Biden Bits: “Won’t Stop”…

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It’s Monday…

President Biden’s public schedule for 10/16/2023:

9:00 AM
Presidential Daily Brief		The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
Oval Office Closed Press
9:15 AMOut-of-Town Pool Call Time
Joint Base Andrews OverhangOut-of-Town Pool
10:00 AMThe President departs the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews
South Grounds In-Town Travel Pool
10:30 AMThe President departs Joint Base Andrews en route to Pueblo, Colorado
Joint Base Andrews Out-of-Town Pool
1:55 PMThe President arrives in Pueblo, Colorado
Open Press
2:40 PMThe President tours CS Wind—the largest wind tower manufacturer in the world—as part of his Administration’s Investing in America tour
Out-of-Town Pool
3:45 PMThe President delivers remarks on how Bidenomics and the Inflation Reduction Act are mobilizing companies to invest in clean energy industries and create good-paying jobs in communities across the country, including Colorado’s third congressional district
Open Press
5:45 PMThe President departs Pueblo, Colorado en route to Joint Base Andrews
Out-of-Town Pool
9:30 PMThe President departs Joint Base Andrews en route to the White House
Joint Base AndrewsOut-of-Town Pool
9:50 PMThe President arrives at the White House
South Grounds Principal Deputy Press Secretary Olivia Dalton will gaggle aboard Air Force One en route to Pueblo, Colorado

The White House announced this morning that President Biden’s trip to Colorado has been postponed:

Forth.News:

From the White House…

President Biden to Visit Largest Wind Tower Manufacturer in the World, Highlight How Bidenomics Is Driving Record Investments in Congresswoman Lauren Boebert’s District (10/16/2023).


American Climate Crops Tweet

From Friday…

The link shared takes you to a form where you can request more information on the American Climate Crops…


“Bidenomics” Tweets

From Friday…

The YouTube is 27 minutes and 17 seconds long. His full remarks can be found here.

I’m here to announce one of the largest advanced manufacturing investments in the history of this nation: $7 billion in federal investments that’s going to attract $40 billion in private investment in clean hydrogen to power our economy — (applause) — spread over 16 states, creating tens of thousands of good-paying jobs, many of them union j- — most union jobs.  It’s a $50 billion investment in our economic competiv- — competitiveness, in a stronger energy-secure economy, and combatting the existent threat of climate change. 

White House.gov. Remarks posted on 10/14/2023; Remarks delivered on 10/13/2023.

Taken together, the emission reductions from these hydrogen hubs will be the equivalent of taking 5.5 million gas-powered vehicles off the road — 5.5 million.  (Applause.)

White House.gov. Remarks posted on 10/14/2023; Remarks delivered on 10/13/2023.


Israel Tweets

From Friday…

From Saturday…

Remarks by President Biden on Creating Good-Paying Union Jobs, Investing in America, and Building the Clean Energy Future (part of his opening remarks):

I also want to say a word about the situation in Israel.  The more we’ve learned about the attack, the more horrifying it becomes.  More than 1,000 — 1,000 innocent lives lost, including at least 27 Americans. 

These guys make — they make al Qaeda look pure.  They’re pure — they’re pure evil.

As I said from the beginning: The United States — make no mistake about it — stands with Israel.  The United States stands with Israel.  (Applause.)

Secretary of State Blinken was in Israel yesterday and Secretary of Defense Austin is there today.  We’re making sure Israel has what it needs to defend itself and to respond to these attacks. 

It’s also a priority for me to urgently address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.  At my direction, our teams are working in the region, including communicating directly with the governments of Israel, Egypt, Jordan, and other Arab nations and the United Nations to surge support and humanitarian consequences for Hamas’s attack to help Israel. 

You know, we have to — we can’t lose sight of the fact that the overwhelming majority of Palestinians had nothing to do with Hamas and Hamas’s appalling attacks, and they’re suffering as a result as well. 

This morning, I spoke with the family members of all those Americans who are still unaccounted for on a Zoom call for about an hour and a — 10, 15 minutes.  They’re — they’re going through agony not knowing what the status of their sons, daughters, husbands, wives, children are.  You know, it’s gut wrenching.  I assured them of my personal commitment to do everything possible — everything possible to return every missing American to their families.

We’re working around the clock to secure the release — (applause) — of Americans held by Hamas in close cooperation with Israel and our partners around the region.  And we’re not going to stop until we bring them home. 

White House.gov. Remarks posted on 10/14/2023; Remarks delivered on 10/13/2023.

The video clip is 43 seconds long.

President Biden: Folks, there’s no higher priority and I know that people get on and talk to you and say they have an idea of what it’s like. But I know from experience there’s not a single thing more and more worrisome than to have someone you love, someone you adore, and adores you, and not knowing their fate. Not knowing their fate. We made it clear how important this is to you, to me, personally, and to all the American people. It really is. It really, really is. We’re not walking away. We’re not walking away. And I promise you.

From Sunday…

Show More =’s humanitarian supplies reach civilians in Gaza and to prevent the conflict from widening.

The White House posted the following readout of the call:

This afternoon, President Biden spoke with Palestinian Authority President Abbas. President Biden condemned Hamas’ brutal attack on Israel and reiterated that Hamas does not stand for the Palestinian people’s right to dignity and self-determination. President Abbas briefed President Biden on his engagement in the region and his efforts to bring urgently needed humanitarian assistance to Palestinian people, particularly in Gaza. President Biden offered President Abbas and the Palestinian Authority his full support for these important and ongoing efforts. 

President Biden discussed with President Abbas U.S. efforts to work with the United Nations, Egypt, Jordan, Israel and others to ensure humanitarian supplies reach civilians in Gaza.

Finally, President Biden detailed U.S. efforts to coordinate with partners to prevent the conflict from widening, and the two leaders discussed the need to preserve stability in the West Bank and the broader region.

White House.gov. 10/14/2023.

The video clip is 1 minute and 5 seconds long.

Remarks by President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the 2023 Human Rights Campaign National Dinner (closing remarks):

Look, folks, let me close with this. A week ago, we saw hate manifest in another way in the worst massacre of Jewish people since the Holocaust. More than 1,300 innocent lives lost in Israel, including at least 27 Americans.

Children and grandparents alike kidnapped and held hostage by Hamas. A humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Innocent Palestinian families — and the vast majority of them have nothing to do with Hamas. (Applause.) They’re being used as human shields.

Yesterday, I spoke for over an hour with the family members of those Americans who are still unaccounted for on a Zoom call. They’ve endured an agony of not knowing what has happened. Not the same thing, but I can tell you what it’s like.

It’s one thing to lose someone who you know you’re to lose and be there with them and hold their hands, like I was able to do with my son. It’s a very other thing to get a phone call, like I got years ago, saying, “There’s been an accident. Your wife and daughter are dead. I’m not sure your boys are going to make it.” The uncertainty of those two or three hours, trying to get back to find out. It’s the worst feeling in the world. It’s gut-wrenching.

And it’s yet another reminder that hate never goes away. It only hides. It hides under the rocks.

I thought, being so deeply involved in the Civil Rights Movement, when I was able to convince, of all people, Strom Thurmond to vote for the Voting Rights Act in his last year, changed his mind — I thought, “Well, you can defeat hate.” (Applause.)

But guess what happened? Hate just hides under the rocks until there’s a little oxygen blown under, like happened — what happened in Charlottesville. Just a little bit. And then it comes roaring out again.

Folks, we have to reject hate in every form. (Applause.) Because history has taught us again and again antisemitism, Islamophobia, homophobia, transphobia — they’re all connected.

Hate toward one group, left unanswered, opens the door for more hate toward more groups, more often, readily. (Applause.)

But here’s what which history shows: The antidote to hate is love. The answer to twisted, dehumanizing ideologies is solidarity and standing up for everyone’s humanity.

That’s why laws that actually protect equality matter to every single American no matter who you are, who you love, or where you come from.

This shouldn’t be about conservative or liberal, red or blue. This is about realizing the promise of the Declaration of Independence — it sounds corny — but a promise rooted in the sacred and the secular that all people are created equal, endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights, among them life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. (Applause.)

Folks, it may sound corny, but we’ve never fully lived up to that promise, but we’ve never walked away from it like many want us to do. And we’re not going to walk away from it on my watch, I promise you.

And all of you here tonight and all the advocates and allies across the country, I see the light that’s going to triumph over the darkness. I see hope that’s going to conquer fear. I see love that’s going to overcome hate in all its forms.

I see a great nation because we’re basically a good people. We just have to remember who we are. And we’re not the victim. And although we are good folks, we got to stand up and holler. We got to stand up and holler. You cannot be silent. Silence is complicity. Silence is complicity. (Applause.)

Folks, we’re the United States of America. And there is nothing beyond our capacity when we do it together. Nothing, nothing, nothing. So, let’s stand together and get everyone else on the deal.

God bless you all. And may God protect our troops. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. (Applause.)

White House.gov. Remarks posted on 10/15/2023; Remarks delivered on 10/14/2023.

Show more =’s that does not represent the aspirations of the Palestinian people.

The White House posted the following readout of the call:

This afternoon, President Biden spoke with Prime Minister Netanyahu to reiterate unwavering U.S. support for Israel. President Biden updated Prime Minister Netanyahu on U.S. military support and reiterated his warning against anyone seeking to expand the conflict. 

President Biden discussed with Prime Minister Netanyahu U.S. coordination with the United Nations, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, and others in the region to ensure innocent civilians have access to water, food, and medical care. President Biden affirmed his support for all efforts to protect civilians.  

As more information comes to light about Hamas’s brutal atrocities committed over the past week, President Biden reiterated the need for all countries to unequivocally condemn Hamas as a terrorist organization that does not represent the aspirations of the Palestinian people. 

White House.gov. 10/14/2023.

From the White House…

10/07/2023:

Statement from NSC Spokesperson Adrienne Watson Condemning Terrorist Attacks Against Israel

Statement from President Joe Biden Condemning Terrorist Attacks in Israel

Remarks by President Biden on the Terrorist Attacks In Israel; the YouTube is 3 minutes and 11 seconds long.

Background Press Call by a Senior Administration Official Regarding Hamas Terrorist Attacks in Israel

10/08/2023:

Readout of President Biden’s Call with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel

Readout of Vice President Harris’s Call with President Isaac Herzog of Israel

10/09/2023:

Statement from President Joe Biden on American Citizens Impacted in Israel

Joint Statement on Israel

10/10/2023:

Virtual On-the-Record Gaggle by NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby on Hamas Terrorist Attacks in Israel; posted on 10/10/2023–held on 10/09/2023.

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan; the YouTube is 43 minutes and 32 seconds long.

Readout of President Biden’s Call with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel

10/11/2023:

Readout of President Biden and Vice President Harris’ Call with Prime Minister Netanyahu

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby; The YouTube is 1 hour and 15 minutes long. The Press briefing starts at the 19 minute and 18 second mark.

Readout of President Biden’s Call with President Mohamed bin Zayed of the United Arab Emirates

Remarks by President Biden on New Actions to Protect Consumers from Hidden Junk Fees and Put More Money Back in the Pockets of Hardworking Americans (opening remarks)

10/12/2023:

Meeting with Jewish Leaders on Biden-Administration’s Commitment to Supporting Israel and Countering Antisemitism

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby; the YouTube is 55 minutes and 38 seconds long.

I’m including his current pinned tweet(s) here.

From Sunday…

His full statement:

Jill and I were shocked and sickened to learn of the brutal murder of a six-year-old child and the attempted murder of the child’s mother in their home yesterday in Illinois.
 
The child’s Palestinian Muslim family came to America seeking what we all seek—a refuge to live, learn, and pray in peace. 
 
This horrific act of hate has no place in America, and stands against our fundamental values: freedom from fear for how we pray, what we believe, and who we are.  
 
As Americans, we must come together and reject Islamophobia and all forms of bigotry and hatred.  I have said repeatedly that I will not be silent in the face of hate.  We must be unequivocal. There is no place in America for hate against anyone.
 
We join everyone here at the White House in sending our condolences and prayers to the family, including for the mother’s recovery, and to the broader Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim American communities.

White House.gov. 10/15/2023.

According to a Will County Sheriffs Office press release I found via this NBC News article:

The six-year-old boy was stabbed twenty-six (26) times throughout his body.  The knife used in this attack is a twelve-inch serrated military style knife that has a seven-inch blade.

The suspect, Joseph M. Czuba, was treated and released from a local area hospital and was transported to the Will County Sheriff’s Office Public Safety Complex for questioning by detectives.  Joseph Czuba did not make any statements to detectives regarding his involvement in this heinous attack.  Despite the suspect not providing a statement to detectives, personnel were able to gather enough information through interviews and evidence to formally charge Joseph Czuba with numerous criminal offenses.

Joseph Czuba was charged with First Degree Murder, Attempted First Degree Murder, Hate Crime (2 counts), and Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon.  Detectives were able to determine that both victims in this brutal attack were targeted by the suspect due to them being Muslim and the on-going Middle Eastern conflict involving Hamas and the Israelis.

Apps.my ocv.com/blog. 10/15/2023.

The 32 year-old mother had a dozen or so stab wounds, but is expected to make a full recovery.


Human Rights Campaign National Dinner Tweets

From Saturday…

The YouTube is 27 minutes and 37 seconds long. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden begins her remarks at the 4 minute and 14 second mark. President Biden’s remarks start at the 9 minute and 4 second mark. Their full remarks can be found here.

Folks, this is the fourth time I’ve joined this dinner, coming back to my days as vice president. (Applause.) At this pivotal moment in our history, Jill and I have come here tonight to say thank you for your courage, thank you for your hope, and thank you for your pride. Thank you for defending equal rights and dignity of all people, despite intense opposition and hate-fueled rhetoric, even violence, to try to keep you from moving.

White House.gov. Remarks posted on 10/15/2023; Remarks delivered on 10/14/2023.

Medicare Open Enrollment Tweets

From Sunday…

His full statement:

From day one, I vowed to strengthen Medicare for the millions of Americans that have paid into this program from their very first paycheck. Today, as Medicare open enrollment starts, seniors and their families will be able to see the progress we’ve made in lowering health care costs.

Starting January 1, 2024, thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, prescription drug costs will be more affordable. Seniors and other Part D enrollees with high drug spending will have their out-of-pocket drug costs capped at about $3,500 next year, and all enrollees will have their costs capped at $2,000 in 2025. Low-income seniors and disabled people will be able to get extra help paying for their premiums and cost-sharing through the expanded Low Income Subsidy program. And, many Medicare beneficiaries will continue to save hundreds of dollars on their health care costs because Democrats capped the price of insulin at $35 per month and made recommended vaccines free. I’m proud that Congressional Democrats and I were able to deliver these cost savings for millions of seniors and families, while every single Republican in Congress voted to keep health care costs high, even for their own constituents.

Medicare is a lifeline for millions of seniors, and I will continue the fight to lower health care costs and protect Medicare for generations to come.

White House.gov. 10/15/2023.

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