South Korean pop band BTS appeared at Tuesday’s White House press briefing to make a short statement in advance of their meeting with President Joe Biden.
Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Rm, Jimin, V, and Jungkook appeared at the White House lectern and each took turns reading from a short statement on the purpose of their visit: To commemorate Aanhpi Heritage Month and to meet with President Joe Biden.
According to an interpreter, Jimin told reporters, “We were devastated by the recent surge in hate crimes, including Asian American hate crimes. To put a stop on this and support the cause, we would like to take this opportunity to voice ourselves once again.”
“We believe music is always an amazing and wonderful unifier of all things,” Jungkook said. Suga said, “It’s not wrong to be different. We think equality begins when we open up and embrace all of our differences.
Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Rm, Jimin, V, and Jungkook appeared at the White House lectern and each took turns reading from a short statement on the purpose of their visit: To commemorate Aanhpi Heritage Month and to meet with President Joe Biden.
According to an interpreter, Jimin told reporters, “We were devastated by the recent surge in hate crimes, including Asian American hate crimes. To put a stop on this and support the cause, we would like to take this opportunity to voice ourselves once again.”
“We believe music is always an amazing and wonderful unifier of all things,” Jungkook said. Suga said, “It’s not wrong to be different. We think equality begins when we open up and embrace all of our differences.
- 5/31/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The Biden administration will act to strengthen U.S. supply chains on critical goods, remedying disruptions resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic and making supply chains more secure.
In February, Biden issued an executive order for a 100-day review, directing cabinet members to have their departments identify vulnerabilities in key sectors: semiconductor manufacturing, large capacity batteries like those used in electric vehicles, critical minerals and pharmaceutical manufacturing and ingredients.
Multiple agencies are involved in the effort. The Department of Energy will offer loans to companies building advanced battery technology manufacturing facilities...
In February, Biden issued an executive order for a 100-day review, directing cabinet members to have their departments identify vulnerabilities in key sectors: semiconductor manufacturing, large capacity batteries like those used in electric vehicles, critical minerals and pharmaceutical manufacturing and ingredients.
Multiple agencies are involved in the effort. The Department of Energy will offer loans to companies building advanced battery technology manufacturing facilities...
- 6/8/2021
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
President Joe Biden signed an executive order directing federal government agencies to assess the risks climate change brings to both public and private financial assets in the U.S., the White House announced on Thursday.
The order, called the Climate-Related Financial Risk, mandates regulators including Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who oversees the Financial Stability Oversight Council, and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and others to direct federal agencies to examine the financial risks posed by extreme weather to both private and governmental financial institutions. They will then report back within...
The order, called the Climate-Related Financial Risk, mandates regulators including Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who oversees the Financial Stability Oversight Council, and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and others to direct federal agencies to examine the financial risks posed by extreme weather to both private and governmental financial institutions. They will then report back within...
- 5/21/2021
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
President Joe Biden will call for a historic investment that would provide free preschool to all three and four-year-old children as part of his sweeping American Families Plan, which will be announced during Wednesday’s address to Congress.
The more than $1 trillion plan would, according to the AP, benefit five million children and save the average family $13,000. The plan also includes free community college and would extend the expansion of the federal child tax credit.
“These investments will give American children a head start and pave the way for the best-educated generation in U.
The more than $1 trillion plan would, according to the AP, benefit five million children and save the average family $13,000. The plan also includes free community college and would extend the expansion of the federal child tax credit.
“These investments will give American children a head start and pave the way for the best-educated generation in U.
- 4/28/2021
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
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