Biden Bits: “Is a Right in This Country–Not a Privilege”

It’s Monday…

President Biden’s public schedule for 03/25/2024:

10:00 AM	In-Town Pool Call Time The White House In-Town Pool
11:45 AM Presidential Daily Brief	The President and The Vice President receive the Presidential Daily Brief Oval Office Closed Press
12:30 PM Lunch	The President has lunch with The Vice President Private Dining Room Closed Press
1:00 PM Press Briefing	Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre James S. Brady Press Briefing Room

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre @1:00 p.m. D.C., time:

Economy/Investing in America Tweets

From Friday…

Fair competition is the key to my economic vision to build an economy from the middle out and the bottom up – not the top down.

And it’s working. pic.twitter.com/hMh3bszDzA

— President Biden (@POTUS) March 22, 2024

The video clip is 5 seconds long.

Remarks by President Biden and Members of the Competition Council Announcing New Actions to Lower Costs for Hardworking Families by Fighting Corporate Rip-offs; the YouTube is 16 minutes and 7 seconds long.

I’ve said before, capitalism without competition is — is not capitalism; it’s exploitation.  And that’s what we’ve been seeing.  Although it’s in small scale in the minds of many people, when you add up those numbers, they’re gigantic.  And we’re taking it on.

Remarks by President Biden and Members of the Competition Council Announcing New Actions to Lower Costs for Hardworking Families by Fighting Corporate Rip-offs. 03/05/2024.

• Readout of the Sixth Meeting of the White House Competition Council

From Saturday…

In less than two years, our CHIPS and Science Act turned an idea into one of the largest public-private investments in microchips ever.

And this is only the beginning. pic.twitter.com/qEGgPwusji

— President Biden (@POTUS) March 23, 2024

The video clip is 1 minute long.

Remarks by President Biden on Agreement with Intel for CHIPS and Science Act Award | Chandler, AZ; the YouTube is 27 minutes and 56 seconds long.

Folks, I promised to be the president for all Americans, whether you voted for me or you didn’t vote for me. Today’s investment helps all Americans, in red states and blue states all across America — urban, rural, suburban, and Tribal communities. But we’re not leaving anyone behind.

We’re not — if we invent it in America, it should be made in America — (applause) — and include all of America.

[snip]

In January of 2022, Pat came to the White House, where we announced the historic investment to build a state-of-the-art semiconductor factory in Ohio — factories in Ohio. We were joined then by Sherrod Brown, the Ohio senator, who talked about why it’s time to bury the phrase “Rust Belt.” And Pat said, at the time, we should start calling it the “Silicon Heartland.” And it is becoming that.

By March of this year — Pat was my guest at the State of the Union, where I — we talked about a hundred thou- — the thousand acres outside of Columbus where semiconductor manufacturing facility and fabs were being built, which I referred to at the time as the “field of dreams.” And, boy, it’s turning out to meet people’s dreams out there.

In August, Senator Kelly and Sherrod Brown got the CHIPS and Science Act to my desk. It was one of the most significant science and technology investments in our history.

By September, I joined Pat in Ohio and — to break ground for the new factory — within nine months — we’re just getting — and — and we’re just getting started.

Remarks by President Biden on Agreement with Intel for CHIPS and Science Act Award. 03/20/2024.

From Sunday…

I'm determined to make things in this country again.

To build American manufacturing capacity.

And to make sure we’re never again in a position like we were during the pandemic where we’re relying on other countries to make things that we need at home.

— President Biden (@POTUS) March 24, 2024

Folks, let me close with this. I’ve been determined to make things in this country again, to build a manufacturing capacity — as I said, we’ve created over 800,000 manufacturing jobs and we’re still counting — to make sure we never again are in a position where during a pandemic we’re relying on other countries to make things that we badly need here at home to be able to go forward.

Remarks by President Biden on Agreement with Intel for CHIPS and Science Act Award. 03/20/2024.

• CHIPS and Science Act (08/09/2022).

If we invent it in America, we should make it in America and invest in all of America. pic.twitter.com/lkaDefMRvV

— President Biden (@POTUS) March 24, 2024

Presidential Budget/House Republicans Budget Tweets

From Friday…

Budgets are statements of values.

The budget House Republicans put forward cuts Social Security and Medicare.

I believe we should protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare so the working people who built this country can retire with dignity.

— President Biden (@POTUS) March 22, 2024

100% of House Republican Leadership support a budget that endorses a national abortion ban.

I will stop them. pic.twitter.com/Cl50VbCBoF

— President Biden (@POTUS) March 22, 2024

From Sunday…

My housing plan would invest $8 billion to fight homelessness and move people into homes.

This is the United States of America for crying out loud, no one should have to live on the street.

— President Biden (@POTUS) March 24, 2024

My housing plan goes to work for renters.

My Administration is standing up to big landlords who price-fix to drive up rent, and we're going after unfair rental junk fees like the ones you're charged just to move in to an apartment.

— President Biden (@POTUS) March 24, 2024

From Monday…

The House Republican budget endorses a national abortion ban.

— President Biden (@POTUS) March 25, 2024

From the White House…

03/11/2024:

• FACT SHEET: The President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2025

• FACT SHEET: The President’s Budget Lowers Costs for the American People

• FACT SHEET: The President’s Budget Confronts Global Challenges and Defends Democracy

• FACT SHEET: The President’s Budget Cuts Wasteful Spending on Big Pharma, Big Oil, and Other Special Interests, Cracks Down on Systemic Fraud, and Makes Programs More Cost Effective

• FACT SHEET: The President’s Budget Cuts Taxes for Working Families and Makes Big Corporations and the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share

• FACT SHEET: The President’s Budget Protects and Strengthens Social Security and Medicare

• FACT SHEET: The President’s Budget Tackles Crime, Keeps Americans Safe at Home

• FACT SHEET: The President’s Budget Cuts Housing Costs, Boosts Supply, and Expands Access to Affordable Housing

• FACT SHEET: The President’s Budget Protects and Increases Access to Quality, Affordable Healthcare

• FACT SHEET: The President’s Budget Creates Opportunity, Advances Equity

• FACT SHEET: The President’s Budget Secures Our Border, Combats Fentanyl Trafficking, and Calls on Congress to Enact Critical Immigration Reform

• FACT SHEET: The President’s Budget Cuts the Deficit by $3 Trillion Over 10 Years

• FACT SHEET: The President’s Budget Improves Customer Experience to Better Serve the American People

• FACT SHEET: The President’s Budget Creates Good-Paying Clean Jobs, Cuts Energy Costs, and Delivers on the President’s Ambitious Climate Agenda

03/20/24:

• Remarks by President Biden on Lowering Housing Costs for American Families | Las Vegas, NV (March 19, 2024); the YouTube is 29 minutes and 8 seconds long

03/21/2024:

• FACT SHEET: 80% of House Republicans Release Plan Targeting Medicare, Social Security, and the Affordable Care Act, Raising Costs, and Cutting Taxes for the Wealthy

• Statement from President Joe Biden on the Republican Study Committee Budget

03/22/2024:

• FACT SHEET: House Republicans Endorse a National Abortion Ban with Zero Exceptions in Latest Budget

From the Republican Study Committee (RSC)

03/20/2024:

• RSC releases FY25 Budget Proposal: “Fiscal Sanity to Save America”; PDF 180 pg’s–Section by Section summary PDF 6 pg’s: the budget is made up of 285 individual bills from 192 members.

Princess of Wales Tweet

From Friday…

Jill and I join millions around the world in praying for your full recovery, Princess Kate. https://t.co/jtLp8Uo23d

— President Biden (@POTUS) March 23, 2024

The Princess of Wales announced on Friday that she has cancer, she did not disclose the type of cancer.

Cancer sucks.

Affordable Care Act turns 14 Tweets

From Saturday…

14 years later, the Affordable Care Act is still a very big deal.

Today, more Americans have health insurance than under any other President.

I’m committed to building on the progress we’ve made by making lower premiums permanent for millions of families. pic.twitter.com/ppTMNog1xj

— President Biden (@POTUS) March 23, 2024

Repealing the Affordable Care Act has been in virtually every Congressional Republican budget since the law passed.

There’s even cuts to it in the budget they put forward just this week.

I’ve stopped them before and I’ll stop them again.

— President Biden (@POTUS) March 23, 2024

On my watch, health care is a right in this country – not a privilege. pic.twitter.com/kKKv418TqJ

— President Biden (@POTUS) March 23, 2024

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“New” from the White House…

03/22/2023:

• Readout of Women’s History Month Labor Roundtable with the AFL-CIO

• A Proclamation on Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy, 2024

• Statement from Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the Visit of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’a Al-Sudani of Iraq to the White House; the visit is 04/15/2024

• Readout of President Joe Biden’s Call with President-elect Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia

• President Biden Announces Key Appointments to Boards and Commissions

• Press Release: Bills Signed: S. 992, S. 1278

• Readout of White House Meeting with Council of Chief State School Officers

• Readout of Communities in Action: Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont

• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby; the YouTube is 46 minutes and 56 seconds long

03/23/2024:

• FACT SHEET: Vice President Kamala Harris Announces Two Gun Safety Solutions While Continuing Efforts to Keep Schools Safe from Gun Violence

• Press Release: Bill Signed: H.R. 2882

• Statement from President Joe Biden on the Bipartisan Government Funding Bill

• Press Release: Letter to the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate: Designation of Funding as Emergency Requirements in Accordance with Section 6 of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024

• Statement from Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the Terrorist Attack in Moscow

• Remarks by Vice President Harris Highlighting Historic Gun Safety Measures | Parkland, FL

03/24/2024:

• Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by First Lady Jill Biden at the Human Rights Campaign 2024 Los Angeles Dinner

03/25/2024:

• FACT SHEET: Vice President Harris Announces New Initiatives to Strengthen the U.S.-Guatemala Relationship and Address the Root Causes of Migration from Guatemala

• FACT SHEET: Vice President Harris Announces Public-Private Partnership Has Generated More Than $5.2 Billion in Private Sector Commitments for Northern Central America

• FACT SHEET: Update on the U.S. Strategy for Addressing the Root Causes of Migration in Central America

Vice President Harris Meets with President Bernardo Arévalo of Guatemala @2:05 p.m. D.C., time:

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