It’s Thursday…
President Biden’s public schedule for Thanksgiving 2024:
| 10:00 AM Out-of-Town Pool Out-of-Town Pool Call Time |
| 11:00 AM Closed Press The President and The First Lady call members of the military to thank them for their service |
Legacy Tweet
From Wednesday…
Over 1.6 million construction and manufacturing jobs have been created on my watch.
— President Biden (@POTUS) November 27, 2024
From the White House…
11/25/2024:
When I took office, the pandemic was raging and the economy was reeling. From Day One, I was determined to not only deliver economic relief, but to invest in America and grow the economy from the middle out and bottom up, not the top down.
Over the last four years, that’s exactly what we’ve done. We passed legislation to rebuild our infrastructure, build a clean energy economy, and bring manufacturing back to the United States after decades of offshoring. Today I’m proud to announce my Investing in America agenda—the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act—has helped attract over $1 trillion in announced private-sector investments. These investments in industries of the future are ensuring the future is made in America, by American workers. And they’re creating opportunities in communities too often left behind.
Over 1.6 million construction and manufacturing jobs have been created over the last four years, and our investments are making America a leader in clean energy and semiconductor technologies that will protect our economic and national security, while expanding opportunities in red states and blue states.
Today, thanks to my Investing in America agenda, businesses around the world are investing in America—which is good news for American workers and American businesses—and we’re positioned to win the economic competition for the 21st century.
Statement from President Joe Biden on $1 Trillion in Private Sector Investments Under the Biden-Harris Administration. 11/25/2024.
White House Blog Posts
11/26/2024:
From the Department of Transportation
10/15/2024:
Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation is celebrating the historic opportunity of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda and the more than 1.7 million construction and manufacturing jobs, and over 700,000 transportation sector jobs that have been created since the start of the Biden-Harris Administration. Removing residential construction jobs from the total, more than 1.3 million construction and manufacturing jobs have been created under the Biden-Harris Administration. And this agenda is spurring union jobs: the U.S. now has 400,000 more union workers than in 2021.
To date, American workers are advancing over 60,000 projects thanks to funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – projects to rebuild deteriorating bridges, make roadways safer, upgrade ports to be more efficient, modernize airport terminals, and expand public transit and passenger rail services, including the first high-speed rail system that will be operational on American soil. And, through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Build America, Buy America Act, all iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials used in federally-funded infrastructure projects are required to be produced in America.
Together, these projects are strengthening the American economy by fortifying supply chains and lowering costs, improving America’s global competitiveness, and creating millions of good-paying jobs that bring people into the middle class.
INVESTING IN AMERICA: U.S. Department of Transportation Celebrates Creation of More Than 1.7 Million Construction and Manufacturing Jobs, 700,000 Transportation Sector Jobs, Since the Start of the Biden-Harris Administration. 10/25/2024.
Since the start of the Biden-Harris Administration:
- More than 16 million new jobs have been created, including 1.7 million construction and manufacturing jobs – with construction employment at a record high since data collection started in 1939.
- During the previous administration, from January 2017-December 2020, 172,000 manufacturing jobs were lost.
- More than 700,000 transportation sector jobs have been created – including pilots, port workers, bus drivers, rail engineers, and others.
- Investment in the construction of new factories has nearly tripled. The country has reached the lowest unemployment rate in over 50 years.
- American workers are advancing over 60,000 projects to rebuild America’s infrastructure, including roads, bridges, airports, ports, and more through our Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Learn more about the impact of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law by the numbers.
And the Biden-Harris Administration is creating training pipelines to ensure all Americans can access the hundreds of thousands of good-paying jobs created by the President’s Investing in America agenda. The Administration has made the largest federal investment in U.S. history in Registered Apprenticeships and has launched nine Investing in America Workforce Hubs across the country that are bringing together unions, local governments, employers, training providers, schools, community colleges, and other stakeholders to facilitate partnerships to train and connect workers to jobs in high-demand sectors. Secretary Buttigieg and other senior administration leaders have visited union facilities and community colleges across the country meeting the workers, apprentices, and pre-apprentices who are vital to building tens of thousands of projects as part of our Infrastructure Decade.
INVESTING IN AMERICA: U.S. Department of Transportation Celebrates Creation of More Than 1.7 Million Construction and Manufacturing Jobs, 700,000 Transportation Sector Jobs, Since the Start of the Biden-Harris Administration. 10/25/2024.
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Project Highlights
- The Brightline West High Speed Rail project will be America’s first true high-speed passenger rail system connecting Las Vegas and Southern California. It is expected to create 35,000 construction jobs, 1,000 permanent positions, and carry 8 million passengers a year when completed in 2028. Additionally, the trains will be manufactured in upstate New York, specifically the American Pioneer 220 (AP220), in America’s first high-speed rail production facility. The site will create roughly 300 jobs in the local community, including electro-mechanical assemblers, quality management, quality control, industrial production and test engineers, project management, supply chain management and logistics employees. Because of the work of the Biden-Harris Administration, it is estimated that more than 95 percent of the total direct dollar expenditures for the Brightline West project will be spent on domestically sourced products and labor.
- The Hudson River Tunnel project will build a new two-track rail tunnel from the Bergen Palisades in New Jersey to Manhattan, directly serving New York Penn Station and rehabilitating the existing North River Tunnel. It’s expected to create more than 72,000 jobs in the region. The existing North River Tunnel serving Penn Station is more than 110 years old and was severely damaged during Superstorm Sandy in 2012. While the tunnel has been repaired frequently, its age and damaged condition present reliability concerns for more than 200,000 people who travel through the tunnel on more than 400 trains every weekday.
- The Blatnik Bridge Replacement project will replace the current Blatnik Bridge, a major connection between the cities of Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin, that is otherwise at risk of closing within the next ten years due to decaying infrastructure. The updates will help prevent fatalities and serious injuries that are seven to ten times higher than the state averages and improve employment access for approximately 6,000 daily commuters. Additionally, the project is expected to create nearly 10,000 construction jobs and ease lengthy detours that regional freight currently experiences. Additionally, the MnDOT has developed a contract with the Duluth Workforce Center for outreach to groups underrepresented in the heavy construction trades while also leveraging its workforce development program with Duluth Public Schools, which will create good-paying, union jobs within the area.
- The California Inaugural High-Speed Rail Service Project will help deliver high-speed rail service in California’s Central Valley by designing and extending the rail line between Bakersfield and Merced, procuring new high-speed trainsets and constructing the Fresno station, which will connect communities to urban centers in Northern and Southern California. This 171-mile rail corridor project has already created over 14,000 good-paying, union construction jobs.
- The Long Bridge project, part of the Transforming Rail in Virginia – Phase II program, will construct a new two-track rail bridge over the Potomac River to expand passenger rail capacity between Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA. Nearly 6 million passengers travel over the existing bridge every year on Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express lines. This upgrade will reduce congestion and delays on this heavily traveled corridor, and the Transforming Rail in Virginia program is expected to create more than 36,000 jobs.
Happy Thanksgiving, America Tweets
From Wednesday…
Throughout the years, I’ve had the distinct honor of pardoning Peanut Butter and Jelly, Chocolate and Chip, and Liberty and Bell.
— President Biden (@POTUS) November 27, 2024
This week, based on their commitment to being productive members of society, I added Peach and Blossom to the list. pic.twitter.com/bPWJWeJ61T
The video clip is 51 seconds long.
From the White House…
11/25/2024:
Remarks by President Biden at Pardoning of the National Turkey; the YouTube is 8 minutes and 30 seconds long.
Based on your temperament and commitment to being productive members of society, I hereby pardon Peach and Blossom. (Applause.)
[snip]
Well, good morning and welcome to a wonderful White House tradition. We’ve got a lot of folks joining us today. Members of my cabinet, members of the White House staff and their families. We’ve got students from 4-H programs and Future Farmers of America. Where are you? (Applause.)
[snip]
This White House tradition began when turkey was presented to President Truman. And that president — then President George H.W. Bush began pardoning turkeys.
In the last four years, I’ve had the honor to continue that tradition by pardoning Peanut Butter and Jelly, Chocolate and Chip, Liberty and Bell. And today, Peach and Blossom — (applause) — will join the free birds of the United States of America. (Applause.)
[snip]
The two turkeys are named after Delaware state flower, the peach blossom. And by the way, Delaware has a long history of growing peaches. In fact, the peach pie in our state is one of my favorite. It’s a state dessert. And peach blossom flower is — also symbolizes the resilience, which is, quite frankly, fitting for today. (Laughter.)
[snip]
So, happy Thanksgiving, America. God bless you all. And may God protect our troops.
Remarks by President Biden at Pardoning of the National Turkey; the YouTube is 8 minutes and 30 seconds long. 11/25/2024.
The United States Coast Guard motto is “Always ready.”
— President Biden (@POTUS) November 27, 2024
And over the last year, those words took on a newfound sense of truth.
To the men and women of the Coast Guard, and their families who serve alongside them: Thank you, thank you, thank you. pic.twitter.com/gu9vb3sr6K
From the White House…
11/25/2024.
Remarks by President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at a Friendsgiving Event | Staten Island, NY; the YouTube is 12 minutes and 13 seconds long.
The Coast Guard motto: “Always ready.” Over last year, those ro- — those words took on a — a sense of truth that they hadn’t had in a long while.
Remarks by President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at a Friendsgiving Event | Staten Island, NY; the YouTube is 12 minutes and 13 seconds long. 11/25/2024.
From Thursday…
Happy Thanksgiving, America.
— President Biden (@POTUS) November 28, 2024
May we use this moment to take time from our busy lives and focus on what matters most:
Our families, our friends, our neighbors, and the fact that we’ve been blessed to live in America, the greatest country on Earth. pic.twitter.com/mVz1ci2iiI
With hearts full of gratitude: Happy Thanksgiving, America.
— President Biden (@POTUS) November 28, 2024
Jill and I are so grateful for the trust you’ve placed in us these past four years – serving you has been the honor of our lives. pic.twitter.com/D7MfdV3yKo
The video clip is 36 seconds long.
President Biden: During this past season of giving thanks and gratitude, we wanted you to know how grateful we are for the trust you put in us these past four years. It’s been the honor of our lives to serve you in the White House. We keep in our hearts and our prayers those who will have an empty seat at their table this year. You know, we’re blessed to live in the United States of America. We’re literally the greatest country on Earth. No matter what, we never give up. We keep going. We keep the faith in America. Happy Thanksgiving, America!
From the White House…
11/27/2024:
A Proclamation on Thanksgiving Day, 2024
This Thanksgiving, as families, friends, and loved ones gather in gratitude, may we all celebrate the many blessings of our great Nation.
A Proclamation on Thanksgiving Day, 2024. 11/27/2024.
Thanksgiving is at the heart of America’s spirit of gratitude — of finding light in times of both joy and strife. The Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving to honor a successful harvest, made possible by the generosity and kindness of the Wampanoag people. On the way to Valley Forge, as General George Washington and his troops continued the fierce struggle for our Nation’s independence, they found a moment for Thanksgiving. And amid the fight to preserve our Union during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln established Thanksgiving as a national holiday, finding gratitude in the courage of the American people who sacrifice so much for our country.
We are a good Nation because we are a good people. The First Lady and I remain inspired by the everyday Americans who lift this country up and push us forward. Today, so many are among their family and friends, celebrating the love that binds them and creating new traditions that will carry on for generations. To anyone with an empty seat at the dinner table, grieving the loss of a loved one, the First Lady and I hold you in our hearts and prayers.
America is a Nation of promise and possibilities — and that is because, every day, ordinary Americans are doing extraordinary things. Our service members and veterans have given all, risked all, and dared all to keep our Nation free. Our first responders, firefighters, and police officers risk their lives every day to keep the rest of us safe. I can see the best of America in them and in our workers and union leaders, public servants and teachers, doctors and scientists, and all who give their heart and soul to ensuring people are treated with dignity and respect. And I find hope in our Nation’s families, who sacrifice so much to achieve the American Dream and build a future worthy of our highest aspirations.
This Thanksgiving — the last one I will declare as President — I express my gratitude to the American people. Serving as President has been the honor of a lifetime. America is the greatest country on Earth, and there is so much to be grateful for. May we celebrate all that unites us — because there is nothing beyond our capacity if we do it together.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Thursday, November 28, 2024, as a National Day of Thanksgiving. I encourage the people of the United States of America to join together and give thanks for the friends, neighbors, family members, and communities who have supported each other over the past year in a reflection of goodwill and unity.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-seventh day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-ninth.
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Dear Blenders, and guests,
I hope you all have a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving day,
signed,
love you, guys, keep the faith…
