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>Evenin’
USCP Plans for Extra Security Ahead of the Joint Session of Congress
February 18, 2022
Press Release
“Law enforcement agencies across the National Capital Region are aware of plans for a series of truck convoys arriving in Washington, DC around the time of the State of the Union. As with any demonstration, the USCP will facilitate lawful First Amendment activity. The USCP is closely coordinating with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, including DC’s Metropolitan Police Department, the United States Park Police, the United States Secret Service and other allied agencies to include the DC National Guard.” – The United States Capitol Police
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Here is additional information to address numerous inquiries we have received this evening:
“The United States Capitol Police and the United States Secret Service have been closely working together to plan for the upcoming State of the Union. The temporary inner-perimeter fence is part of those ongoing discussions and remains an option, however at this time no decision has been made.” – The United States Capitol Police
https://www.uscp.gov/media-center/press-releases/uscp-plans-extra-security-ahead-joint-session-congress
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/594991-capitol-police-ups-security-ahead-of-sotu-amid-concerns-of-truck
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Everyone is invited to the party it appears.
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Talking about a fence? For a SOTU address?
Biden to Hold Meeting with National Security Council on the Situation in Ukraine Tomorrow
Statement from Press Secretary Jen Psaki on President Biden’s Briefings on Ukraine
"[Brandon] continues to monitor the evolving situation in Ukraine, and is being updated regularly about events on the ground by his national security team. They reaffirmed that Russia could launch an attack against Ukraine at any time.
This afternoon, the [Brandon] received an update on the Vice [Brandon]’s meetings at the Munich Security Conference with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine, European Commission President von der Leyen, NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg, leaders of the Baltic states (Prime Minister Kallas of Estonia, President Levits of Latvia, and President Nauseda of Lithuania), Chancellor Scholz of Germany, Prime Minister Mitsotakis of Greece, and leaders of other Allies and partners.
Tomorrow, the [Brandon] will convene a meeting of the National Security Council on the situation in Ukraine.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/02/19/statement-from-press-secretary-jen-psaki-on-president-bidens-briefings-on-ukraine/
>National Security Council
The National Security Council (NSC) is the President's principal forum for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his or her senior advisors and cabinet officials. Since its inception under President Truman, the Council's function has been to advise and assist the President and to coordinate matters of national security among government agencies.
NSC is chaired by the President. Its regular attendees are:
Vice President - Kamala Harris
Secretary of State - Antony Blinken
Secretary of the Treasury - Janet Yellen
Secretary of Defense - Lloyd Austin
Secretary of Energy - Jennifer Granholm
Attorney General - Merrick Garland
Secretary of Homeland Security - Alejandro Mayorkas
Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations - Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development - Samantha Power
Chief of Staff to the President - Ron Klain
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs - Jake Sullivan
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the military advisor to the Council, and the Director of National Intelligence (Avril Haines) is the intelligence advisor.
The National Security Council was established by the National Security Act of 1947 (PL 235 – 61 Stat. 496; U.S.C. 402), amended by the National Security Act Amendments of 1949 (63 Stat. 579; 50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). Later in 1949, as part of the Reorganization Plan, the Council was placed in the Executive Office of the President.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/nsc/
>Chief of Staff to the President - Ron Klain
The "Ebola Czar" Ron Klain?
Obama appoints Ebola "czar"
Published: October 17, 2014, 11:45 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is naming Ron Klain, a former chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden and a trusted adviser at the Obama White House, as the point man on the U.S. government’s response to the Ebola crisis, the White House said Friday.
Obama has been under pressure to name an Ebola “czar” to oversee health security in the U.S. and actions to help stem the outbreak in West Africa, where nearly 4,500 people have died from the virus.
Klain has been out of government since leaving Biden’s office during the Obama’s first term. The White House said that Klain would report to national security adviser Susan Rice and to homeland security and counter-terrorism adviser Lisa Monaco. Klain, a lawyer, also served as chief of staff for Vice President Al Gore and was a key figure during the 2000 Florida presidential election recount. He previously served under Attorney General Janet Reno in the Clinton administration.
The White House is calling the new post an “Ebola response coordinator.”
White House officials had initially resisted congressional calls to name a lead figure on Ebola, arguing that various agencies had distinct responsibilities, including the Centers for Disease Control, The Department of Defense, and the Department of Health and Human Services.
But on Thursday, Obama conceded that such a point person might in fact be necessary even as he praised his adviser for doing “an outstanding job.”
But he said that several of his advisers, including Monaco and CDC director Dr. Thomas Frieden, are also confronting other priorities. He noted that Frieden is also dealing with flu season and Monaco and Rice are having to spend time on the Islamic State extremists in the Middle East.
“It may make sense for us to have one person … so that after this initial surge of activity we can have a more regular process just to make sure we are crossing all the Ts and dotting all the Is,” he said.
Klain comes to the job with strong management credentials, extensive federal government experience overseeing complex operations and good working relationships with leading members of Congress, as well as senior Obama administration officials, including the president.
In a statement, the White House noted that as Biden’s chief of staff, Klain helped with the implementation of the White House stimulus package of 2009 created as a response to the recession and the financial crisis.
Klain is President of Case Holdings and General Counsel at Revolution LLC, a technology venture capital firm based in Washington.
https://web.archive.org/web/20141017190406/http://wpri.com/2014/10/17/president-obama-appoints-ebola-response-coordinator/
Ron Klain Twitter account:
https://twitter.com/RonaldKlain