Month: November 2023
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Statement from Speaker Adams on Comptroller Brad Lander’s Report on the City’s Use of Emergency Procurement and Contracts
“Transparency, oversight, and accountability are critical when the City is spending billions of public dollars through emergency contracting. Comptroller Lander’s report revealing deficiencies in the Administration’s emergency contracting only underscores the need for the City to reduce its overreliance on this type of procurement and turn towards more sustainable solutions to meet the holistic needs…
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White House. Statement from President Joe Biden on October PCE Report
Today, we learned that annual inflation fell to its lowest level since March 2021 and monthly inflation was zero. Alongside yesterday’s news that our economy grew by more than 5% last quarter, this flat inflation is helping deliver the breathing room families need right now, especially around the holidays. Our actions have mended supply chains…
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Mayor Eric Adams Launches new Effort to Make Thousands of NYC Intersections Safer, Part of Broad new Street Safety Initiative
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today launched an aggressive, three-pronged effort to rapidly accelerate the city’s ongoing efforts to make streets safer for all New Yorkers and road users, as traffic fatalities continues to rise nationally, beginning by doubling down on the administration’s focus on improving safety at intersections. Under this initiative, the Adams…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Unveils Plan To Make NYC First East Coast City To Transition City’s Heavy-duty Fleet Vehicles To Renewable Fuel
– New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) Commissioner Dawn M. Pinnock today outlined a plan that will make New York City the first city on the East Coast to transition all heavy-duty vehicles in the city’s fleet from fossil to renewable fuel. The city’s fleet…
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President Joe Biden to Visit Largest Wind Tower Manufacturer in the World, Highlight How Bidenomics Is Driving Record Investments in Congresswoman Lauren Boebert’s District
Today ( November 29 2023 ), President Biden will visit CS Wind in Pueblo, Colorado — the largest wind tower manufacturer in the world — to highlight how Bidenomics is creating jobs and opportunities in Colorado’s third congressional district. CS Wind recently announced it is expanding operations and creating hundreds of jobs as a direct…
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New York Mayor Eric Adams Announces More Than Half of Hardest-to-Reach New Yorkers Have Moved From Street Into Care One Year After Severe Mental Illness Plan Launches
Deputy Mayor Anne Williams-Isom, Health and Human Services: Good morning, everyone. I am Anne Williams-Isom. I’m the deputy mayor for Health and Human Services. And we’re here this morning to update New Yorkers on something that we have been working on for over a year. I would say it’s probably one of the most complex issues…
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Readout of White House Meeting with RSV Immunization Manufacturers – November 28 2023
On Monday, senior Biden-Harris Administration officials met with suppliers to discuss the manufacturing, distribution, and accessibility of #RSV immunizations through the private market. Senior administration officials underscored the importance of manufacturers such as #Sanofi ( France ed MT ) and AstraZeneca ( England, UK ed.MT) working to meet demand with a sense of urgency as…
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As New York City Continues to Manage National Migrant Crisis, Mayor Adams Expands Immigration Application Assistance Centers, Convenes Resettlement Working Group
NEW YORK – As New York City continues to manage a national asylum seeker crisis largely on its own, New York City Mayor Eric Adams today launched an expansion of the Asylum Application Help Center, scaling up a resource that has helped thousands of asylum seekers complete complex immigration forms as they continue to pursue the American Dream.…
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Statement from Vice President Harris on Shooting of Palestinian Students in Burlington, Vermont
Doug and I join #President Biden, the First Lady, and #Americans across the country in praying for the full recovery of the three #Palestinian students who were shot in Burlington, Vermont as they traveled to one of their grandmother’s homes during the #Thanksgiving holiday weekend. We send our deepest sympathies to their families and to…
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White House. Executive Order on Interagency Security Committee
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to enhance the quality and effectiveness of security in and protection of buildings and facilities in the United States occupied by Federal employees or Federal contractor workers for nonmilitary activities,…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Announces City Hall, Municipal Buildings, Iconic New York City Sites to be lit Orange for Annual “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence” Campaign
NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced that City Hall and several other municipal buildings and iconic city sites will be lit orange tonight in honor of the annual “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence” campaign. Led by the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (ENDGBV) and the New…
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White House. First Lady Jill Biden Announces 2023 White House Holiday Theme:The “Magic, Wonder, and Joy” of the Holidays
The 2023 White House Holiday Display is designed to capture the pure, unfiltered delight and imagination of childhood, to encourage visitors to reflect on this time of year with hearts open to the magic, wonder, and joy of the season. November, 27, 2023 — Today, First Lady Jill Biden is announcing the theme for the 2023…
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President Joe Biden Announces New Actions to Strengthen America’s Supply Chains, Lower Costs for Families, and Secure Key Sectors
During the inaugural convening of the new White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience, President Biden will unveil more than 30 new actions to strengthen America’s supply chains As part of his Bidenomics agenda to lower costs for American families, President Biden is announcing nearly 30 new actions to strengthen supply chains critical to America’s…
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5 Dead People Vote in Election Decided by 1 Vote, Others Voted Twice – Benny Johnson Video
P.S. Winner of Caddo sheriff race unchanged after recount – The votes were recounted Monday, Nov. 27 2023 at the Caddo Parish Courthouse in downtown Shreveport. Each candidate received an additional three votes, meaning the outcome is unchanged. Henry Whitehorn remains the winner. Source: https://www.ksla.com/2023/11/27/recount-caddo-sheriffs-race-underway/
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NY Times’ Coverage and Attacks on Israel
The New York Times ( with a worldwide reported readership of 9.41 million digital-only subscribers and 670,000 print subscribers as of 2023 ) has covered the bombing of a hospital in Gaza in 2023. The incident occurred on October 17, and it has been a highly contested episode in the ongoing conflict between Israel and…
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White House. Statement from Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the Visit of President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço of Angola
President Biden looks forward to welcoming Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço to the White House on Thursday, November 30. The leaders will mark 30-years of diplomatic relations and discuss next steps to deepen our bilateral cooperation on trade, investment, climate and energy, and to advance President Biden’s Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGI)…
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LAST DAY FIT MUSEUM FOOD AND FASHION EXIBIT 2023
The Food & Fashion exhibition at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) explores the intricate relationship between food and fashion, shedding light on how both are central to our daily lives and serve as expressions of individual and cultural identities. The exhibition features over 80 garments and accessories by renowned designers such…
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White House. Readout of President Biden’s Call with Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani of Qatar
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke today with Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al Thani of Qatar on implementation of the hostage deal and humanitarian pause in Gaza. The leaders discussed hurdles to implementation of the deal and mechanisms for resolving those hurdles as soon as possible.…
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White House. Statement by President Biden in Remembrance of Holodomor
We mark the solemn anniversary of the Holodomor as the brave people of Ukraine continue to defend their freedom and Ukraine’s sovereignty against Russia’s brutal war of aggression. Ninety years ago, the inhumane polices of Joseph Stalin and the Soviet regime created the “death by hunger.” Millions of Ukrainians—men, women, and children—suffered and starved to death between…
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New York City Mayor Adams Calls in for Live Interview on GMGT Live’s “The Reset Talk Show”
J.R. Giddings: New York City Mayor Adams is with us this morning. Good morning, Mr. Mayor. How are you? Mayor Eric Adams: Quite well. Good morning. Good morning to all your listeners. You know, one of my favorite times of the month is hopping on, doing the check‑ins with the show. And it’s good to see you…