Biden Bits: “Came Together”…

July 10, 2024 12:57 pm EDT Tiff Biden Tweets (Open Thread) Comments Off on Biden Bits: “Came Together”…
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It’s Wednesday…

President Biden’s public schedule for 07/10/2024:

10:00 AM
Official Schedule		The President receives the President’s Daily BriefThe White HouseClosed Press
10:45 AM
Official Schedule		The President departs the White House en route to the AFL-CIO Headquarters
West Executive Avenue In-Town Travel Pool
11:00 AM
Official Schedule		The President drops by a meeting of national union leaders at the AFL-CIO Headquarters AFL-CIO,
Washington In-Town Travel Pool
11:45 AMOfficial ScheduleThe President departs the AFL-CIO Headquarters en route to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center
AFL-CIO, WashingtonIn-Town Travel Pool
12:15 PM
Official Schedule		The President welcomes NATO Allied Leaders to the NATO Summit and participates in a Welcome Handshake and NATO Family Photo
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington Pre-Credentialed Media and Pooled for TV
1:00 PM
Official Schedule		The President participates in Working Session I of the NATO Summit Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington In-Town Travel Pool Spray
4:30 PM
Official Schedule		The President departs the Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington In-Town Travel Pool
4:35 PM
Official Schedule		The President arrives at the White House
West Executive AvenueIn-Town Travel Pool
5:30 PM
Official Schedule		The President hosts a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United KingdomOval OfficeIn-House Pool Spray
7:40 PM
Official Schedule		The President and The First Lady host an official arrival ceremony for NATO Allies and partnersSouth PorticoIn-House Pool
*8:00 PM
Official Schedule		The President and The First Lady host a dinner with NATO Allies and partners
East Room In-House Pool Spray

At some point will some people notice his schedule and they will most likely accuse President Biden, or the Media of lying, that he planned to can events after 8 PM, D.C., time; he meant campaign, not business events, not White House Presidential things, he simply meant he’d not hold a rally in say FL., after 8 PM and travel back to the White House afterward.

NATO is 75 years old Tweets

From Tuesday…

Remarks by President Biden on the 75th Anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Alliance; the YouTube is 29 minutes and 28 seconds long.

In 1949, when leaders of 12 countries, including President Truman, came together in this very room, history was watching.

It had been four years since the surrender of the Axis powers and the end of the most devastating world war the world had ever, ever known.

Here, these 12 leaders gathered to make a sacred pledge to defend each other against aggression, provide their collective security, and to answer threats as one, because they knew to prevent future wars, to protect democracies, to lay the groundwork for a lasting peace and prosperity, they needed a new approach. They needed to combine their strengths. They needed an alliance.

And here, they signed the Washington Treaty and created the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the single greatest, most effective defensive alliance in the history of the world.

Remarks by President Biden on the 75th Anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Alliance; the YouTube is 29 minutes and 28 seconds long. 07/09/2024.

Let’s remember: The fact that NATO remains the bulwark of global security did not happen by accident. It wasn’t inevitable. Again and again, at critical moments, we chose unity over disunion, progress over retreat, freedom over tyranny, and hope over fear.

Again and again, we stood behind our shared vision of a peaceful and prosperous transatlantic community.

Here at this summit, we gather to proclaim NATO is ready and able to secure that vision today and well into the future. (Applause.)

Remarks by President Biden on the 75th Anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Alliance; the YouTube is 29 minutes and 28 seconds long. 07/09/2024.

From Wednesday…

When this senseless war began, Ukraine was a free country. Today, it is still a free country, and the war will end with Ukraine remaining a free and independent country. (Applause.)

Remarks by President Biden on the 75th Anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Alliance; the YouTube is 29 minutes and 28 seconds long. 07/09/2024.

From the White House; NATO Edition:

07/05/2024:

07/09/2024:

07/10/2024:

Hurrican Beryl Tweets

From Tuesday…

Statement from President Joe Biden on Approving a Major Disaster Declaration for Texas

I spoke today with Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell.

On the call, I raised the need for an emergency declaration and immediately approved a Major Disaster Declaration for the damage sustained from the hurricane, which ripped through Texas’ Gulf Coast and Houston yesterday.

FEMA has had resources on the ground since well before the storm and will support the needs of the state.

The greatest concern right now is the power outages and extreme heat that is impacting Texans. As you all know, extreme heat kills more Americans than all the other natural disasters combined.

As part of the federal support, we pre-positioned generators and are moving in additional ones to support any power outages, which will help Texans as the extreme heat arrives. 

With this Major Disaster Declaration in place, we will provide life-saving and life-sustaining activities, and any other Federal resource that Texas needs. We will be with the people of Texas for as long as it takes to recover.

Statement from President Joe Biden on Approving a Major Disaster Declaration for Texas. 07/09/2024.

NBC News (07/10/2024): More than 1.7 million people in Texas were still without power Wednesday morning, depriving many of air conditioning during a dangerous heat wave, 48 hours after Hurricane Beryl made landfall on the Gulf Coast. And the Midwest and Northeast are braced for heavy rain, flash flooding, thunderstorms and possible tornadoes as Beryl continues to make its way north.

They added: Now a post-tropical cyclone, Beryl continues to make its way north through the Midwest, prompting flood watches and warnings for parts of Illinois, northern Indiana and southern Michigan, as well as the interior Northeast, including central and northern New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Beryl’s maximum sustained wind speed has dropped to 30 mph, but it will still bring at least 2 to 4 inches of rain and tornadoes are possible through New York on Wednesday. Some 2 million people are at risk of severe thunderstorms on Wednesday, across northern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey.

Signed a Bill Tweet

From Tuesday…

Press Release: Bill Signed: S. 870

On Tuesday, July 9, 2024, the President signed into law:

S. 870, the “Fire Grants and Safety Act of 2023,” which authorizes appropriations for the United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs and promotes the deployment of new advanced nuclear reactors through the ADVANCE Act of 2024.

Thank you to Senators Peters, Collins, Murkowski, Carper, Capito, and Whitehouse, and Representatives Kean, Pascrell, McMorris Rodgers, Pallone, Duncan, DeGette, Lucas, and Lofgren for their leadership.

Press Release: Bill Signed: S. 870. 07/09/2024.

Nuclear News Wire explained on 06/19/2024: The legislation directs the NRC to examine its licensing process for new nuclear technology and study ways to speed it up. It also sets aside federal funding to cover licensing and permitting costs for the first advanced nuclear power operator to successfully deploy its technology and would stand up a federal initiative to help other nations develop advanced nuclear reactors.

In the bill: Among the numerous provisions in the ADVANCE Act are the following directives to the NRC:

  • Enhance preparedness and coordination to qualify and license advanced reactor fuel.
  • Within 18 months, develop risk-informed, performance-based strategies and guidance to license and regulate microreactors.
  • Within 180 days, submit a report to Congress on manufacturing and construction for nuclear energy projects.
  • Within a year, update its mission statement to convey that licensing and regulation of nuclear energy activities be conducted in a manner that does not unnecessarily limit “the benefits of nuclear energy technology to society.”
  • Strengthen its workforce by allowing the NRC chair to appoint up to 120 exceptionally well-qualified people into the excepted service at any given time, plus up to 20 more into term-limited positions in any fiscal year.
  • Identify and report on regulations, guidance, or policy necessary to license and oversee nuclear facilities at brownfield sites.

This is a mash up of two bills so the summary doesn’t include the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act summary.

S.870 A bill to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs, to advance the benefits of nuclear energy, and for other purposes.

Summary:

This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 the U.S. Fire Administration, the Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program, and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant Program.

The Government Accountability Office must conduct an audit of and issue a publicly available report on

S.870 A bill to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs, to advance the benefits of nuclear energy, and for other purposes.
  • barriers that prevent fire departments from accessing federal funds, and
  • the U.S. Fire Administration.

The bill makes the government of China, and any entity or organization operating or incorporated in China, ineligible to be a recipient or subrecipient of federal assistance under such programs.

S.870 A bill to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs, to advance the benefits of nuclear energy, and for other purposes.

Actions from 2023:

04/24/2023-2:10pmHouseHeld at the desk.
04/24/2023-11:02amHouseReceived in the House.
04/20/2023SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
04/20/2023SenatePassed Senate, under the order of 4/18/2023, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 95 – 2. Record Vote Number: 94. (text: S1285)
04/20/2023SenateS.Amdt.58 Proposed amendment SA 58 withdrawn in Senate.
04/20/2023SenateS.Amdt.83 Amendment SA 83 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 42 – 56. Record Vote Number: 93.
04/20/2023SenateS.Amdt.83 Amendment SA 83 proposed by Senator Sullivan. (consideration: CR S1280-1281) To improve the bill.
04/20/2023SenateS.Amdt.85 Amendment SA 85, under the order of 4/18/2023, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 – 51. Record Vote Number: 92.
04/20/2023SenateS.Amdt.85 Amendment SA 85 proposed by Senator Van Hollen. (consideration: CR S1278-1280) To provide grants for fire station construction through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
04/20/2023SenateS.Amdt.58 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1277, S1281)
04/20/2023SenateConsidered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1277-1285)
04/19/2023SenateS.Amdt.81 Amendment SA 81, under the order of 4/18/2023, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 – 49. Record Vote Number: 91.
04/19/2023SenateS.Amdt.81 Amendment SA 81 proposed by Senator Scott FL. (consideration: CR S1238-1239) To use unspent COVID-19 relief funds to offset the costs of grants.
04/19/2023SenateS.Amdt.72 Amendment SA 72, as modified, under the order of 4/18/2023, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 – 54. Record Vote Number: 89.
04/19/2023SenateS.Amdt.72 Amendment SA 72 proposed by Senator Hagerty. (consideration: CR S1226-1227; text as modified: CR S1226) To improve the bill.
04/19/2023SenateS.Amdt.79 Amendment SA 79 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 – 54. Record Vote Number: 88.
04/19/2023SenateS.Amdt.79 Amendment SA 79 proposed by Senator Paul. (consideration: CR S1225-1226) To improve the bill.
04/19/2023SenateS.Amdt.58 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1219)
04/19/2023SenateConsidered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1219, S1224-1227, S1238-1239)
04/18/2023SenateS.Amdt.80 Amendment SA 80 under the order of 4/18/2023, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 – 50. Record Vote Number: 87.
04/18/2023SenateS.Amdt.80 Amendment SA 80 proposed by Senator Lee. (consideration: CR S1156-1159) To make a categorical exclusion available for use on certain land by States and Indian Tribes through a project delivery program.
04/18/2023SenateCloture motion on the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.
04/18/2023SenateS.Amdt.58 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1154)
04/18/2023SenateConsidered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1154-1161)
03/30/2023SenateCloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (CR S1079)
03/30/2023SenateS.Amdt.58 Amendment SA 58 proposed by Senator Schumer. (consideration: CR S1063) To add an effective date.
03/30/2023SenateMeasure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S1063, S1078-1079)
03/30/2023SenateMotion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
03/30/2023SenateMotion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S1063)
03/29/2023SenateMotion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S1017)
03/29/2023SenateCloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 96 – 0. Record Vote Number: 78. (CR S1016-1017)
03/27/2023SenateCloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S946)
03/27/2023SenateMotion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S946)
03/21/2023SenateRead the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 28.
03/16/2023SenateIntroduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

Actions from 2024:

07/09/2024Signed by President.
07/08/2024SenatePresented to President.
06/20/2024SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
06/18/2024SenateSenate agreed to the House amendments to S. 870 by Yea-Nay Vote. 88 – 2. Record Vote Number: 200. (consideration: CR S4142)
06/18/2024SenateMotion by Senator Schumer to concur in the House amendment to S. 870 made in Senate. (CR S4125)
06/18/2024SenateMeasure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4125-4142)
05/09/2024SenateMessage on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
05/08/2024-6:27pmHouseThe title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
05/08/2024-6:27pmHouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
05/08/2024-6:27pmHouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 393 – 13, 1 Present (Roll no. 194).
05/08/2024-6:21pmHouseConsidered as unfinished business.
05/07/2024-5:47pmHouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
05/07/2024-5:19pmHouseDEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 870.
05/07/2024-5:19pmHouseConsidered under suspension of the rules.
05/07/2024-5:19pmHouseMr. Kean (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Campaign Tweet

From Wednesday…

I did not google the article as it’s from the NYT’s and I don’t sub.


“New” from the White House will return tomorrow (most is NATO related anyway)…

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