Biden Bits: “Job’s Not Done”…

September 18, 2023 12:00 pm EDT Tiff Biden Tweets (Open Thread) Comments Off on Biden Bits: “Job’s Not Done”…
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It’s Monday…

President Biden’s public schedule for 09/18/2023:

9:30 AM
Presidential Daily Briefing		The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
Closed Press
4:00 PMOut-of-Town Pool Call Time
Out-of-Town Pool
6:15 PM
Campaign Event		The President participates in a campaign reception
Restricted Out-of-Town Pool
7:30 PM
Campaign Event		The President and The First Lady participate in a campaign reception
Restricted Out-of-Town Pool

UAW Strike Tweets

From Friday…

The YouTube is 3 minutes and 43 seconds long.

The video clip is 45 seconds long.

His full remarks:

Hey, folks.  I’ll be very brief.  I wanted to talk very briefly about the auto strike.

I’d like to say a few words about the contract negotiations between the United Auto Workers and the Big 3 auto companies.

You know, I’ve been in touch with both parties over — since this began over the last few weeks.  And over the last — the past decade, auto companies have seen record profits, including the last few years, because of the extraordinary skill and sacrifices of the UAW workers.  But those record profits have not been shared fairly, in my view, with those workers. 

Just as the Treasury Department has released a report, pointing out that — the most comprehensive report ever, dealing with how unions are good for both union workers and non-union workers t- — and the overall economy. 

Unions raise workers’ wages, they said — incomes — increase homeownership; increase retirement savings; increase access to critical benefits, like sick leave and childcare; and reduce inequality — all of which strengthen our economy for all workers.  

That’s because unions — unions raise standards across their workplaces and entire industries, pushing up wages and strengthening benefits for everyone. 

And that’s why strong unions are critical to growing the economy and growing it from the middle out, the bottom up, not the top down. 

That’s especially true as we transition to a clean energy future, which we’re in the process of doing.  I believe that transition should be fair and a win-win — (clears throat) — excuse me — (clears throat) — for auto workers and auto companies.

But I also believe the contract agreement must lead to a vibrant, made-in-America future that promotes good, strong middle-class jobs that workers can raise a family on — where the UAW remains at the heart of our economy and where the Big 3 companies continue to lead in innovation, excellence, quality, and leadership.

Last night, after negotiations broke down, the UAW announced a targeted strike at a few Big 3 auto plants.

Let’s be clear: No one wants a strike.  Say it again: No one wants a strike.  But I respect workers’ right to use their options under the collective bargaining system.  And I understand the workers’ frustration. 

Over generations, auto workers sacrificed so much to keep the industry alive and strong, especially through the economic crisis and the pandemic.  Workers deserve a fair share of the benefits they helped create for an enterprise. 

I do appreciate that the parties have been working around the clock.  I’ve — and when I first called them at the very first day of the negotiation, I said, “Please stay at the table as long as you can to try to work this out.”  And the — they’ve been around the clock, and the companies have made some significant offers. 

But I believe they should go further to ensure record corporate profits mean record contracts for the UAW. 

I’m going to say that again: Record corporate profits — which they have — should be shared by record contracts for the UAW. 

And just as we’re building an economy of the future, we need labor agreements for the future. 

It’s my hope that the parties can return to the negotiation table to forge a win-win agreement. 

To continue our active engagement, I’m dis- — I’m deployi- — I’m dispatching two members of my team to Detroit, Acting Labor Secretary Julie Shu [Su] and White House Senior Advisor Gene Sperling — both of them have been involved up until now — to offer their full support for the parties in reaching a contract. 

The bottom line is that auto workers helped create America’s middle class.  They deserve a contract that sustains them and the middle class. 

So, thank you very much.  That’s all I’m going to say.  Thank you. 

White House.gov. 09/15/2023.

“Bidenomics” Tweets

From Friday…

Remarks by President Biden on Bidenomics | Largo, MD

Not only are they refusing to take corporations — make them pay their fair share — earlier this week, it was reported that MAGA Republicans are planning to give an additional — this is not — again, this is all public — an additional $1 trillion tax cut — $1 trillion tax cut for big corporations. They’re doing very well, I might add.

Apparently, they think corporations, which made record profits in recent years, pay too much in taxes. It’s unbelievable.

White House.gov. 09/14/2023.

And — but — all they do is attack it. But, you know, you’ve noticed something. For all the time they spend attacking me and my plan, here’s what they never do: They never talk about what they want to do. (Laughter.) No, no, think about it.

They tell you what they’re against. What are they for?

It’s like they want to keep it a secret. I don’t blame them. (Laughter.)

Well, today, I’m going to — I’m going to talk about their plan. Look, we’re going to talk about the MAGA Republican economic plan.

White House.gov. 09/14/2023.

From Saturday…

And now, MAGA Republicans in Congress did not support continuing that expended — that extended tax cut. And this week, we learned what happened as a result of their position: About 3 million more kids are now living in poverty because we’ve cut that again.

I’m fighting to restore the Child Tax Credit and once again lift these kids out of poverty.

White House.gov. 09/14/2023.

Look, their plan — MAGAnomics — is more extreme than anything America has ever seen before.

[snip]

And now these MAGA Republicans have taken a plan I have never worked and de- — you know, it’s — look, the plan they’re proposing has never worked, but they’ve decided to make it much, much worse.

Now Republicans in Congress are doubling down with a plan that does three things.

One, it cuts taxes even more for the very wealthy and big corporations.

Two, it cuts Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid.

Three, it raises costs for families, gutting investments in the middle class.

White House.gov. 09/14/2023.

From Sunday…

Our MAGA Republicans in Congress — all they — also want to take Medicare away from more than 1 million Americans with disabilities.

[snip]

They want to cut Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act and the Children’s Insurance Program by more than half.

White House.gov. 09/14/2023.

Cancer Cabinet Tweets

From Saturday…

Remarks by President Biden on the Cancer Moonshot Initiative (09/12/2022):

For too many cancer patients and their families, instead of hope, there’s bewilderment; the feeling of being on your own; frustration that hospitals said [and] doctors can’t easily share your medical records with other hospitals and doctors to help find answers even when every minute counts; having to advocate for even the most basic care and attention for your loved ones; the flood of information is completely different — is a completely different language, with few people help and available to help you decipher it; having therapy that work — that could work within reach, but it’s too expensive or insurance won’t cover it.

White House.gov. 09/12/2022.

FACT SHEET: As Part of President Biden’s Unity Agenda, White House Cancer Moonshot Announces New Actions and Commitments to End Cancer as We Know It (09/13/2023):

Last year, the President and First Lady reignited the Cancer Moonshot with the goals of reducing the cancer death rate in the United States by at least half—preventing more than 4 million cancer deaths—by 2047 and improving the experience of people who are touched by cancer. The President also established a Cancer Cabinet to mobilize the entire Biden-Harris Administration in pursuit of these ambitious goals. In the time since, the Cancer Moonshot has announced roughly 50 new programs, policies, and resources and secured more than 100 commitments from private companies, non-profit organizations, patient groups, and more toward the President’s and First Lady’s goals.

White House.gov. 09/13/2023.

From Sunday…

Remarks by President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden Before Cancer Cabinet Meeting (09/13/2023):

During the campaign, I was asked: What’s the one thing I would do if I were president?  What — if I could just do one thing.  I said, “I’d cure cancer,” not because it’s the most frightening thing that exists out there.  But we used to think we could handle anything, and cancer — we sort of gave up on the notion that we could — we could cure cancer.

White House.gov. 09/13/2023.

FACT SHEET: As Part of President Biden’s Unity Agenda, White House Cancer Moonshot Announces New Actions and Commitments to End Cancer as We Know It (09/13/2023):

Today’s announcements from the Biden Cancer Moonshot include:

  • $240 million in additional investment this year to accelerate new ways to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer. The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) will award an additional $240 million to researchers and innovators this year for cancer-related projects. This includes projects to develop new tools to detect cancers early, when cancers are most treatable; produce innovative approaches to visualize cancer cells during surgery to improve patient outcomes through the Precision Surgical Interventions program; pursue new treatment approaches, like directing bacteria to kill cancer inside the body; and design devices that could deliver treatments directly to cancer cells to treat tumors more effectively.

Mental Health Tweet

From Saturday…

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PACT Act Tweet

From Sunday…

Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (PACT Act, 08/10/2022).


Random Tweets

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From Sunday…


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