement.
Middle East Eye.net.
Court Tweet
From Saturday…
From the White House…
President Biden Names Thirty-Sixth Round of Judicial Nominees (07/27/2023):
The President is announcing his intent to nominate two individuals to federal circuit courts and two individuals to federal district courts—all of whom are extraordinarily qualified, experienced, and devoted to the rule of law and our Constitution.
White House.gov. 07/27/2023.
These choices also continue to fulfill the President’s promise to ensure that the nation’s courts reflect the diversity that is one of our greatest assets as a country—both in terms of personal and professional backgrounds.
If confirmed, this slate would include the first Hispanic person to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.
This will be President Biden’s thirty-sixth round of nominees for federal judicial positions, bringing the number of announced federal judicial nominees to 180.
United States Circuit Court Announcements
1. Judge Joshua P. Kolar: Nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Joshua Kolar has been a United States Magistrate Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana since 2019. Judge Kolar also serves as a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve. He has served in the U.S. Navy Reserve since 2009 and was on active duty in Afghanistan from 2014 to 2015. Previously, Judge Kolar served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Indiana from 2007 to 2018. He was the National Security Lead in that office from 2015 to 2018. Judge Kolar was an associate at Mayer Brown L.L.P. from 2006 to 2007 and 2003 to 2005. He served as a law clerk for Judge Wayne R. Andersen on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois from 2005 to 2006. Judge Kolar received his J.D. in 2003 and his B.A. in 1999, both from Northwestern University.
2. Richard E. N. Federico: Nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Rich Federico joined the Federal Public Defender for the District of Kansas in Topeka in 2017. He has served as the Senior Litigator since 2020 and previously served as an Assistant Federal Public Defender from 2018 to 2020 and as a Research and Writing Specialist from 2017 to 2018. Mr. Federico also serves as a Captain in the United States Navy Reserve, Judge Advocate General’s Corps. He has been a Military Judge for the Navy Reserve Trial Judiciary since 2019, and he served as an Appellate Defense Counsel from 2015 to 2019. Mr. Federico was an Assistant Federal Public Defender for the District of Oregon in Portland from 2015 to 2017. Before that, Mr. Federico served on active duty in the U.S. Navy JAG Corps as a prosecutor from 2002 to 2008 and as a defense counsel from 2008 to 2015. In his last duty station on active duty, he served as Officer in Charge of two defense offices. He received his LL.M., highest distinction, from Georgetown University Law Center in 2012, his J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law in 2002, and his B.A.J. from Indiana University in 1999.
White House.gov. 07/27/2023.
United States District Court Announcements
1. Judge Jeffrey Bryan: Nominee for the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Jeffrey Bryan has served as a judge on the Minnesota Court of Appeals since 2019. From 2013 to 2019, he was a judge in the Second Judicial District in Saint Paul. Judge Bryan previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota from 2007 to 2013 and was an associate at Robins, Kaplan, Miller, & Ciresi L.L.P. from 2003 to 2007. Judge Bryan served as a law clerk for Judge Paul A. Magnuson on the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota from 2002 to 2003. Judge Bryan received his J.D. from Yale Law School in 2002 and his B.A., summa cum laude, from the University of Texas at Austin in 1998.
2. Judge Eumi K. Lee: Nominee for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Eumi Lee has served as a judge on the Superior Court of California in Alameda County since 2018. Previously, Judge Lee was a Clinical Professor of Law at the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly the University of California, Hastings College of the Law) from 2005 to 2018. From 2002 to 2005, she was an associate at Keker & Van Nest L.L.P. From 2000 to 2001, she was an associate at Thelen, Reid & Priest L.L.P. Judge Lee served as a law clerk for Judge Warren J. Ferguson on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 2001 to 2002 and as a law clerk for Judge Jerome Turner on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee from 1999 to 2000. Judge Lee received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, cum laude, in 1999 and her B.A. from Pomona College in 1994.
White House.gov. 07/27/2023.
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