It’s Tuesday…
President Biden’s public schedule for 08/15/2023:
| 9:00 AM Presidential Daily Brief | The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing The White House Closed Press |
| 9:25 AM | Out-of-Town Pool Call Time Joint Base Andrews Out-of-Town Pool |
| 9:40 AM | In-Town Pool Call Time The White House In-Town Pool |
| 10:20 AM Leaves the White House | The President departs the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews South Lawn Open Press |
| 10:40 AM Leaves Joint Base Andrews | The President departs Joint Base Andrews en route to Milwaukee, Wisconsin Joint Base Andrews Out-of-Town Pool |
| 11:30 AM Audio Only Press Gaggle | Principal Deputy Press Secretary Olivia Dalton will gaggle aboard Air Force One en route to Milwaukee, Wisconsin Joint Base Andrews Out-of-Town Pool |
| 12:25 PM Arrives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin | The President arrives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (11:25 AM Local) Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport Open Press |
| 1:05 PM Takes a Tour | The President participates in a tour of Ingeteam, Inc. (12:05 AM Local) Ingeteam Inc., Milwaukee Out-of-Town Pool |
| 2:00 PM Remarks | The President delivers remarks on how Bidenomics is Investing in America to grow the economy from the middle out and the bottom up, not the top down (1:00 PM Local) Ingeteam Inc., Milwaukee Open Press |
| 3:20 PM Leaves Milwaukee, Wisconsin | The President departs Milwaukee, Wisconsin en route to Joint Base Andrews Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport Out-of-Town Pool |
| 5:10 PM Leaves Joint Base Andrews | The President departs Joint Base Andrews en route to the White House Joint Base Andrews Out-of-Town Pool |
| 5:20 PM Arrives at the White House | The President arrives at the White House South Lawn |
Audio Only Press Gaggle: YouTube says 11:15 a.m. D.C., time.
“Bidenomics” Tweets
From Monday…
American Rescue Plan (03/11/2021).
Bipartisan Infrastructure Act (11/15/2021).
Inflation Reduction Act (08/16/2022).
CHIPS and Science Act (08/09/2022).
President Biden’s “Bidenomics” remarks are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. D.C., time:
Social Security Turns 88 Tweet
From Monday…
Social Security Admin.gov issued the following blog post:
For 88 years, Social Security has provided income protection to millions of retirees, people with disabilities, dependents, and families that lose a wage earner.
This year, we will administer more than $1.3 trillion in benefits and payments to more than 70 million beneficiaries and cover 181 million workers and their families.
In addition to paying benefits, we issue millions of Social Security numbers each year, maintain the wage records of workers, and more. The scope of what we do is enormous, and we are proud to serve the American people every day.
To better serve you, we have prioritized our online customer experience. In December 2022, we launched an enhanced SSA.gov to make it easier for you to find what you need. More than 180 million people visit our website every year. Whether providing service in person or online, our goal is help you understand what you may qualify for and transition you to an application process.
We have also worked to make sure our programs, particularly Supplemental Security Income (SSI), remain accessible to the people who need them most. In March 2022, we launched an online tool that allows you or your representative to request an appointment to file for SSI and preserves the filing date. An employee will then schedule a full interview.
Another way that you can do business with us online is by signing up for a personal my Social Security account. With your free and secure account, you can apply for benefits and Medicare, check your application status, get proof of benefits, and request a replacement Social Security card. If you don’t receive benefits, you can use your account to get personalized retirement benefit estimates, your Social Security Statement, and instant proof you don’t receive benefits.
We are committed to helping maintain the well-being and protection of the people we serve. We strive to ensure that every person who is eligible for or receives benefits gets them timely and accurately. That is how we help you secure today and tomorrow.
Please share this information with your friends and loved ones who may need it – and post it on social media.
SSA.gov. 08/14/2023.
Student Debt Relief Tweets
From Monday…
The Department of Education had announced on 07/14/2023 that the Biden-Harris Administration to Provide 804,000 Borrowers with $39 Billion in Automatic Loan Forgiveness as a Result of Fixes to Income Driven Repayment Plans…
Following the announced plan earlier this month two conservative groups; The Cato Institute and Mackinac Center for Public Policy filed a lawsuit to block the cancelling of debt.
The Washington Post reported on Monday, that U.S. District Judge Thomas Ludington of the Eastern District of Michigan issued an 18-page order dismissing the case.
Judge Ludington did not rule on the merits of the case writing:
President Biden’s full statement:
On Day One of my Administration, I promised to fight for hardworking families and to fix problems in the student loan system that have been failing borrowers for too long. I’m proud that my Administration is delivering on that promise and has already approved over $116 billion in debt cancellation for 3.4 million Americans – no matter how many lawsuits, challenges, or roadblocks Republican elected officials or special interests put in our way.
When I came into office, hundreds of thousands of borrowers weren’t accurately getting credit for student loan payments that should have delivered them forgiveness under Income-Driven Repayment plans or were placed into forbearance by loan servicers in violation of Department of Education rules. Under these plans, if a borrower makes 20 or 25 years’ worth of payments, they get the remaining balances of their loans forgiven. But because of errors and administrative failures of the student loan system that started long before I took office, over 804,000 borrowers never got the credit they earned, and never saw the forgiveness they were promised – even after making payments for decades.
I was determined to right this wrong, and today, because of actions my Administration took, these 804,000 borrowers who have been in repayment for over 20 years will start to see their student debt cancelled. Over 614,000 of them will have all of their remaining federal student loan debt cancelled once this action is complete.
Today’s actions come on top of all we’ve been able to achieve for students and student loan borrowers in the past few years. This includes: achieving the largest increases in Pell Grants in over a decade to help families who earn less than roughly $60,000 a year; fixing the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program so that borrowers who go into public service get the debt relief they’re entitled to under the law; and creating the most generous Income-Driven Repayment plan in history, called SAVE. Borrowers can go to studentaid.gov to apply. And, we’re not done. As I announced earlier this summer in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision on our student debt relief plan, we will continue to pursue an alternative path to deliver student debt relief to as many borrowers as possible as quickly as possible. We will use every tool at our disposal to get student loan borrowers the relief they need to reach their dreams.
White House.gov. 08/14/2023.
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