Month: September 2023
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White House. Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Homeland Security Advisor Liz Sherwood-Randall’s Private Sector Roundtable on Lawful Pathways
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Homeland Security Advisor Liz Sherwood-Randall today hosted over 70 representatives from foreign governments, private companies, civil society, and international and community organizations at the White House to discuss how we can work together to further expand lawful pathways and offer an alternative to the smugglers who prey on vulnerable…
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Statement from White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the Senate’s Bipartisan Bill to Prevent an Extreme Republican Shutdown
The Senate’s bipartisan continuing resolution will keep the government open, make a down payment on disaster relief, and is an important show of support for Ukraine. House Republicans should join the Senate in doing their job, stop playing political games with peoples’ lives, and abide by the bipartisan deal two-thirds of them voted for in May.…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Gives New Yorkers Ability To Use City-Funded Rental Assistance Vouchers Across New York State
Big New York5 Mins Ago019 Mins September 26, 2023 NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced further innovations to the City Fighting Homelessness and Eviction Prevention Supplement (CityFHEPS) rental assistance program that will immediately and significantly expand access to housing for New Yorkers with housing vouchers. While New York City continues to…
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NY Attorney General James, FTC, and Multistate Coalition Sue Amazon for Illegally Maintaining Monopoly Power
Lawsuit Details How Amazon Wields Its Monopoly Power to Inflate Prices, Degrade Quality, and Stifle Innovation for Consumers and Businesses September 26, 2023 NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James, leading a bipartisan multistate coalition of 17 attorneys general, joined the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in suing Amazon, alleging that the online retail and…
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The White House reports: Extreme Republican Shutdown Would Force Troops to Work Without Getting Paid and Undermine Our National Security
With less than one week before the end of the fiscal year, extreme House Republicans are playing partisan games with peoples’ lives and marching our country toward a government shutdown that would have damaging impacts across the country—including undermining our national security and forcing servicemembers across the country and around the world to work without…
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Press Briefing by White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre September 25 3023 –How the Biden administration is trying to justify its billion-dollar spending with “helping mothers” and “helping farmers”
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 – “Extreme House Republicans’ Chaos” Is Marching America Toward a Shutdown That Would Jeopardize Vital Nutrition Assistance for Nearly 7 Million Vulnerable Moms and Young Children With less than one week before the end of the fiscal year, extreme House Republicans are playing partisan games with peoples’ lives and marching our country toward a…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Appoints Elijah Hutchinson As Executive Director Of Mayor’s Office Of Climate And Environmental Justice
Hutchison Previously Served as Vice President for Waterfronts at NYCEDC, Launched Lower Manhattan Coastal Resilience NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced the appointment of Elijah M. Hutchinson as executive director of the Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice (MOCEJ). An experienced public servant with expertise in waterfronts and coastal resiliency,…
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Readout of Workforce Roundtable with Black Elected Officials, Philanthropies, Unions, and NGOs
This week the White House offices of Intergovernmental Affairs, Public Engagement and the National Economic Council convened Black mayors and county officials for a roundtable with philanthropy, unions and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to discuss ways to grow and train the local workforce for high-quality jobs made possible by President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. Participants…
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NY Governor Hochul Announces $13 Million in Grants Awarded to Nonprofit Service Providers to Provide Career Training Opportunities for People With Developmental Disabilities
Grants Will Diversify and Strengthen New York’s Workforce by Preparing People with Developmental Disabilities for Success in Today’s Labor Market Governor Kathy Hochul today () announced that more than $13 million in grants have been awarded by the NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities to seven nonprofit service providers statewide to fund career-specific vocational…
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New York. As Number Of Asylum Seekers In City’s Care Tops 60,000, Mayor Adams Announces 30-day Notices For Adult Migrants, Intensified Casework To Help Adult Asylum Seekers Take Next Step
September 22, 2023 NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced additional policies to help asylum seekers in the city’s care take the next steps in their journeys. The city has made every effort to continue serving the more than 116,000 asylum seekers who have arrived in New York City since last spring.…
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Joe Biden Bill Signed: H.R. 2544 September 22 2023
On Friday, September 22, 2023, the President signed into law: H.R. 2544, the “Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act,” which allows for the award of multiple grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to operate the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. Thank you to Representatives Bucshon and Kelly and Senators Wyden, Grassley, Cardin, Young, and Cassidy…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Executive Order No. 36 September 22, 2023
DEPUTY MAYORS AND SENIOR LEADERSHIP By the power vested in me as Mayor of the City of New York, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. There shall be seven Deputy Mayors. One shall be designated the First Deputy Mayor, one shall be designated the Deputy Mayor for Operations, one shall be designated the Deputy Mayor…
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New York Mayor Adams Emergency Executive Order 498 September 22, 2023
WHEREAS, on September 2, 2021, the federal monitor in the Nunez use-of-force class action stated steps must be taken immediately to address the conditions in the New York City jails; and WHEREAS, on June 14, 2022, the federal court in Nunez approved the Nunez Action Plan, which “represents a way to move forward with concrete measures now to address the ongoing…
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams Emergency Executive Order 497
September 22, 2023 WHEREAS, over the past several months, thousands of asylum seekers have been arriving in New York City, from the Southern border, without having any immediate plans for shelter; and WHEREAS, the City now faces an unprecedented humanitarian crisis that requires it to take extraordinary measures to meet the immediate needs of the…
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NYC Mayor Adams Executive Order No. 35
September 21 2023September 21, 2023 Commitment To Enforcement Of Wage Requirements And Streamlining The Procurement Process WHEREAS, the City of New York continues to be committed to ensuring that all required prevailing and living wages are paid on all public works projects and service contracts; and WHEREAS, Article 8 of the Labor Law mandates that contracts for…
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams Launches Historic Effort to Build “A Little More Housing in Every Neighborhood” – Video
September 21, 2023 Most Significant Pro-Housing Reform Ever to City Zoning, “City of Yes for Housing Opportunity” Would Create an Additional 100,000 Homes for 250,000+ New Yorkers Severe Housing Shortage Has Driven Up Rents and Shelter Populations, Made City Increasingly Unaffordable for Working People Plan Would Allow Creation of Homes Instead of Parking Spots, Create Additional…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Makes a Live Appearance on CNN’s Morning Show – Transcript Available
September 21, 2023 Phil Mattingly: Brand new this morning, the White House is sending 800 new active duty troops to the southern border as we and they see pictures like this out of Eagle Pass, Texas: crowds of migrants under a bridge. The mayor says 2,500 people crossed the border yesterday alone, and the administration has…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ Statement on President Biden’s Extension and Redesignation of Venezuelan Asylum Seekers for Temporary Protected Status
September 20, 2023 NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams tonight released the following statement after hearing directly from the White House about President Joseph Biden’s decision to extend and redesignate Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelan asylum seekers in the country who entered the United States before July 1, 2023 — something Mayor Adams has…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Hertz Announce Partnership to Create Green Jobs, Provide Workforce Training, Electrify Vehicles – Transcript
September 20, 2023 First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright: Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Look at all these wonderful, young, fresh faces. My name Sheena Wright. I am the first deputy mayor of the City of New York, and really excited to take a moment today to share this exciting partnership with Hertz. I want everyone to appreciate…
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Joe Biden’s administration. Joint U.S.-Brazil Statement on the Partnership for Workers’ Rights September 20 2023
Our Administrations affirm our mutual commitment to workers’ rights and promotion of decent work. Working people built our countries – from our most basic infrastructure and critical services, to educating our youth and caring for our elders, to our most advanced technologies. Workers and their trade unions have fought for protections in the workplace, fairness in…