First Offshore Wind Lease Sale Off California Coast

First Offshore Wind Lease Sale Off California Coast

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement after the first-ever offshore wind lease sale for America’s West Coast, a significant milestone in California’s transition to 90% clean energy by 2035. Today, the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) hosted the first-ever auction of offshore wind leases on the Outer Continental Shelf off the […]

Governor Newsom Unveils Price Gouging Penalty on Big Oil’s Profits

Governor Newsom Unveils Price Gouging Penalty on Big Oil’s Profits

Sacramento, CA…Following unexplained gas price hikes that led to record profits for Big Oil, Governor Gavin Newsom and Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) unveiled a proposed price gouging penalty on oil companies’ excess profits to deter excessive price increases and keep money in Californians’ pockets. The language of the proposed price gouging penalty can be found here.  […]

263,000 Jobs Added and Unemployment Rate Holds at 3.7% in Latest Jobs Report

263,000 Jobs Added and Unemployment Rate Holds at 3.7% in Latest Jobs Report

Washington, DC…Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 263,000 in November, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Notable job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, health care, and government. Employment declined in retail trade and in transportation and warehousing. This news release presents statistics from […]

President Biden at the White House Tribal Nations Summit

President Biden at the White House Tribal Nations Summit

Washington, DC…Hello, hello! (Applause.) Thank you, thank you, thank you. Please, take a seat if you have one. I say that because one day I said, “Take a seat,” and everybody said, “He doesn’t even understand there’s no chairs out here.” (Laughter.) Well, Deb — thank you, Madam Secretary, for that introduction. Thirty-five generations of […]

President Joe Biden on House Action to Avert Rail Shutdown

President Joe Biden on House Action to Avert Rail Shutdown

Washington, DC…I am grateful to Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats and Republicans for taking urgent action to prevent a rail shutdown. This overwhelming bipartisan vote in the House of Representatives makes clear that Democrats and Republicans agree that a rail shutdown would be devastating to our economy and families across the country. The Senate must […]

Oath Keepers Boss Guilty of Seditious Conspiracy in 1/6 Case

Oath Keepers Boss Guilty of Seditious Conspiracy in 1/6 Case

Washington, DC…(AP) — Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was convicted Tuesday of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential win, handing the Justice Department a major victory in its massive prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. A Washington, D.C., jury found Rhodes guilty of sedition after three days of […]

Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces Expansion of Global Health Security Partnerships and Releases Annual Progress Report

Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces Expansion of Global Health Security Partnerships and Releases Annual Progress Report

Washington, DC…As the world continues its fight against COVID-19, other ongoing outbreaks are stark reminders of the continued and constant threat posed by infectious diseases. The global Mpox outbreak and an Ebola outbreak in Uganda are just two of the most recent examples of how the risks and impact of emerging infectious diseases are increasing […]

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