Speaker Pelosi PACT Act Enrollment Ceremony
August 9, 2022Speaker Pelosi holds an enrollment ceremony for the PACT Act.
Speaker Pelosi holds an enrollment ceremony for the PACT Act.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre briefs reporters and responds to questions on several issues, include the FBI’s search of Mar-a-Lago. “No one at the White House was given a heads-up,” she says.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds a press availability with Democratic Republic of Congo’s Foreign Minister Christophe Lutundula in Kinshasa. Both countries have agreed to form a working group on climate change, the secretary says.
The House is holding a pro forma session during its August recess. No votes will take place.
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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre briefs reporters and responds to questions on several issues, include the FBI’s search of Mar-a-Lago. “No one at the White House was given a heads-up,” she says.
President Biden speaks to reporters briefly about his meetings with families impacted by the recent flooding in eastern Kentucky. Asked if Senator McConnell should have joined him, he says, “No, I don’t think so. He’s got a Senate to run.”
President Biden signs the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act into law. One of the law’s goals aims to spur more production of U.S. made semiconductors. Since the pandemic there’s been a shortage because of global supply chain issues.
Grammy Award winner and Public Enemy co-founder Chuck D discussed the music of social change and his “Songs That Shook the Planet” project. The National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC, hosted this event.
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Former President Trump holds a Save America rally for state and local politicians in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl briefs reporters on the latest billion-dollar security assistance package in support of Ukraine. He also says Russia has suffered as many as 80,000 casualties since the war began in February.