It’s Thursday…
President Biden’s public schedule for 08/15/2024:
| 10:00 AM Official Schedule | The President receives the President’s Daily BriefClosed Press |
| 11:00 AM Pool Call Time | Supplemental Pool Call Time |
| 12:30 PM Official Schedule | The President departs the White House en route to Prince George’s County, Maryland South Lawn Open Press |
| 12:40 PM Official Schedule | The President arrives in Prince George’s County, Maryland In-Town Travel Pool |
| 1:30 PM Official Schedule | The President and The Vice President deliver remarks on the progress they are making to lower costs for the American people Open Press |
| 3:40 PM Official Schedule | The President departs Prince George’s County, Maryland en route to the White House In-Town Travel Pool |
| 3:50 PM Official Schedule | The President arrives at the White House South Lawn Open Press |
President Biden and Vice President Harris Deliver Remarks on Lowering Costs for the American People @1:30 PM D.C., time:
Cancer Research Tweet
From Wednesday…
Right now, surgeons determine how to remove cancerous cells and protect vital organs, nerves, and blood vessels without a clear view.
— President Biden (@POTUS) August 14, 2024
New funding I announced will get tools to visualize tumors into the operating room, reducing follow-up surgeries and improving outcomes. pic.twitter.com/x6ebbPDlHI
Remarks by President Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, and Dr. Quincy Brown on how ARPA-H is Fast-Tracking Progress in Preventing, Treating, and Detect Cancer; the YouTube is 22 minutes and 26 seconds long.
And right now, surgeons determine how to remove cancerous cells and protect vital organs, nerves, and blood vessels without a clear view of them. A lot of it’s a little bit of really educated guesswork. They’re not positive.
The funding we announced today will help — will get these tools into the operating room to visualize tumors right away instead of having to wait for days and weeks and maybe reopen the patient to go back in. It’s a promising step to reduce the need for follow-up surgeries and improve treatments. Outcomes are better all ac- — will be better all across the board.
Remarks by President Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, and Dr. Quincy Brown on how ARPA-H is Fast-Tracking Progress in Preventing, Treating, and Detect Cancer; the YouTube is 22 minutes and 26 seconds long.
Inflation Tweet
From Wednesday…
Folks, inflation has fallen below 3%, its lowest level since March 2021.
— President Biden (@POTUS) August 14, 2024
Prices are still too high, and we have more work to do to lower costs for hardworking Americans – but we’re making real progress, with wages rising faster than prices for 17 months in a row.
Statement from President Joe Biden on the July Consumer Price Index
Today’s report shows that we continue to make progress fighting inflation and lowering costs for American households. Inflation has fallen below 3% and core inflation has fallen to the lowest level since April 2021. We have more work to do to lower costs for hardworking Americans, but we are making real progress, with wages rising faster than prices for 17 months in a row.
Prices are still too high. Large corporations are sitting on record profits and not doing enough to lower prices. That’s why we are taking on Big Pharma to lower prescription drug prices. We’re cutting red tape to build more homes while taking on corporate landlords that unfairly increase rent. And we’re taking on price gouging and junk fees to lower everyday costs from groceries to air travel. Congressional Republicans would raise prices for middle class families while cutting taxes for billionaires and big corporations. While they try to take us back, we will fight for the future.
t from President Joe Biden on the July Consumer Price Index. 08/14/2024.
Texas Rangers Tweet
From Wednesday…
The Texas Rangers never gave up.
— President Biden (@POTUS) August 14, 2024
They always kept the faith.
And last week, they visited the White House for the first time as world champions. pic.twitter.com/5Zblg2ZDTc
The video clip is 52 seconds long.
His remarks haven’t been posted yet; the YouTube is 8 minutes and 40 seconds long.
President Biden: Welcome to the 2023 World Series Champions. From football to basketball to hockey to soccer, many doubters wondered if baseball would ever join them. Well, to paraphrase Corey Seager, I guess we do know. After sweeping Tampa Bay and Baltimore, you got your revenge on the Houston Astros. You beat Arizona to become the World Series champions, and you set some records along the way. I think there’s a word, a word y’all embodied: resilience. You’re a hell of a resilient club, man. So congratulations to the World Champions Texas Rangers, and good luck for the rest of the season, man.
Social Security Tweet
From Wednesday…
Social Security represents a rock-solid promise.
— President Biden (@POTUS) August 14, 2024
It's a guarantee that for 89 years has allowed generations of American seniors to retire with the dignity and peace of mind they've earned.
I'm proud to have kept, protected, and strengthened that promise my entire career.
Digital Creators Tweet
From Wednesday…
Today, I welcomed over 100 leaders in the digital creator economy to the White House.
— President Biden (@POTUS) August 14, 2024
These folks don't just embody innovation and a breakthrough in how we communicate – they’re a major share of our global economy.
They're the future. And I wanted to hear from them. pic.twitter.com/8yw2TO3THd
Remarks by President Biden at White House Creator Economy Conference; the YouTube 14 minute and 54 seconds long.
Farewell Prime Minister Kishida Tweet
From Wednesday…
Prime Minister Kishida’s courageous leadership will be remembered on both sides of the Pacific for decades to come, and I will always be grateful to call him my friend. pic.twitter.com/PoSZHFY8py
— President Biden (@POTUS) August 15, 2024
Statement from President Joe Biden on Prime Minister Kishida of Japan
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s leadership has been nothing short of historic. Since he assumed office nearly three years ago, Prime Minister Kishida and I have worked together to take the U.S.-Japan Alliance to new heights, from advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific region, to standing side-by-side as steadfast, global partners. Guided by unflinching courage and moral clarity, Prime Minister Kishida has transformed Japan’s role in the world. He unveiled a momentous new national security strategy; surged support to Ukraine after Russia’s invasion; and, together with President Yoon of the Republic of Korea, has taken historic steps to usher in a new era of U.S.-ROK-Japan trilateral cooperation, strengthening our collective capacity to take on common challenges. Prime Minister Kishida took these and other actions not because they were easy – but because he believes to his core that they were the right thing to do. Put simply, thanks to Prime Minister Kishida’s leadership, the future of the U.S.-Japan Alliance is stronger and brighter than ever. Prime Minister Kishida’s courageous leadership will be remembered on both sides of the Pacific for decades to come, and I will always be grateful to call him my friend.
Statement from President Joe Biden on Prime Minister Kishida of Japan. 08/14/2024.
Medicare Cost Reduction Tweets
From Thursday…
Judy is a retired nurse who's relied on Enbrel to manage her psoriatic arthritis for nearly 20 years.
— President Biden (@POTUS) August 15, 2024
Last year, she paid $9,000 out-of-pocket for it.
And in 2026, thanks to Medicare price negotiation, she'll pay less than half of what she used to pay to fill a prescription. pic.twitter.com/sO7cH1Y9WI
The video is 1 minute and 23 seconds long. I will not be transcribing the article.
Medicare has reached agreements with manufacturers of all 10 drugs selected for drug price negotiation.
— President Biden (@POTUS) August 15, 2024
That means the prices of these ten drugs will be cut 40% to 80%.
And folks, this is only the first ten.
We're not stopping here. pic.twitter.com/nFi8FcFE3Z
We're ending the days of America’s seniors being forced to decide between buying their medicine or putting food on the table.
— President Biden (@POTUS) August 15, 2024
From the White House…
Statement from President Joe Biden on Lower Prescription Drug Prices
For years, millions of Americans were forced to choose between paying for medications or putting food on the table, while Big Pharma blocked Medicare from being able to negotiate prices on behalf of seniors and people with disabilities. But we fought back – and won.
Today, for the first time in history, my Administration is announcing that Medicare has reached agreements on new, lower prices with the manufacturers of all 10 drugs selected for the first round of drug price negotiation. When these lower prices go into effect, people on Medicare will save $1.5 billion in out-of-pocket costs for their prescription drugs and Medicare will save $6 billion in the first year alone. It’s a relief for the millions of seniors that take these drugs to treat everything from heart failure, blood clots, diabetes, arthritis, Crohn’s disease, and more – and it’s a relief for American taxpayers.
This historic milestone is only possible because of the Inflation Reduction Act, which passed with the leadership of Democrats in Congress, and with Vice President Harris casting the tie-breaking vote in the Senate – without a single Republican voting for it. We showed that major progress can be made for the American people when we work together to take on special interests, even as Big Pharma continues to go to court to try to block lower prices for consumers. But the Vice President and I are not backing down. We will continue the fight to make sure all Americans can pay less for prescription drugs and to give more breathing room for American families.
Statement from President Joe Biden on Lower Prescription Drug Prices. 08/15/2024.
Statement from Vice President Kamala Harris on Lower Prescription Drug Prices
Every American should be able to access the health care they need no matter their income or wealth. That is why President Biden and I fought to lower the costs of health care with our Inflation Reduction Act, transformational legislation that I was proud to cast the tie-breaking vote on in the Senate. During the two years since President Biden signed this landmark bill into law, we have cut prescription drug costs, capped the cost of insulin at $35 a month, and lowered premiums for seniors and people with disabilities on Medicare – helping millions of families get the care they deserve.
Today, we are building on our work to lower costs and increase access to affordable prescription drugs by announcing that the Biden-Harris Administration has reached agreements with all participating manufacturers to lower prices for the first 10 drugs selected for the Medicare price negotiation program – from those that treat cancer to those that treat diabetes, heart disease, and blood clots. Thanks to our historic work to allow Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices, millions of Americans who rely on these drugs will save on their out-of-pocket costs. While people enrolled in Medicare are expected to save $1.5 billion in 2026 alone, American taxpayers will also save an estimated $6 billion.
Today’s announcement will be lifechanging for so many of our loved ones across the nation, and we are not stopping here. Additional prescription drugs will be selected each year as part of our Medicare drug price negotiation program. This includes up to 15 additional drugs covered under Medicare Part D for negotiation in 2025, up to an additional 15 Part B and Part D drugs in 2026, and up to 20 drugs every year after that.
From my time as Attorney General of California and a U.S. Senator, I have consistently worked to lower the costs of prescription drugs and fought to protect patients. As Attorney General, I held Big Pharma accountable for their deceptive and illegal practices. The record-breaking settlements that I won – for the people – amounted to more than $7 billion against pharmaceutical companies for their unsafe and unfair tactics. President Biden and I will never stop fighting for the health, wellbeing, and financial stability of the American people.
Statement from Vice President Kamala Harris on Lower Prescription Drug Prices. 08/15/2024.
“New” from the White House…
08/15/2024:
08/14/2024:
- Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Chair of the Council of Economics Advisers Jared Bernstein; the YouTube is 56 minutes and 23 seconds long.
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