President Biden’s public schedule for 08/14/2023:
| 7:00 AM | Supplemental Pool Call Time |
| 9:15 AM | Out-of-Town Call Time Out-of-Town |
| 10:30 AM Leaves Rehoboth Beach, Delaware | The President departs Rehoboth Beach, Delaware en route to the White House Out-of-Town Pool |
| 10:55 AM | In-Town Call Time In-Town |
| 11:25 AM Arrives at the White House | The President arrives at the White House South Lawn Open Press |
| 1:00 PM Lunch | The President and The Vice President have lunch Closed Press |
| [Added] 3:00 PM Press Briefing | Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre |
Press Briefing:
“Bidenomics” Tweets
From Friday…
From Saturday…
From Sunday…
His full statement and our economic’s reporter friend Ben Casselmans breakdown of last weeks CPI numbers can be found in Thursday’s Biden Bits…
The White House has finally corrected the error with using the same transcript twice…
Remarks by President Biden on How Bidenomics and the Investing in America Agenda are Unleashing a Clean Energy and Manufacturing Boom; the YouTube is 31 minutes and 14 seconds long.
Now, all over the country, semiconductor companies are investing in a record billions of dollars. By the way, do you know how much has been committed in the CHIPS and Science Act to be invested in America? Two hundred and thirty billion dollars. (Applause.) Two hundred and thirty billion dollars to bring chip production — to bring chip production back home in Ohio, New York, Arizona, and right here in New Mexico. (Applause.)
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Like I said, Bidenomics is about bringing supply chains back home.
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According to Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs and Wall Street, my Investing in America agenda is leading to a boom in manufacturing investment. Spending on construction for manufacturing plants nearly doubled in the last two years after growing only 2 percent the previous four years.
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For example, we couldn’t access semiconductors during the pandemic because the factories making them overseas were shut down. We all know semiconductors are those little small computer chips about the size of the end of your fingertip that affect nearly everything in our lives from cellphones, to automobiles, refrigerators, to the most sophisticated weapons system, including the systems that Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories provide for our national security.
America invented these chips. We invented them when we went to the moon. We — we made them work better. We made them more sophisticated. But over time, we went from producing nearly 40 percent of those chips — the world’s chips down to 10 percent. That’s why I designated and I signed and I insisted that it be written and passed the CHIPS and Science Act exactly almost one year ago today. Very short — (applause).
Now, all over the country, semiconductor companies are investing in a record billions of dollars. By the way, do you know how much has been committed in the CHIPS and Science Act to be invested in America? Two hundred and thirty billion dollars. (Applause.) Two hundred and thirty billion dollars to bring chip production — to bring chip production back home in Ohio, New York, Arizona, and right here in New Mexico. (Applause.)
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Building an economy from the bottom up and the middle out means strengthening our rural economy so farmers and ranchers and their children don’t have to leave home to find opportunities for work. (Applause.)
White House.gov. 08/09/2023.
From the White House…
Statement from President Joe Biden on the One Year Anniversary of the CHIPS and Science Act (08/09/2023).
The laws that = “Bidenomics”…
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).
Anniversary of the PACT Act Tweets
From Friday…
Remarks by President Biden on the One-Year Anniversary of the PACT Act | Salt Lake City, UT; the YouTube is 25 minutes and 46 seconds long (08/10/2023)…
But now for the reason I’m here today. I’ve said it many times before — when I started saying it 30 years ago, I got criticized occasionally for saying it. I said: We have many obligations as a nation, but we only have one truly sacred obligation, and that’s to equip those we send into harm’s way and care for them and their families when they come home and when they don’t.
One year ago today, we met that sacred obligation when I signed — after fighting so damn hard for the PACT Act — to sign it into law. And I want to thank all the veterans organizations for helping make that happen, because it matters.
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We learned a horrible lesson after Vietnam: how harmful effects of exposure to Agent Orange took years to manifest themselves in veterans, leaving too many veterans unable to access care when they needed it and deserved it. And we had — they had to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that that was the cause of their problem, which was difficult to prove in the long term.
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Well, I didn’t want to see that again. The PACT Act means today’s veterans and their families won’t suffer those same painful, frustrating delays and denials.
White House.gov. 08/10/2023.
From the White House…
The Law…
Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (PACT Act, 08/10/2022).
National Monuments Tweets
From Saturday…
From Sunday…
Remarks by President Biden on his Historic Conservation and Climate Action; the YouTube is 17 minutes and 32 seconds long (08/08/2023)…
We’ve already restored protections for three national monuments gutted by the last administration, two not so far from here in Utah: the Grand Staircase and Bears Ears. (Applause.)
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Folks, these are investments in our planet, our people, in America itself: protecting our outdoor treasures, making our nation more resilient.
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And so, today, I’m proud to use my authority under the Antiquities Act to protect 1 — almost 1 million acres of public land around Grand Canyon National Park as a new national monument — (applause) — to help right the wrongs of the past and conserve this land of ancestral footprints for all future generations.
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At a time — at a time when some seek to ban books and bury history, we’re making it clear that we can’t just choose to learn only what we want to know. We should learn everything that’s good, bad, and the truth about who we are as a nation. (Applause.) That’s what great nations do, and we are the greatest of all nations.
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And by creating this monument, we’re setting aside new spaces for families to hike, bike, hunt, fish, and camp — growing the tourism economy that already accounts for 11 percent of all Arizona jobs.
Folks, preserving these lands is good not only for Arizona, but for the planet. It’s good for the economy. It’s good for the soul of the nation. And I believe with my core — in my core it’s the right thing to do.
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Let me close with this. America’s natural wonders are central to our heritage and our identity as a nation.
Conserving them not only protects the livelihoods of the people who depend on them, it preserves key pieces of our history of the full American story for generations to come.
White House.gov. 08/08/2023.
From the White House…
A Proclamation on Establishment of the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument (08/08/2023).
FACT SHEET: President Biden Designates Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument (08/08/2023).
Hawaii Fire/Retweeted Tweet Tweets
From Monday…
The video clip is 1 minute and 48 seconds long.
Director Krystal Ka’ai:
Our hearthfelt condolences go out to the families who have lost their homes and loved in the historic wildfire. We cannot begin to understand the amount of grief, sorrow, and loss that the residents of Hawaii must feel at this time. Our prayers are with the people of Hawaii, but not just our prayers.
Every asset we have will be available to them. Administrator Criswell and U.S. Fire Administrator Dr. Moore-Merrell are in Hawaii assessing the severe damage on the island and identifying ways that FEMA and the entire Federal Family can provide long term relief to the affected communities.
The impacts of these wildfires are historically catastrophic, and a recovery like this one will take time. Time for the communities to regain their strength. Time to heal and time to rebuild.
With communication shortfalls on the island, we are requesting local leaders and organizations to help get critical information into the hands of survivors who need assistance. We are asking all people impacted by this tragedy to please apply for FEMA assistance. Survivors with internet and telephone access can register for assistance by visiting disaster assistance.gov or calling 1-800-621-3362 or using the FEMA app.
For those trying to locate ‘ohana and loved ones a family assistance center is open at the Kahului Community Center. Those with phone access can also call the American Red Cross 1-800-733-2767.
FEMA Tweet. 08/13/2023.
In response to twitter twats arguing that President Biden has said and done nothing regarding the horrible fires in Hawaii, I posted this tweet…
This is an Open Thread.
