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It’s Tuesday…

President Biden’s public schedule for 12/17/2024:

10:00 AM
In-Town Pool
In-Town Pool Call Time
2:00 PM
Closed Press
The President receives the President’s Daily Brief
8:00 PM
Out-of-Town Pool
Out-of-Town Pool Call Time
9:10 PM
South Lawn 
Open Press
The President and The First Lady depart the White House en route Wilmington, Delaware
10:00 PM
Out-of-Town Pool
The President and The First Lady arrive in Wilmington, Delaware

Five Tweets

From Monday…

Remarks by President Biden Honoring our Nation’s Labor History and Establishing the Frances Perkins National Monument; the YouTube is 38 minutes and 15 seconds long.

I will not be copying and pasting the article; it’s 21 minutes long if the “listen to the article now” is to be believed.

From the White House…

12/12/2024:

G7 Leaders’ statement on Syria

We, the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7), reaffirm our commitment to the people of Syria, and lend our full support for an inclusive Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political transition process in the spirit of the principles of UN Security Council Resolution 2254. We call on all parties to preserve Syria’s territorial integrity and national unity, and respect its independence and sovereignty.

We reiterate our support for the UN Disengagement Observer Force monitoring the Golan Heights between Israel and Syria.

We stand ready to support a transition process under this framework that leads to credible, inclusive, and non-sectarian governance that ensures respect for the rule of law, universal human rights, including women’s rights, the protection of all Syrians, including religious and ethnic minorities, transparency and accountability.

The G7 will work with and fully support a future Syrian government that abides by those standards and results from that process.

Furthermore, we emphasize the importance of holding the Assad regime accountable for its crimes and will continue to work with the OPCW and other partners to secure, declare and destroy Syria’s remaining chemical weapons stockpiles.

After decades of atrocities committed by the Assad regime, we stand with the people of Syria.

We denounce terrorism and violent extremism in all its forms. We are hopeful that anyone seeking a role in governing Syria will demonstrate a commitment to the rights of all Syrians, prevent the collapse of state institutions, work on the recovery and rehabilitation of the country, and ensure the conditions for safe and dignified voluntary return to Syria of all those who were forced to flee the country.

G7 Leaders’ statement on Syria. 12/12/2024.

12/14/2024:

Readout of President Joe Biden’s Virtual Meeting with G7 Leaders

On December 13, 2024, President Biden met virtually with G7 Leaders.  During the meeting, the President observed that the G7 has been transformed during the past four years into a steering committee for decisive action – by helping to address the COVID crisis during its most acute phase, mounting an unprecedented economic, military, and diplomatic response to  Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, speaking and acting together to address China’s non-market practices, accelerating the clean energy transition, and delivering tangible results for people across the developing world with a new infrastructure partnership.  As a result of acting together, the President and other leaders reaffirmed that the G7 is now more unified than ever. 
 
In the discussion, leaders reiterated their shared commitment to continue supporting Ukraine and standing up to Putin’s aggression.  President Biden highlighted that the United States has disbursed $20 billion to a new World Bank fund to provide economic support for Ukraine as part of the historic $50 billion G7 Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration loans commitment, which will be paid back by income earned from immobilized Russian sovereign assets.  President Biden encouraged other Leaders to unlock the full value of the immobilized Russian sovereign assets, including by finding a legal pathway to seize the principal value of the assets, which would provide Ukraine the resources it needs to rebuild its economy and defend itself into the future.
 
Leaders discussed the situation in the Middle East, including the need for a Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political transition process and for a global effort to help the Lebanon ceasefire succeed.  President Biden raised the importance of working toward securing a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages.
 
Leaders also discussed addressing a range of global challenges, including non-market practices, climate change, artificial intelligence, and support for developing countries.
 
President Biden thanked Prime Minister Meloni for her leadership of the G7 over the past year, welcomed Canada’s G7 Presidency next year under Prime Minister Trudeau, and encouraged the G7 to continue its vital work. 

Readout of President Joe Biden’s Virtual Meeting with G7 Leaders. 12/14/2024.

From the White House…

12/16/2024:

Statement from President Joe Biden on Shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Wisconsin

Today, families in Madison, Wisconsin, are grieving the loss of those who were killed and wounded at Abundant Life Christian School. It’s shocking and unconscionable.

We need Congress to act. Now.

From Newtown to Uvalde, Parkland to Madison, to so many other shootings that don’t receive attention – it is unacceptable that we are unable to protect our children from this scourge of gun violence. We cannot continue to accept it as normal. Every child deserves to feel safe in their class room. Students across our country should be learning how to read and write – not having to learn how to duck and cover.

Jill and I are praying for all the victims today, including the teacher and teenage student who were killed and those who sustained injuries. We are grateful for the first responders who quickly arrived on the scene, and the FBI is supporting local law enforcement efforts. At my direction, my team has reached out to local officials to offer further support as needed.

My administration has taken aggressive action to combat the gun violence epidemic. We passed the most significant gun safety legislation in nearly 30 years, I have taken more executive action to reduce gun violence than any other President in history, and I created the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention. But more is needed. Congress must pass commonsense gun safety laws: Universal background checks. A national red flag law. A ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.

We can never accept senseless violence that traumatizes children, their families, and tears entire communities apart.

Statement from President Joe Biden on Shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Wisconsin. 12/16/2024.

Statement by Vice President Kamala Harris on the School Shooting in Madison, WI

Over the weekend, our nation paused to remember the innocent children and brave educators who were taken from us 12 years ago when someone armed with a weapon of war walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. Today, senseless gun violence has once again visited our classrooms as students and teachers in Madison, WI had their last week of school before Christmas break tragically interrupted by a deadly shooting.
 
Doug and I are mourning the student and teacher who were killed and we are praying for all those who were injured, including those who remain hospitalized. We are also thinking of the young people and families who have had their lives forever changed by this act of gun violence. And we are sending our gratitude to the educators, members of law enforcement, first responders, and medical professionals who quickly and selflessly jumped into action to ensure that even more lives were not lost in this community. 
 
As we hold our loved ones closer this holiday season, we must resolve to do everything in our power to end this epidemic that has become the leading cause of death for kids throughout America. While we have made necessary progress together over the last four years, including through the most significant gun safety legislation in nearly 30 years and our first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, there is more work to be done to ensure that every person has the freedom to live safe from the horror of gun violence. Congress and state legislatures must make background checks universal, pass red flag and safe storage laws, and ban assault weapons. These commonsense solutions will save lives and make our children and communities safer.

Statement by Vice President Kamala Harris on the School Shooting in Madison, WI. 12/16/2024.

On Monday, a 15 year-old female student, Natalie Rupnow also known as Samatha shot and killed a student and a teacher at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin.

The shooter died of what authorities say was a “self-inflicted gunshot” wound enroute to the hospital.

Six others were wounded; ABC News reported that two of the six are in critical condition, with life-threatening injuries, while two others were listed in stable condition, with two victims being released from the hospital last night.

Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said in a press conference that it was a second-grader that called 911 to report the shooting. Barnes also said that they are aware of a document making the rounds online about the shooter but have not verified that document as having come from the shooter.

The YouTube is 20 minutes and 56 seconds long; their remarks have not been posted yet.

Two Tweets

From Tuesday…

Remarks by President Biden Honoring our Nation’s Labor History and Establishing the Frances Perkins National Monument; the YouTube is 38 minutes and 15 seconds long.

And I’m damn proud to be known as the most pro-labor administration in American history, because we are.  We are.  We make no apologies.  (Applause.)

Remarks by President Biden Honoring our Nation’s Labor History and Establishing the Frances Perkins National Monument; the YouTube is 38 minutes and 15 seconds long. 12/16/2024.

Show more =’s She would go on to dedicate her life to lifting the lives of working people – becoming the first woman Cabinet Secretary and longest-serving Secretary of Labor in history. This week, I was proud to designate the Frances Perkins Homestead in Maine as a national monument.

Saturday, March 25th, 1911, Frances sat down for afternoon tea at her home with a close friend from New York City.  Suddenly, they hear the sound of a distant screams and sirens.  The building was in flames.  Her instinct was to run to the scene.

As she approached the fire and smoke, she recognized the Triangle Shirt[waist] Factory, a company that employed hundreds of workers, mostly immigrants and women, who worked long hours crammed into tight quarters, where managers locked them inside to make clothing.

In an instant, those workers were trapped in a brutal blaze.  With no safe exit, some workers forced to climb out the windows, holding on for dear life until their fingers gave out.  Others just jumped — prayed and jumped.

A total of 150 lives were lost that day.  It was the deadliest industrial disaster in American history. 

Frances was devastated.  But that fire ignited a passion in her.  It strengthened her resolve to fight even harder for working Americans and working families.

[snip]

Today, I’m proud to stand here in the Frances Perkins — Perkins Building, headquarters of the Labor Department, to designate Frances Perkins Homestead in Newcastle, Maine, a national monument.  (Applause.)

Remarks by President Biden Honoring our Nation’s Labor History and Establishing the Frances Perkins National Monument; the YouTube is 38 minutes and 15 seconds long. 12/16/2024.

From the White House…

12/16/2024:

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