Sacramento, CA…On Thursday, the California State Senate’s Wildfire Working Group announced the launch of its “Blueprint for a Fire Safe California,” an outline and accompanying budget framework to address the state’s wildfire response needs. The Blueprint consists of a four-pronged approach to wildfire mitigation and wildland resiliency across California. The product of two years of […]
Washington, DC…Thank you, Madam Vice President, and thank you, Mr. Secretary. On Friday, I submitted to the Senate for confirmation my first slate of nominations for four-star command positions in our Armed Forces — among them, two outstanding and eminently qualified warriors and patriots. General Jacqueline Van Ovost in the United States Air Force is […]
“If there is any principle of the Constitution that more imperatively calls for attachment than any other it is the principle of free thought, not free thought for those who agree with us but freedom for the thought that we hate.” ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. March 8, 1841 – March 6, 1935
Washington, DC…Reverend Leodis Strong, Bishop Adam Jefferson Richardson, Congresswoman Terri Sewell, members of Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church, friends—it is an honor to join you as we commemorate the 56th anniversary of the Selma Bridge Crossing. Three years ago, I spoke from your pulpit. I was there in the pews last year when I joined Congressman […]
Washington, DC…Good afternoon. It’s a good day today. You know, when we took office 45 days ago, I promised the American people that help was on the way. Today, I can say we’ve taken one more giant step forward in delivering on that promise that help is on the way. I want to thank — […]
Washington, DC…By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Purpose. The right to vote is the foundation of American democracy. Free and fair elections that reflect the will of the American people must be protected […]
Sacramento, CA… California Attorney General Xavier Becerra joined the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and a coalition of attorneys general, secretaries of state, and state agencies from 37 other states, in announcing settlements against for-profit corporate fundraisers Associated Community Services, Inc. (ACS) and Directele, Inc. (Directele), as well as multiple corporations and individuals affiliated with them. […]