A look back at April 2024 at the Biden-Harris White House.
The White House
22 hours ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tI-l7UAkoU
11:00 AM EDT
House Democratic Leaders Hold News Conference
House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar and Vice Chair Ted Lieu speak to reporters at the Capitol about the legislative agenda and other issues in the news.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535848-1/house-democratic-leaders-hold-news-conference
11:00 AM EDT
Senator Blackburn and Others Hold News Conference on Border Security
Senator Marsha Blackburn and Republican colleagues hold a news conference ahead of Thursday’s cloture vote on a bipartisan border security bill negotiated earlier this year but later blocked by Republicans for consideration.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535849-1/senator-blackburn-hold-news-conference-border-security
MAY 21, 2024 | CLIP OF SENATE REPUBLICAN AGENDA
Senator McConnell on Justice Alito: "We Need to Leave the Supreme Court Alone"
Responding to a question about an upside-down U.S. flag flying outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in the days after the January 6 attack on the Capitol, Senate Republican Leader says "We need to leave the Supreme Court alone…
"It seems to be there are just nonstop attacks on the Supreme Court, week after week after week…We need to leave the Supreme Court alone, protect them from people who went into their neighborhoods and tried to do them harm"
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c5118069/senator-mcconnell-justice-alito-we-leave-supreme-court-alone
MAY 21, 2024 | CLIP OF SENATE DEMOCRATIC AGENDA
Senator Schumer in Talks with Speaker on Netanyahu Address to Congress
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says he is in talks with House Speaker Mike Johnson about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing a joint meeting of Congress, saying U.S. support for Israel is ironclad and transcends any one prime minister or president. Schumer recently called for elections in Israel and said Netanyahu was an obstacle to achieving peace and a Two-State Solution in the Middle East.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c5118067/senator-schumer-talks-speaker-netanyahu-address-congress
MAY 20, 2024 | CLIP OF PRESIDENT BIDEN REMARKS AT JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATION
President Biden: "We Reject ICC's Application for Arrest Warrants Against Israeli Leaders"
President Biden dismisses the International Criminal Court prosecutor's decision to simultaneously seek arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders. Speaking at a Rose Garden reception to mark Jewish American Heritage Month, the president say, "We reject the ICC's application for arrest warrants against Israeli leaders. Whatever these warrants may imply, there is no equivalence between Israel and Hamas…Contrary to allegations against Israel…what's happening is not genocide."
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c5117980/president-biden-we-reject-iccs-application-arrest-warrants-israeli-leaders
12:30 PM EDT
Senator Stabenow and Others Hold News Conference on Border Security
Senator Debbie Stabenow and Democratic colleagues speak to reporters ahead of Thursday’s cloture vote on a bipartisan border security bill that faltered in the Senate earlier this year after some Republicans blocked its consideration.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535851-1/senator-stabenow-hold-news-conference-border-security
1:00 PM EDT
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvFgQKfwWaE
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White House Daily Briefing
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre briefs reporters and responds to questions on a range of issues facing the Biden administration. She’s joined by National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535852-1/white-house-daily-briefing
1:00 PM EDT
Artificial intelligence town hall hosted by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/nasa-tv-schedule-for-web-week-of-5-20-2024.pdf
https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3LH7Hd0L5s
2:00 PM EDT
The State of American Diplomacy in 2024: Global Instability, Budget Challenges, and Great Power Competition
House Foreign Affairs Committee
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WITNESSES:
The Honorable Antony Blinken
Secretary of State
U.S. Department of State
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117091
https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/the-state-of-american-diplomacy-in-2024-global-instability-budget-challenges-and-great-power-competition/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hApP6X8mcbo
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken testifies before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on the FY25 Department of State Budget Request
Capitol Hill
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-22-2024/
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Secretary of State Blinken Testifies Before House Committee
Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies on his department’s activities, including U.S. diplomacy, global challenges, and the 2025 budget request, before the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535745-1/secretary-state-blinken-testifies-house-committee
2:30 PM EDT
Kenya State Dinner Media Preview: First Lady Jill Biden Hosts a Media Preview for the Kenya State Dinner
The White House
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxPdI8I-4G0
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Kenyan President Ruto State Dinner Preview
First lady Jill Biden and White House staffers preview Thursday’s state dinner for for Kenyan President William Ruto.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535844-1/kenyan-president-ruto-state-dinner-preview