Washington, DC…By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, 40 U.S.C. 101 et seq., and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and in order to promote economy and efficiency in procurement by contracting […]
Washington, DC…By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including sections 3301, 3302, and 7301 of title 5, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of my Administration to halt the spread of coronavirus […]
“You may sometimes be much in the wrong, in owning your being in the right.” Poor Richard’s Almanack 1754, Benjamin Franklin January 6 – April 17, 1790
Washington, DC…Hi, everyone. Okay. So, today we have two special guests. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and National Economic Council Director Brian Deese are here to talk to you about what we’re seeing behind increases in grocery food prices and what the Biden-Harris administration is doing to lower prices for families. Brian will discuss the […]
Washington, DC…Jocelyn, thank you. Please. Please, please, please. Thank you, Jocelyn. Please, sit down. Thank you. I — nothing to it, is there, Jocelyn? Just walking in and stand at the podium, and — (laughter) — speaking at the White House. Nothing to it. You did a great job. And thank you. And thank you. […]
Monterey, CA…The new resident is the result of the Aquarium’s first attempt to breed tufted puffins on its premises. The Aquarium’s work is part of an Association of Zoos and Aquarium’s Species Survival Plan that oversees the health and breeding of over 180 tufted puffins at 14 different organizations with the goal of maintaining a genetically diverse, demographically varied, […]
Washington, DC…The number of job openings increased to a series high of 10.9 million on the last business day of July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires and total separations were little changed at 6.7 million and 5.8 million, respectively. Within separations, the quits rate was unchanged at 2.7 percent while the […]
Washington, DC…A well-functioning tax system requires that everyone pays the taxes they owe. Today, the “tax gap”—the difference between taxes that are owed and collected—totals around $600 billion annually and will mean approximately $7 trillion of lost tax revenue over the next decade. The sheer magnitude of lost revenue is striking: it is equal to […]
Sacramento, CA…The California District Attorneys Association (CDAA) expressed outrage today that the suspect accused of the horrific sexual assault and brutal murder of a 61-year-old Sacramento woman on September 3, 3021, was released from prison following felony convictions in 2017 and 2018 for assault with a deadly weapon and robbery, committed more crimes in June, […]
Folsom, CA…The California Independent System Operator (ISO) has issued a statewide Flex Alert calling for voluntary electricity conservation Wednesday, Sept. 8, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., due to predicted high energy demand and tight supplies on the power grid. With above-normal temperatures in the forecast for much of California and the West, the power […]
