WEBVTT 1 00:00:05.120 --> 00:00:19.480 Thank you for listening to Depictures Media Radio. Welcome to Policy and Rights, 2 00:00:21.079 --> 00:01:03.399 the show about the government, policy and human rights. Welcome back to Policy 3 00:01:03.520 --> 00:01:06.719 Rights. Here in Depictions Media Radio, I'm your host, Michael Cloggs. 4 00:01:07.200 --> 00:01:12.200 You know, there's a lot going on out there, and there's a lot 5 00:01:12.239 --> 00:01:21.959 of agendas, and each government seems to have one of those agendas going and 6 00:01:22.879 --> 00:01:29.599 there are things that each president tries to fix, each Prime minister tries to 7 00:01:29.680 --> 00:01:33.719 fix, and they try to get it through this system as best as they 8 00:01:33.719 --> 00:01:40.359 possibly can. And immigration is is a big hot button for a lot of 9 00:01:40.400 --> 00:01:49.879 countries because in some respects, while innocent is as it may be, that 10 00:01:53.519 --> 00:02:07.840 illegal immigrants can actually deplete resources away away from citizens. Well, of course, 11 00:02:07.879 --> 00:02:21.879 that that is the thought and and everything that legitimate citizens quote unquote feed 12 00:02:22.000 --> 00:02:29.960 into the government system and they ensure that things are going to go go the 13 00:02:30.080 --> 00:02:36.080 right way, and illegal immigrants they deplete the system, they take resources away, 14 00:02:36.479 --> 00:02:39.680 they take food, they take jobs, and all that sort of stuff. 15 00:02:39.759 --> 00:02:46.159 Well, there are some arguments for and some against that. One of 16 00:02:46.240 --> 00:02:54.719 the arguments, of course, that that is being used for it is the 17 00:02:54.759 --> 00:03:05.080 reason why we keep seeing the revamping of immigration laws and border patrols in order 18 00:03:05.120 --> 00:03:10.199 to stop illegal immigrants from coming into the country, to have immigrants and refugees 19 00:03:10.240 --> 00:03:15.639 come into the country a certain way so that they can be tagged and printed, 20 00:03:16.120 --> 00:03:23.120 given social Security cards and numbers, all those sort of things that the 21 00:03:23.240 --> 00:03:29.000 government wants them people to have so that they can be taxed according to the 22 00:03:29.039 --> 00:03:38.280 amount of income that they actually make. So we're going to hear in this 23 00:03:38.400 --> 00:03:43.840 next press conference from the White House about how President Joe Biden has been trying 24 00:03:43.879 --> 00:03:52.039 to fix the immigration and the United States, especially those coming from South America 25 00:03:52.120 --> 00:03:59.599 and through Arizona, Texas, California. Okay, we're also going to hear 26 00:03:59.680 --> 00:04:06.039 about out Another agenda, of course, is weapons that Vladimir Putin is using 27 00:04:08.400 --> 00:04:17.480 against the Ukraine and how they because they can't get it from more prominent sources. 28 00:04:18.600 --> 00:04:24.879 They can't get weapons from from Germany, Europe, Canada, all all 29 00:04:24.920 --> 00:04:30.519 all of the normal countries that they would get the weapons from that they are 30 00:04:30.160 --> 00:04:42.759 reverting to other countries like North Korea and other places like that that that we 31 00:04:42.879 --> 00:04:49.759 also say are actually promoting terrorism around the world. So, and this is 32 00:04:49.800 --> 00:04:58.120 in reference to a missile test by the Koreans to show, of course that 33 00:04:58.360 --> 00:05:03.680 Hey, true putin we have missiles, you can buy them from us, 34 00:05:03.879 --> 00:05:10.959 and we don't care if you fire on Ukraine. We don't fire. We 35 00:05:11.040 --> 00:05:15.240 don't care if you fire on any other innocent country. It's just as long 36 00:05:15.279 --> 00:05:18.519 as you keep buying missiles from us and you don't use our own missiles against 37 00:05:18.600 --> 00:05:27.600 us. So a couple of agendas, you know, the normal government agendas 38 00:05:27.680 --> 00:05:33.000 that we hear about. But let's hear what the White House represent press representative 39 00:05:33.360 --> 00:05:41.839 actually had to say about these particular topics and other topics that are happening around 40 00:05:41.839 --> 00:05:54.480 the world. We don't Good afternoon, everyone, one. Apologies for the 41 00:05:54.560 --> 00:05:59.759 late start. The administrator was meeting with the President giving the President an update 42 00:05:59.800 --> 00:06:01.639 and we wanted to make sure we had her with us before we came out 43 00:06:02.439 --> 00:06:06.720 given the day. So again, good afternoon everyone. This morning, hurricaney 44 00:06:06.759 --> 00:06:13.120 Dahlia made landfall in Florida as a major hurricane. Our administration is prepared to 45 00:06:13.160 --> 00:06:17.360 support any needs that may arise as Idalia moves through Florida and into Georgia. 46 00:06:17.600 --> 00:06:23.439 Personnel and resources from across the federal government and from our voluntary and nonprofit partners 47 00:06:23.439 --> 00:06:27.240 are ready to assist. Later today, the American people will hear directly. 48 00:06:27.279 --> 00:06:30.439 They will look directly from the President. He will speak about our efforts to 49 00:06:30.519 --> 00:06:38.560 respond to her to hurricaney Dallia, and our ongoing commitment to help the residence 50 00:06:38.600 --> 00:06:43.639 of Maui recover after the tragic wildfires earlier this month as well. But before 51 00:06:43.639 --> 00:06:46.879 I turn it over to the FEMA administrator for an update on hurricaney Dahlia, 52 00:06:47.040 --> 00:06:51.680 we want to make sure all of those experiencing the effects of Idalia are or 53 00:06:51.759 --> 00:06:57.160 are on the path to make sure that they are staying safe. If you're 54 00:06:57.199 --> 00:07:02.519 experiencing hurricane wind storm surge and don't venture outside, listen to warnings of local 55 00:07:02.519 --> 00:07:08.600 officials and shelter in place. Do not enter floodwaters since there can be chemicals 56 00:07:08.639 --> 00:07:12.959 and debris. If you are in the projected path of the hurricane, please 57 00:07:13.000 --> 00:07:16.920 remain alert, closely monitoring any changes in it to its path. Listen to 58 00:07:17.040 --> 00:07:23.439 local and state officials for guidance and evacuation notices, and finish your preparedness. 59 00:07:24.319 --> 00:07:29.759 The President and our entire administration. Our entire administration are committed to supporting all 60 00:07:29.839 --> 00:07:34.839 communities impacted by the hurricane. We will be with you every step of the 61 00:07:34.879 --> 00:07:38.600 way, as we have been when we have where you have to deal with 62 00:07:38.600 --> 00:07:44.399 these types of disastrous situation, hurricanes, extreme weather. This is an administration 63 00:07:44.439 --> 00:07:48.480 that will be with this community from before it started, as you all know 64 00:07:48.600 --> 00:07:51.519 from what you heard from the President earlier this week, and also the administrator 65 00:07:51.600 --> 00:07:57.160 an administrator after it hits, and we will be there until they are able 66 00:07:57.160 --> 00:08:03.319 to rebuild with that administrator cour as well. Welcome back. All right, 67 00:08:03.360 --> 00:08:07.800 good morning everybody in Thanks Karren, and I'll just jump right in. I 68 00:08:07.839 --> 00:08:13.199 did just have an opportunity to brief the President on our current response efforts for 69 00:08:13.399 --> 00:08:16.279 Hurricane Delia, which, as all of you know, made landfall early this 70 00:08:16.319 --> 00:08:20.920 morning. While we were in there, the President contacted Governor to Santis to 71 00:08:22.040 --> 00:08:24.399 let him know that the federal family continues to be there to support him. 72 00:08:24.560 --> 00:08:28.920 The governor expressed that all of his needs are met currently. The President reiterated 73 00:08:30.040 --> 00:08:33.240 that if anything is needed from the federal government, we will be able to 74 00:08:33.320 --> 00:08:37.799 support, and we have over a thousand personnel currently deployed prepared to support not 75 00:08:37.879 --> 00:08:41.799 just Florida, but all of our states that are in the path as needed. 76 00:08:43.080 --> 00:08:45.919 While I was in there, the governor also or the President also directed 77 00:08:45.919 --> 00:08:48.200 me to travel immediately into the area, and I will be traveling later this 78 00:08:48.279 --> 00:08:54.919 afternoon to join Governor to Santis tomorrow to do assessments and see firsthand what the 79 00:08:54.960 --> 00:08:58.399 impacts from this storm are, and I can be able to report back to 80 00:08:58.440 --> 00:09:01.679 the President exactly what I see, what we think the needs might be, 81 00:09:01.759 --> 00:09:05.159 and where the federal family can continue to assist. Before I touched more on 82 00:09:05.240 --> 00:09:09.960 Hurricane Eydalia, I also want to address on the second reason that I am 83 00:09:09.000 --> 00:09:13.480 here at the White House today. Today I will also join President Biden alongside 84 00:09:13.559 --> 00:09:18.919 his cabinet and agency officials who are supporting the response and the recovery efforts on 85 00:09:18.919 --> 00:09:24.080 the ground in Hawaii as we continue to help the people of Maui rebuild and 86 00:09:24.159 --> 00:09:30.320 recover over the long term. This whole of government approach is what is needed 87 00:09:30.480 --> 00:09:33.399 to get the right resources to the people of Maui, the resources and the 88 00:09:33.399 --> 00:09:37.799 assistance that they need and that they deserve. Now back a little bit to 89 00:09:39.320 --> 00:09:43.120 what we know so far on Hurricane Idalium. While it is still too soon 90 00:09:43.360 --> 00:09:48.080 to assess the total damages, we know that the storm made landfall as a 91 00:09:48.120 --> 00:09:52.320 Category three, which means over one hundred and twenty mile per hour winds, 92 00:09:52.360 --> 00:09:58.200 and up to ten inches of rain in some areas peak storm surge in some 93 00:09:58.240 --> 00:10:01.559 places along the coast. It has peaked right now, but it could surpass 94 00:10:01.639 --> 00:10:07.840 once they measure over fifteen feet of storm surge, and we'll get exact numbers 95 00:10:07.879 --> 00:10:11.440 as they're able to go in and assess what the total storm surge was. 96 00:10:11.320 --> 00:10:16.960 And in fact, Adalia is the strongest storm to hit this part of Florida 97 00:10:18.039 --> 00:10:22.519 to make landfall in this part of Florida in over one hundred years. But 98 00:10:22.600 --> 00:10:26.759 FEMA and the entire Biden Harris administration, we were prepared and we were ready 99 00:10:26.840 --> 00:10:31.279 to support the needs of this storm. As I mentioned, we have actually 100 00:10:31.279 --> 00:10:35.519 over fifteen hundred federal responders that are on the ground in the affected area. 101 00:10:37.000 --> 00:10:41.799 This includes over three hundred personnel from FEMA as well as over five hundred urban 102 00:10:41.799 --> 00:10:46.559 search and rescue personnel ready to support any of the state's requests as of seven 103 00:10:46.720 --> 00:10:50.679 thirty this morning, and I know these numbers are dynamic and fluid, but 104 00:10:50.759 --> 00:10:54.159 as of seven thirty this morning, there are nearly three hundred thousand customer outages 105 00:10:56.039 --> 00:10:58.960 for power in Florida, and we do expect those numbers to continue to rise 106 00:11:00.279 --> 00:11:03.919 as the storm passes through and goes into Georgia, and we'll see power outage 107 00:11:03.960 --> 00:11:09.840 numbers for Georgia, South Carolina, and perhaps North Carolina. Our partners at 108 00:11:09.879 --> 00:11:13.279 the US Army Corps of Engineers are prepositioned to support power restoration and they have 109 00:11:13.440 --> 00:11:18.440 over thirty generators that are pre staged. Additionally, the utilities are preparing for 110 00:11:18.480 --> 00:11:24.399 storm impacts, including pre staging crews and equipment outside of the projected storm track, 111 00:11:24.919 --> 00:11:28.120 and the state anticipates a total of about thirty thousand to forty thousand linemen 112 00:11:28.120 --> 00:11:35.399 in Florida to begin to assist in the power restoration efforts. People that are 113 00:11:35.480 --> 00:11:39.720 still in the storm's path, however, as you heard from Korean, they 114 00:11:39.720 --> 00:11:43.960 should not venture out into the storm and remain sheltering in place if your local 115 00:11:43.960 --> 00:11:48.960 officials are telling you to do so. However, if you are in trouble 116 00:11:48.320 --> 00:11:54.679 and you need immediate assistance, please call nine one one. As you do 117 00:11:54.759 --> 00:11:58.240 go out, do not wade in the water, Do not drive through flooded 118 00:11:58.360 --> 00:12:03.480 roads streets. Just remember, turn around, don't drown. Unfortunately, we 119 00:12:03.559 --> 00:12:09.200 see so many fatalities after the storm passes. We want to make sure that 120 00:12:09.240 --> 00:12:15.480 everybody is taking the right precautions to keep themselves safe, and as always, 121 00:12:15.519 --> 00:12:20.600 please continue to listen to your local officials. As this storm continues to pass 122 00:12:20.679 --> 00:12:24.200 over Georgia currently and into South Carolina. Please check on your friends and your 123 00:12:24.240 --> 00:12:28.840 family and your loved ones, especially older adults and people living with disabilities, 124 00:12:28.879 --> 00:12:33.080 to see if they have any needs. In closing, I just want to 125 00:12:33.120 --> 00:12:39.159 remind people that this is still very much an active situation. Remnants of the 126 00:12:39.200 --> 00:12:43.080 storm are still affecting Florida as we speak. The storm is over Georgia and 127 00:12:43.279 --> 00:12:48.879 moving into South Carolina. People there and in the Carolinas will continue to experience 128 00:12:48.960 --> 00:12:54.080 impacts throughout the day today and possibly into the weekend. Again. FEMA is 129 00:12:54.159 --> 00:12:58.600 well postured with our federal partners to support Floridians during this time of need and 130 00:12:58.639 --> 00:13:03.000 stands ready to support other affected states as needed. With that, I can 131 00:13:03.080 --> 00:13:09.559 take any questions. Thank you, administrator. What are you most concerned about 132 00:13:09.720 --> 00:13:13.360 over the next day or two, since you just said it's too early right 133 00:13:13.360 --> 00:13:18.000 now to assess the extent of damage Florida. Yeah, my biggest concern is 134 00:13:18.039 --> 00:13:22.000 those people who chose not to evacuate, and I know that our local first 135 00:13:22.039 --> 00:13:26.360 responders, the heroes that are out there in those local communities are doing amazing 136 00:13:26.440 --> 00:13:31.120 job already of going into the areas where people did not evacuate and helping to 137 00:13:31.159 --> 00:13:33.840 get them to safety. I think that is our priority through the day today, 138 00:13:33.960 --> 00:13:37.799 is to make sure that everybody is safe after this storm has passed. 139 00:13:39.080 --> 00:13:41.759 As we go into the next few days, we're going to want to assess 140 00:13:41.759 --> 00:13:45.720 what the total amount of damages and see what immediate needs need to be put 141 00:13:45.799 --> 00:13:50.720 forth in order to help support and start the recovery process. Administrate Chriswell, 142 00:13:50.759 --> 00:13:54.480 thank you so much. Could you just take us a little bit into that 143 00:13:54.519 --> 00:13:56.759 briefing that you had with the president today? What is he most concerned about? 144 00:13:56.799 --> 00:14:00.639 What was he most focused on? Any other direction he gave to you 145 00:14:00.720 --> 00:14:03.080 other than supply down to Florida. And then secondly, you said that Governors 146 00:14:03.080 --> 00:14:07.679 de Santis is satisfied with the federal response, doesn't need anything additional. Is 147 00:14:07.840 --> 00:14:13.480 there anything else discussed on that goal? Yeah, the President's main concern is 148 00:14:13.519 --> 00:14:18.559 making sure that we are bringing everything that we have into support these states as 149 00:14:18.600 --> 00:14:22.720 they're having an immediate response and life saving needs or beginning to start their assessment 150 00:14:22.720 --> 00:14:28.960 and their recovery process. I think it's incredibly important that our governors know that 151 00:14:28.360 --> 00:14:33.279 we are ready, impostured to bring in all federal resources to support any of 152 00:14:33.320 --> 00:14:37.679 their life saving and their life sustaining needs in the very near future. The 153 00:14:37.679 --> 00:14:41.559 conversation with Governor De Santis was that, you know, reiterating the fact that 154 00:14:41.600 --> 00:14:46.080 we already have over fifteen hundred personnel they're in the area to be able to 155 00:14:46.120 --> 00:14:50.039 support, and the governor currently has no unmet needs. But as we begin 156 00:14:50.120 --> 00:14:52.879 to assess, right as the governor assesses, and as I get on the 157 00:14:52.879 --> 00:14:56.399 ground tomorrow to assess, we'll see what additional needs might be there, and 158 00:14:56.440 --> 00:15:00.480 if any of those resources need to be employed, or we need to move 159 00:15:00.480 --> 00:15:03.559 more into the area residents yet with the governors of Georgia or South Carolina as 160 00:15:03.559 --> 00:15:07.720 well, or any plans for that's happening. I believe he was preparing to 161 00:15:07.759 --> 00:15:11.120 contact them after I left. How I could come to this breefing good YEA 162 00:15:11.720 --> 00:15:16.080 thank you administrator. To what extent do you attribute climate change as a cause 163 00:15:16.159 --> 00:15:20.039 of this storm and the other weather events that we're seeing over the last weeks 164 00:15:20.039 --> 00:15:24.000 and months. Yeah, you know, I'm not going to attribute the cause 165 00:15:24.039 --> 00:15:26.960 of the storm, but what I can say is that we are seeing an 166 00:15:28.080 --> 00:15:31.600 increase in the number of severe weather events. And what we saw with this 167 00:15:31.639 --> 00:15:35.080 storm, as we have seen with several of our hurricanes over the last few 168 00:15:35.159 --> 00:15:41.679 years, is that they are intensifying more rapidly due to the elevated heat of 169 00:15:41.720 --> 00:15:45.279 the water temperature in the Gulf or in the Pacific, or whether it's in 170 00:15:45.279 --> 00:15:52.120 the Atlantic. These storms are intensifying so fast that our local emergency management officials 171 00:15:52.159 --> 00:15:56.759 have less time to warn and evacuate and get people to safety. This is 172 00:15:56.759 --> 00:16:00.440 something that we have to take into consideration as we build our prepared plans, 173 00:16:00.440 --> 00:16:03.600 as our local communities build their preparedness plans on how they're going to communicate and 174 00:16:03.639 --> 00:16:07.600 prepare their communities for the types of storms that they're going to face in the 175 00:16:07.600 --> 00:16:11.320 future. More specifically, on this storm, do you have any sensors And 176 00:16:11.399 --> 00:16:15.399 too early now to say what the cost of recovery will require will be. 177 00:16:15.639 --> 00:16:19.440 Yeah, it's far too early to even estimate what the cost is. It's 178 00:16:19.480 --> 00:16:23.039 still unsafe in many parts to even go out. That's what's going to happen 179 00:16:23.080 --> 00:16:26.200 over the next several days is to really get a good understanding, an initial 180 00:16:26.320 --> 00:16:30.759 estimate of what we think the costs will be and what the amount of impact 181 00:16:30.759 --> 00:16:33.480 to these communities has been. That's a lot just to follow on that with 182 00:16:33.519 --> 00:16:37.000 what you've seen so far. How long do you think it will take to 183 00:16:37.080 --> 00:16:40.559 get that full assessment and how long will it take to understand the costs of 184 00:16:40.679 --> 00:16:45.360 recovery efforts? And we have rapid assessment teams that have been prepositioned, ready 185 00:16:45.399 --> 00:16:48.039 to go out as soon as it's safe to do so, and so those 186 00:16:48.080 --> 00:16:52.240 are personnel that will integrate in with the state personnel to go see what the 187 00:16:52.320 --> 00:16:56.639 damages are. But we also use technology, right We use aerial imagery and 188 00:16:56.720 --> 00:17:00.080 satellite technology, and we use our geospatial information to get a better idea, 189 00:17:00.440 --> 00:17:03.920 so we don't have to physically put people out there, and it allows us 190 00:17:03.960 --> 00:17:07.000 to make these types of decisions much quicker than we've been able to in the 191 00:17:07.000 --> 00:17:10.839 past. And so again, it will take several days to get a full 192 00:17:10.920 --> 00:17:14.720 understanding of what the initial assessment a damage assessment is, but it will take 193 00:17:14.759 --> 00:17:18.119 longer to get the full picture of the total amount of impact to these communities. 194 00:17:18.200 --> 00:17:22.640 In yesterday you had said that famous disaster of really fund was running row. 195 00:17:22.799 --> 00:17:25.839 With what we've seen from this storm so far, there's also the Maui 196 00:17:25.960 --> 00:17:29.559 fires. Do you think there's enough funding? Are you confident there's enough that 197 00:17:29.640 --> 00:17:33.440 there's another extreme weather event in the next month. Yeah, So yesterday, 198 00:17:33.519 --> 00:17:37.920 as I announced, I directed my personnel to implement what we call immediate needs 199 00:17:37.960 --> 00:17:42.160 funding, and that prioritizes the remaining funding within the Disaster Relief Fund to support 200 00:17:42.200 --> 00:17:47.440 those life saving efforts. I believe through this effort, we have plenty of 201 00:17:47.480 --> 00:17:49.839 funding to be able to support our ongoing efforts in Maui as well as this 202 00:17:49.920 --> 00:17:55.720 event to include Florida, Georgia, South Carolina as needed. But we are 203 00:17:55.759 --> 00:17:59.119 monitoring it very closely. Right every day, we are looking at what the 204 00:17:59.119 --> 00:18:03.359 cost of these storms are as we approach the end of this fiscal year, 205 00:18:03.400 --> 00:18:06.640 and if we have another storm, we're going to have to closely monitor what 206 00:18:06.720 --> 00:18:08.799 impact that's going to have in any other actions we might have to take. 207 00:18:11.400 --> 00:18:14.559 Minis right. Thank you for being here as we do approach the end of 208 00:18:14.559 --> 00:18:15.920 the fiscal year. As you just noted, just getting a little bit down 209 00:18:17.000 --> 00:18:19.400 the road, these take weeks months to recover FEMA's involvement. We'll go on 210 00:18:19.799 --> 00:18:22.359 for quite a long time. Back in twenty thirteen, when there was a 211 00:18:22.400 --> 00:18:27.480 government shutdown, FEMA had to furlough it's non essential staff. Right now, 212 00:18:27.559 --> 00:18:33.000 what potential impact would a government shutdown as lawmakers have considerations about whether the fund 213 00:18:33.039 --> 00:18:37.920 of the government have on FEMA's ability to care for those in both Maui and 214 00:18:37.200 --> 00:18:41.079 in Florida. I mean, we always want to take account to what our 215 00:18:41.119 --> 00:18:45.720 personnel are doing and in how rents. A government shutdown does not impact our 216 00:18:45.880 --> 00:18:49.440 personnel that are funded through the Disaster Relief Fund and so they're able to continue 217 00:18:49.480 --> 00:18:53.880 operating and supporting all of the immediate efforts and life saving efforts that continue to 218 00:18:53.880 --> 00:18:57.880 go on. And we also for our other staff, I can designate our 219 00:18:57.960 --> 00:19:03.200 emergency personnel to support any life saving efforts. And so we have plans in 220 00:19:03.279 --> 00:19:07.279 place as we have gone through this before and how we would staff our our 221 00:19:07.319 --> 00:19:11.559 agency to continue to support those efforts. Follow about the critical needs assistance that 222 00:19:11.640 --> 00:19:15.359 was provided to those in Maui seven hundred dollars in payments to individuals they are 223 00:19:15.400 --> 00:19:19.400 given the cost of living in Hawaii, specifically in the behind a community. 224 00:19:19.799 --> 00:19:23.079 Is anything being done right now? Are their considerations or efforts being made to 225 00:19:23.079 --> 00:19:27.359 try to raise that cap that seven hundred dollars figure for those who are there. 226 00:19:27.839 --> 00:19:32.480 Yeah, the seven hundred dollars figure of critical needs assistance is really just 227 00:19:32.680 --> 00:19:37.240 that amount of funding for some of the very immediate needs that individuals have. 228 00:19:37.119 --> 00:19:41.759 Every year. The main part of our assistance, which is our individual and 229 00:19:41.799 --> 00:19:45.680 household program, adjusts annually based on inflation. This year, it's forty one 230 00:19:45.720 --> 00:19:51.279 thousand dollars of a cap that individuals can get that will get raised after the 231 00:19:51.680 --> 00:19:53.359 fiscal year. I don't know what that number is yet, but we do 232 00:19:53.400 --> 00:19:59.039 adjust that main portion of the funding that goes to individuals annually based on inflations 233 00:19:59.240 --> 00:20:02.559 seven hundred for now, and then they can pursue those other moneys going for 234 00:20:02.599 --> 00:20:03.839 it. But if people have run through that money right now, they're on 235 00:20:03.880 --> 00:20:07.000 their own until they get access to the further assistance company. Yeah, and 236 00:20:07.039 --> 00:20:14.200 we already have. I think it was twelve thousand individuals that registered for assistance 237 00:20:14.279 --> 00:20:18.480 in Maui and somewhere over fifteen million dollars that's out on the street. That 238 00:20:18.559 --> 00:20:25.519 number could be higher right now from that other program, that's right. I 239 00:20:25.599 --> 00:20:30.039 know that you and the governor and local sufficials, state officials have all told 240 00:20:30.039 --> 00:20:32.200 people that they get out of the way of this storm. So my first 241 00:20:32.279 --> 00:20:36.480 question is are you satisfied that people heated those calls, both from you and 242 00:20:36.960 --> 00:20:41.440 local and state officials. And then secondly, you mentioned the search and recovery 243 00:20:41.440 --> 00:20:45.599 teams that are sort of deployed and ready to go. What's your assessment so 244 00:20:45.640 --> 00:20:49.480 far on what those needs look like if people are sort of stranded right now? 245 00:20:51.079 --> 00:20:52.960 Yeah, So on the first question, I think many people did heed 246 00:20:53.000 --> 00:20:57.039 the warning, but unfortunately many did not. Right We're already getting reports of 247 00:20:57.079 --> 00:21:02.559 people that chose to stay, and they're getting calls into the local first responders 248 00:21:02.599 --> 00:21:04.640 to come in and assist them. And if anybody needs assistance, they should, 249 00:21:04.680 --> 00:21:07.880 they should call nine to one one and those first responders will come in 250 00:21:07.920 --> 00:21:14.279 and help. As far as the entire footprint of those resources that are available, 251 00:21:14.359 --> 00:21:18.680 it's a combined effort recognizing the capability that the state already has with all 252 00:21:18.720 --> 00:21:22.400 of their resources, and we have additional resources that are integrated in with that 253 00:21:22.559 --> 00:21:26.400 operation. So if we need to immediately augment, we have resources that are 254 00:21:26.400 --> 00:21:30.880 ready to deploy. I'm as soon as requested, without hesitation and without interruption. 255 00:21:32.200 --> 00:21:33.359 Is it clear yet how many people may be stranded? Oh? I 256 00:21:33.359 --> 00:21:38.000 don't have a number on how many you know from the initial assessment, What 257 00:21:38.079 --> 00:21:45.799 would you say are the most damaged areants and what was the response from the 258 00:21:45.839 --> 00:21:51.359 population in those areas to the government's distructions. I would say that initial reports 259 00:21:52.279 --> 00:21:56.240 are in that Big Bend area that have had the greatest impact. They have 260 00:21:56.359 --> 00:22:00.519 experienced the greatest amount of storm surge, they experienced the greatest wind speeds, 261 00:22:00.920 --> 00:22:03.640 and so when we do get out to start assessments, that would be my 262 00:22:03.759 --> 00:22:10.119 anticipation of where we would experience the greatest amount of damage and impact across Florida. 263 00:22:10.519 --> 00:22:14.319 How do people respond in those areas? Again, I think many people 264 00:22:14.359 --> 00:22:17.359 did heed the warnings, and there was a lot of public messaging that went 265 00:22:17.359 --> 00:22:19.799 out there to let people understand that the danger is not just the cone of 266 00:22:19.799 --> 00:22:23.880 the hurricane, but it's the storm surge and the water which is creating and 267 00:22:23.920 --> 00:22:29.559 causing the most fatalities in these events. But again, many people did not. 268 00:22:29.759 --> 00:22:33.119 As we are hearing about our first responders going in to support rescuing people 269 00:22:33.119 --> 00:22:36.519 from their homes that are now stranded, Okay, we're going to we'll have 270 00:22:36.599 --> 00:22:40.759 it up the way the back and then educate Danes on the immediate needs finding. 271 00:22:40.759 --> 00:22:45.839 I'm curious if you have recognized the potential long term ongoing recovery efforts that 272 00:22:45.920 --> 00:22:52.920 could be at risk here. So if I understand the long term recovery efforts 273 00:22:52.920 --> 00:22:56.759 based on right now or what it looks like going into the next fiscal year, 274 00:22:57.400 --> 00:23:00.400 going into the next fiscal year, or which ones are at risk here 275 00:23:00.640 --> 00:23:04.799 if you do not get the funding up. Yeah, So what immediate needs 276 00:23:04.839 --> 00:23:10.680 funding does is the work does not stop, right the projects continue to go 277 00:23:10.880 --> 00:23:15.359 underway. Our longer term recovery projects for the variety of disasters that we've experienced 278 00:23:15.440 --> 00:23:19.680 over the year, the obligation or the reimbursement of the funding for those is 279 00:23:19.720 --> 00:23:25.920 delayed into the next fiscal year. If it gets delayed into the next fiscal 280 00:23:26.000 --> 00:23:29.799 year, then that just starts us out at a smaller balance of what we 281 00:23:29.839 --> 00:23:33.759 had anticipated our needs would be for fiscal year twenty four. There any ongoing 282 00:23:33.799 --> 00:23:37.039 efforts though that you've identified that would be at risk if it comes to that. 283 00:23:37.519 --> 00:23:41.559 Again, the funding or the work itself does not stop. It's the 284 00:23:41.599 --> 00:23:45.759 funding that just gets delayed into the next fiscal year. Last question, what 285 00:23:47.000 --> 00:23:51.799 think you, FAI Administrator, Because there's still a lot of questions among officials 286 00:23:51.880 --> 00:23:53.720 in Maui and the high and across the wife, But who was in charge 287 00:23:55.599 --> 00:23:57.920 in the hours as the fires burned and then the hours after. You're a 288 00:23:59.039 --> 00:24:04.319 veteran local emergency management official, state of emergy managed official, non federal level, 289 00:24:04.839 --> 00:24:11.640 how do you assess how officials there responded? Are there lessons to be 290 00:24:11.720 --> 00:24:17.839 learned perhaps for other communities? And is your agency prepared to work with Congressional 291 00:24:17.880 --> 00:24:22.799 Republicans if they launched investigations as they say they will. Again, I was 292 00:24:22.920 --> 00:24:26.039 not there during the response, and so I would be out of line to 293 00:24:26.160 --> 00:24:30.400 assess how they responded during the time because I did not experience what they were 294 00:24:30.480 --> 00:24:34.640 experiencing. What the federal government does is we come in and we support their 295 00:24:34.720 --> 00:24:38.039 efforts. And that's exactly what we did, and we will continue to support 296 00:24:38.079 --> 00:24:41.400 their recovery and their rebuilding efforts as they moved forward. Would you be properly 297 00:24:41.480 --> 00:24:45.680 brief fight femal authorities in Hawaii that would have been working with those officials? 298 00:24:47.480 --> 00:24:51.279 What I was briefed on throughout the time as my regional administrator, Bob Fenton, 299 00:24:51.440 --> 00:24:56.759 happened to be in Oahu for another meeting and he was engaging with the 300 00:24:56.799 --> 00:25:00.759 team and giving us updates as to the spread of the fire and what the 301 00:25:00.839 --> 00:25:04.680 population was impacted, and what the potential federal resources would be needed to come 302 00:25:04.759 --> 00:25:10.799 help support the initial response in the ongoing recovery efforts and progression. Republican is 303 00:25:10.839 --> 00:25:15.079 one you or other agency officials to testify hour went on in Hawaii. I'm 304 00:25:15.160 --> 00:25:18.759 happy to testify on what the federal role was in this process. All right, 305 00:25:18.880 --> 00:25:22.559 thanks everybody, Thank you so much. Right, thank you most tomorrow, 306 00:25:22.839 --> 00:25:30.480 thank you. All right, one thing before we continue, Thank again 307 00:25:30.720 --> 00:25:34.359 the Administrator for coming today and yesterday to provide all of you an update. 308 00:25:36.279 --> 00:25:41.240 So, as Acting Labor Secretary Sue announced today, the Department of Labor is 309 00:25:41.319 --> 00:25:45.920 supporting one of the basic tenants of binomics that a hard's day work should lead 310 00:25:47.119 --> 00:25:52.079 to a fair day's pay. This proposed rule would deliver on the tenant by 311 00:25:52.279 --> 00:25:57.079 restoring and extending overtime protections to three point six million salaried workers. The Biden 312 00:25:57.160 --> 00:26:03.920 Harris administration recognizes the benefits of a growing economy are only broadly shared when you 313 00:26:03.039 --> 00:26:10.279 have politics that empower workers. We'll continue working to build an economy that works 314 00:26:10.359 --> 00:26:14.200 for working families. The President and the Vice President are committed to ensuring that 315 00:26:14.359 --> 00:26:18.720 all workers are paid fairly for their hard work. With that, darling, 316 00:26:18.759 --> 00:26:21.640 you want to kick us off, yes, thank you. Two questions. 317 00:26:21.799 --> 00:26:25.440 First, on Africa. The President had promised him December that he would visit 318 00:26:25.519 --> 00:26:29.240 this year. It's now September, a trip has not been announced. Just 319 00:26:29.440 --> 00:26:33.960 wondering if today's ku and the bond, their recent Kumana Jaire and others in 320 00:26:33.079 --> 00:26:40.079 recent years make it any less likely that people visit. How will those destabilizing 321 00:26:40.119 --> 00:26:44.519 events factor into whether he ultimately goes or not. So as you ask me 322 00:26:44.559 --> 00:26:48.920 about if there's any US concerns domino effect potentially as we're seeing what's happening over 323 00:26:48.960 --> 00:26:52.880 the last couple of months or so. Look, we remain focused on working 324 00:26:52.960 --> 00:26:57.440 with our African partners and the people to address challenges and support democracy. That 325 00:26:57.599 --> 00:27:03.519 is something that the President is stepfast on, which is also the best foundation 326 00:27:03.839 --> 00:27:08.839 for development, social cohesion, and stability in Africa. President by And has 327 00:27:08.920 --> 00:27:12.960 been clear about the United States commitment to deepen and expand our partnership between the 328 00:27:14.079 --> 00:27:18.599 United States and African countries, institutions, and people as well. We stand 329 00:27:18.720 --> 00:27:22.079 with the African people in working towards these goals. I don't have anything to 330 00:27:22.160 --> 00:27:29.440 announce about a potential scheduled trip for this year. The President is still very 331 00:27:29.519 --> 00:27:33.240 much committed to going to the continent. As you know, the Vice President 332 00:27:33.279 --> 00:27:36.440 has been there, the first lady has been there, so you've seen a 333 00:27:36.519 --> 00:27:41.720 commitment throughout and also other secretaries clearly in this administration. So you've seen a 334 00:27:41.759 --> 00:27:45.519 commitment from us of the for the continent. We had a very successful, 335 00:27:45.599 --> 00:27:51.759 as you all know, meeting with African leaders just last winter that went very 336 00:27:51.799 --> 00:27:55.119 well, and that commitment continues. As soon as we have a date and 337 00:27:55.200 --> 00:27:57.960 a location clearly laid out, we certainly will share that with all of you. 338 00:27:59.359 --> 00:28:02.240 But a second question close to her home. Will the President's stay in 339 00:28:02.319 --> 00:28:04.960 Washington this weekend given what's going on in Florida. We don't know the extent 340 00:28:06.079 --> 00:28:10.720 of damage the week had had him leaving on Friday, as you just heard 341 00:28:10.759 --> 00:28:14.160 directly from the administrator. We do not have an assessment. Obviously, she's 342 00:28:14.160 --> 00:28:18.039 going to be going to Florida tomorrow at the President's direction, and she will 343 00:28:18.039 --> 00:28:22.640 be with the Governor DeSantis throughout the day. I can confirm before coming out 344 00:28:22.680 --> 00:28:27.559 here, the President did connect with Governor Kemp of the governor of Georgia, 345 00:28:27.640 --> 00:28:33.160 obviously, and so that conversation did happen. She's also going to try and 346 00:28:33.200 --> 00:28:37.799 connect with the governor South Carolina. So, as the administrator said, the 347 00:28:37.880 --> 00:28:42.480 situation is still very dynamic. I don't have any changes or any additions to 348 00:28:42.559 --> 00:28:48.759 the president travel. You're going to hear from the President directly, who's going 349 00:28:48.839 --> 00:28:52.279 to speak about They continued efforts to prepare and respond to her Kady Dalia. 350 00:28:52.400 --> 00:28:56.480 Following those remarks, as you all know, he's going to be meeting with 351 00:28:56.680 --> 00:29:02.160 his cabinet and agency officials to continue our coordination of federal response. So that 352 00:29:02.240 --> 00:29:07.480 will happen. He will always continue to be engaged directly with local elected officials. 353 00:29:07.559 --> 00:29:10.319 I just we just mentioned that he spoke to the governor of Florida, 354 00:29:10.799 --> 00:29:14.160 spoke to the governor of Georgia. He's going to reach out to certainly other 355 00:29:14.519 --> 00:29:18.759 elected officials to ensure they have what they need on the ground, the resources 356 00:29:18.519 --> 00:29:22.920 that they need to deal with the impacts the certainly the aftermath of this particular 357 00:29:23.039 --> 00:29:27.640 hurricane, when when we are able to assess and see what and they are 358 00:29:27.720 --> 00:29:32.759 able to see what their needs are. You here say this often you've heard 359 00:29:32.799 --> 00:29:34.759 it from the administrative you've heard is from from US. We this president is 360 00:29:34.799 --> 00:29:40.680 committed to being there for the community, for the people who are certainly have 361 00:29:40.880 --> 00:29:45.039 been impacted by this hurricane h you know, today, tomorrow, as long 362 00:29:45.119 --> 00:29:48.880 as it takes to help them all get back on their feet. So that 363 00:29:48.000 --> 00:29:53.759 will not change obviously, catcha it's great, two four pouncy questions. They 364 00:29:53.880 --> 00:30:00.960 Kremlin acknowledged today that the plane crash that killed for sure may have been a 365 00:30:00.200 --> 00:30:03.559 deliberate as the White House, I have a response to that. So, 366 00:30:03.799 --> 00:30:07.400 I mean, I was, you know, kind of asked this question yesterday. 367 00:30:07.680 --> 00:30:12.640 I don't have any new assessment or anything to share with what the Kremlin 368 00:30:12.799 --> 00:30:18.920 or Russia the government may have shared. Uh, what we what I have 369 00:30:18.039 --> 00:30:22.039 said yesterday continues to be the case. It pre It seems pretty evident what 370 00:30:22.160 --> 00:30:26.319 happened here. Uh you know, as the President said recently, and I'll 371 00:30:26.400 --> 00:30:30.839 quote him, there's not much that happens in Russia that Putin is not is 372 00:30:30.920 --> 00:30:34.680 not behind. And that was not just predictable, but it was predicted, 373 00:30:34.960 --> 00:30:38.440 very same words I used yesterday. So we all know that Kremlin has a 374 00:30:38.519 --> 00:30:45.400 long history in killing its opponents. We know, how how forthcoming and and 375 00:30:45.119 --> 00:30:49.799 if you if you, if I will out forth right progojin was uh in 376 00:30:49.960 --> 00:30:55.319 the in in these past past several weeks or a couple of months. Uh, 377 00:30:55.400 --> 00:30:57.480 and so this is not surprising. I just don't have any new assessment, 378 00:30:59.039 --> 00:31:02.200 regardless of what the Gremlin or the government of Russia wants to share, 379 00:31:02.440 --> 00:31:07.559 what I carry at least rated a g gave wedding and arrested sixty seven people 380 00:31:07.680 --> 00:31:12.039 there today. Let me get the White House is tracked that as a preaction. 381 00:31:12.359 --> 00:31:15.400 So this is the first time hearing of that. I haven't spoken to 382 00:31:15.480 --> 00:31:19.519 our teams here about that particular that particular incident. Look, you know, 383 00:31:19.640 --> 00:31:23.839 we've been very clear the President when it comes to l GPTQ community is he 384 00:31:25.599 --> 00:31:29.400 has been an ally and supports that community. He will continue to do so. 385 00:31:29.599 --> 00:31:33.160 He will always speak out when it comes to any type of humanitarian you 386 00:31:33.200 --> 00:31:37.240 know, mistreatment even across the globe, and he has always been very forthright 387 00:31:37.359 --> 00:31:41.200 and talking to leaders about that. As it releases this particular event, I 388 00:31:41.279 --> 00:31:45.559 just don't have a comment for you at this time. Thanks Green. There's 389 00:31:45.599 --> 00:31:48.599 a report in Bloomer that the President sorry that the Assistant Secretary of Health has 390 00:31:48.680 --> 00:31:55.319 recommended rescheduling marijuana as a Schedule three drug. I'm wondering if the President would 391 00:31:55.319 --> 00:32:00.440 support that move. And secondly, just where does the President currently stand the 392 00:32:00.519 --> 00:32:05.279 issue of decriminalizing Maryland. So, look, the President actually asked the Secretary 393 00:32:05.519 --> 00:32:09.960 of HHS and also the Attorney General to initiate the administrative process to review how 394 00:32:10.400 --> 00:32:15.400 marijuana is scheduled. As you know, the administration process is an independent process 395 00:32:16.079 --> 00:32:21.359 led by HHS, led by the Department of Justice, and guided by evidence. 396 00:32:21.400 --> 00:32:23.960 So so not going to comment on that. We're going to let that 397 00:32:24.039 --> 00:32:29.119 process move forward. And again it's going to be an independent process that's led 398 00:32:29.160 --> 00:32:31.880 by HHS and DOJ. So any specifics on that, I would refer you 399 00:32:31.920 --> 00:32:36.200 to HHS. We're broadly on the question of decriminalizing, which can be going 400 00:32:36.240 --> 00:32:38.720 further than this. I mean, well, he's asking HHS and DOJ to 401 00:32:38.960 --> 00:32:43.720 to take a look at it, to do an initial administrative kind of process 402 00:32:43.839 --> 00:32:45.359 or review, if you will. It's going to be an independent process, 403 00:32:45.359 --> 00:32:51.240 they're going to certainly use the evidence that it's going to be guided by evidence, 404 00:32:51.480 --> 00:32:53.319 and so I'm going to leave it to HHS and DOJ to to move 405 00:32:53.400 --> 00:32:58.880 that process. And so We're just not going to comment Speci Presidence about or 406 00:32:58.880 --> 00:33:01.480 a week away from the heading off to India for the G twenty he's scheduled 407 00:33:01.480 --> 00:33:05.920 to being rob at this weekend. Given all of those scheduling concerns, how 408 00:33:06.359 --> 00:33:09.839 likely is it that the president would make it down to Florida before heading abroad. 409 00:33:10.160 --> 00:33:13.119 Is that a goal of his that you would like to try and get 410 00:33:13.200 --> 00:33:16.319 down there before he goes out of the country. So don't have any schedule 411 00:33:17.079 --> 00:33:21.720 additions or travel to add at this time or to share it at this time. 412 00:33:21.839 --> 00:33:23.759 Clearly, as you just heard, the Administrator is going to go there 413 00:33:23.839 --> 00:33:27.200 tomorrow, is going to be with the governor, and that is at the 414 00:33:27.279 --> 00:33:30.880 President's direction when it comes to any type of travel as it relates to certainly 415 00:33:31.599 --> 00:33:37.240 these types of unfortunate disasters, the President doesn't want to take away clearly from 416 00:33:37.279 --> 00:33:40.200 what's going on on the ground. As you know, the President has a 417 00:33:40.279 --> 00:33:45.920 big footprint when he travels, So we want to make sure that the community, 418 00:33:45.160 --> 00:33:49.880 the elected officials or local leaders, certainly the people have and get what 419 00:33:50.039 --> 00:33:52.680 they need in this time after it is we have the assessment and we see 420 00:33:53.000 --> 00:34:00.079 the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia. So don't have anything to share something that So 421 00:34:00.400 --> 00:34:05.079 the President always looks forward and always wants to be there for the people who 422 00:34:05.119 --> 00:34:08.679 are affected by these types of disasters, and certainly you've seen him in many 423 00:34:08.760 --> 00:34:15.119 different states be there and talk directly to Americans who are who are there and 424 00:34:15.199 --> 00:34:19.400 living through this moment. But we just want to be incredibly mindful. This 425 00:34:19.559 --> 00:34:22.719 is a dynamic situation and we want to make sure they have everything that they 426 00:34:22.800 --> 00:34:30.639 need at this time. Okay, obviously lots of issues facing president presidency this 427 00:34:30.760 --> 00:34:35.880 week, but two others that sort of gauge the sense of presidential awareness or 428 00:34:35.960 --> 00:34:38.880 involvement. You were asked yesterday about the situation in Guatemala. I noticed the 429 00:34:38.960 --> 00:34:45.400 Secretary State reiterated support for the results. There is that something that's reached the 430 00:34:45.480 --> 00:34:51.360 President's attention and who has expressed a lot of concern about democracy versus autocracies in 431 00:34:51.440 --> 00:34:53.239 the world. This is a situation two norths down from the United States, 432 00:34:54.000 --> 00:34:58.360 see aware of it, and would he be willing to meet with mister Rablow 433 00:34:58.480 --> 00:35:01.559 where he to come to Washington before becoming president. So the President obviously is 434 00:35:01.639 --> 00:35:07.760 kept up up to date by his National Security Council and his foreign policy advisors. 435 00:35:08.039 --> 00:35:13.920 And all of any dynamic or any situations globally. Clearly that is something 436 00:35:14.000 --> 00:35:16.320 that the president is is kept kept abreast. I just don't have anything to 437 00:35:16.440 --> 00:35:22.599 share on any future upcoming meeting at this time. As you know, we 438 00:35:22.719 --> 00:35:29.840 congratulated the new leader, uh and uh and clearly all his election was confirmed 439 00:35:29.880 --> 00:35:32.880 by by the certified vote results. Uh. And so just don't have anything 440 00:35:32.960 --> 00:35:37.159 to share or anything to announce about a potential meeting. You were also as 441 00:35:37.239 --> 00:35:44.800 yesterday about potential White House involvement or at least awareness of the UAW labor situation. 442 00:35:45.039 --> 00:35:50.239 How about the Writers Guild Screen Actors Guild negotiations we're about day one hundred 443 00:35:50.239 --> 00:35:54.960 and twenty plus or the writers forty seven plus with SAGAFTRAU. These are members 444 00:35:55.079 --> 00:35:59.800 and these are companies that have close at least political ties to this president. 445 00:36:00.480 --> 00:36:02.920 I'm just curious if he's been briefed at all or talk to anybody involved in 446 00:36:02.960 --> 00:36:07.440 those in the administration. I mean, look, regardless of political ties, 447 00:36:07.559 --> 00:36:14.039 right, this is a president that has been that has been called by many 448 00:36:14.239 --> 00:36:20.119 labor folks right that he is the most pro union president ever. Uh. 449 00:36:20.199 --> 00:36:22.440 And so this is a president that believes in collective bargaining. Uh. This 450 00:36:22.559 --> 00:36:28.440 is a president that believes certainly of the right of workers to strike. We've 451 00:36:28.480 --> 00:36:32.039 been very clear about that. And as it relates to the writers and also 452 00:36:32.119 --> 00:36:36.880 the actors, we believe they have the right to to be able to to 453 00:36:37.159 --> 00:36:42.480 to you know, to ask for fair wages and fair benefits. That's why 454 00:36:42.519 --> 00:36:45.679 collective bargaining is so important, and we have seen it worked over even the 455 00:36:45.760 --> 00:36:51.079 past several years while this president has been president during his tenure. So that's 456 00:36:51.119 --> 00:36:52.840 what the President is going to continue to call for, for folks to come 457 00:36:52.920 --> 00:36:58.199 to the table in good faith, have those conversations, do that collective bargaining 458 00:36:58.280 --> 00:37:00.719 that the President supports. UH. And so I don't have anything else beyond 459 00:37:00.760 --> 00:37:05.840 to share. But again, this is the most pro union president and this 460 00:37:06.039 --> 00:37:09.679 is a he is incredibly proud of that. Records in the hours and days 461 00:37:09.679 --> 00:37:14.960 ahead, how frequently just President Biden intend to get briefed off the storm regularly, 462 00:37:15.360 --> 00:37:17.519 daily, multi multiple times a day. You're going to hear from him 463 00:37:17.800 --> 00:37:22.159 in a few minutes. You heard that the administrator was here today briefing him. 464 00:37:22.159 --> 00:37:25.280 He was here, She was here yesterday in person briefing him. This 465 00:37:25.440 --> 00:37:30.199 is something that the President is keeping a very close eye on as all of 466 00:37:30.280 --> 00:37:35.760 you are following this very closely. This is important. It doesn't matter if 467 00:37:35.800 --> 00:37:38.159 we are in a this is not about politics. We should take politics out 468 00:37:38.199 --> 00:37:43.519 of any type of disaster that we see that the American people are having to 469 00:37:43.960 --> 00:37:46.840 suffer or deal with. And so this is not about politics. This is 470 00:37:46.920 --> 00:37:52.159 for the president. This is about being a president president for all Americans, 471 00:37:52.480 --> 00:37:58.320 and so he is going to be closely watching this, getting updated regularly to 472 00:37:58.440 --> 00:38:02.960 make sure that the people in Georgia, in South Carolina, in Florida are 473 00:38:04.079 --> 00:38:07.159 getting exactly what they need. And so that's going to be the presents focus. 474 00:38:08.199 --> 00:38:14.000 Thanks. I wanted to ask about a possible government shutdown. Some conservatives 475 00:38:14.079 --> 00:38:16.079 have been on the hill. I've been talking about it not being a big 476 00:38:16.159 --> 00:38:21.400 deal, all that no one will really notice. Can you talk a little 477 00:38:21.400 --> 00:38:27.440 bit specifically about what would continue to work during a shutdown and what would stop 478 00:38:27.880 --> 00:38:30.039 so aday, I appreciate the question. I'm not going to get into hypotheticals. 479 00:38:30.119 --> 00:38:32.639 Here's what we know, and here's what I have said when I have 480 00:38:32.679 --> 00:38:37.480 been asked this question. It is that there's no reason, there's absolutely no 481 00:38:37.800 --> 00:38:42.960 reason at all for Congress to shut down the government. There isn't and this 482 00:38:43.159 --> 00:38:46.519 is a question for a Congress to answer. This should not be happening, 483 00:38:47.079 --> 00:38:53.559 and they should fund these vital, vital government programs that the American people rely 484 00:38:53.719 --> 00:38:58.920 on, and these are critical needs we've requested. When you think about what 485 00:38:59.000 --> 00:39:02.519 we've requested and asked for when it comes to emergency funding, right when it 486 00:39:02.599 --> 00:39:07.960 comes to what we came to the table for when it comes to the budget 487 00:39:08.000 --> 00:39:13.519 agreement, this was a bipartisan agreement from both sides. And so there's no 488 00:39:13.800 --> 00:39:19.519 reason, no reason at all that Congress should be should be going down the 489 00:39:19.599 --> 00:39:24.239 path of shutting down this government. Can you confirm the at least that federal 490 00:39:24.280 --> 00:39:30.679 and criminal proceedings would continue in a shutdown, including those involving the former prestice? 491 00:39:30.719 --> 00:39:34.920 That would you would have to ask the Speaker of the House and Congress 492 00:39:35.079 --> 00:39:37.559 on that question. That is not something that I can speak to to hear 493 00:39:37.679 --> 00:39:40.960 you. You would have to reach out to Department of Justice. You would 494 00:39:40.960 --> 00:39:44.880 have to reach out to Congress. Whatever it is that they're doing on that 495 00:39:45.039 --> 00:39:47.000 side. That is something for the Department of Justice to speak to. That 496 00:39:47.159 --> 00:39:51.320 is not something for me to speak to. But I will say that when 497 00:39:51.360 --> 00:39:54.559 it as it relates to the engagement that we have been having with the Hill 498 00:39:54.840 --> 00:40:00.679 on whether it's the whether it is government funding or any kind of legislative process. 499 00:40:00.760 --> 00:40:06.679 Look, we have our OMB Director, shelanda Young, our Legislative Affairs 500 00:40:06.719 --> 00:40:10.559 Office, have been in regular contact with them. We are engaging with Congressional 501 00:40:10.599 --> 00:40:15.440 members on the Hill, and that's going to certainly continue. Ask quickly the 502 00:40:15.519 --> 00:40:23.280 President. President Biden awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal to Fulton County election workers Rudy 503 00:40:23.360 --> 00:40:28.800 Freeman and Shay Moss in the past. Federal judge today ruled in favor of 504 00:40:29.039 --> 00:40:32.800 those women who had sued Rudy Giuliani for defamation, ordering that the attorney that 505 00:40:32.840 --> 00:40:38.000 Giuliani pay sanctions. Just your thoughts on this now that it has been completed, 506 00:40:38.079 --> 00:40:42.800 it's no longer in the hands of the courts. The judge has delivered 507 00:40:42.840 --> 00:40:45.199 her ruling. What do you make of that? I'm just not going to 508 00:40:45.239 --> 00:40:51.760 comment on that at this time. Thanks Green. Senate Minority Leader mister McConnell 509 00:40:51.800 --> 00:40:55.440 had another episode in which he froze walked answering questions today. Another president spoke 510 00:40:55.519 --> 00:41:00.360 to him. The last time it has happened and when he has had previous 511 00:41:00.400 --> 00:41:04.480 health issues. Do you know if the President is aware of this and now 512 00:41:04.639 --> 00:41:07.679 or not he's what. I haven't going to the president, so I don't 513 00:41:07.719 --> 00:41:10.760 know if he's aware of this. And then secondly, on Labor Day, 514 00:41:10.760 --> 00:41:14.960 I wanted to hollow up and see if there are any announcements for a power 515 00:41:15.000 --> 00:41:17.880 presdent's going to mark Labor dayship And just just to step back on your question 516 00:41:17.920 --> 00:41:22.599 about Center McConnell, Clearly we wish him well a speed of recovery. As 517 00:41:22.639 --> 00:41:25.679 you know, the two of them are are have have worked together and have 518 00:41:25.840 --> 00:41:30.840 known each other for some time. But I can't speak to a call or 519 00:41:30.840 --> 00:41:32.840 a conversation. I just haven't asked the President about that. As it relates 520 00:41:32.880 --> 00:41:37.079 to a Labor Day, Clearly that's a day that the President and enjoys a 521 00:41:37.280 --> 00:41:42.679 celebrating as it it's an important day for the labor community. I just don't 522 00:41:42.719 --> 00:41:45.840 have anything to share once we get closer to that to that date, certainly 523 00:41:45.880 --> 00:41:51.400 will lay out what the President plans to do at the beginning of June and 524 00:41:51.519 --> 00:41:54.320 right out and nounced the Education Department a kenity of appointing a coordinator to address 525 00:41:54.360 --> 00:41:58.920 book bands. I asked the Education Department for status update and you couldn't get 526 00:41:58.920 --> 00:42:01.000 an answer. So I'm okay, since we've got students returning to the classroom, 527 00:42:01.000 --> 00:42:04.480 now, can you give us an update on when this effage is going 528 00:42:04.559 --> 00:42:07.960 to start? So that is something for the Department of Education to speak to 529 00:42:07.000 --> 00:42:10.840 it. I don't have an update for you at on that particular question. 530 00:42:12.039 --> 00:42:15.039 But again that's something for the Department of Education. I know they're going to 531 00:42:15.079 --> 00:42:16.960 announce somebody. I just don't have it right this time. So they are 532 00:42:17.000 --> 00:42:21.519 going to be announcing someone I just don't have I know they said that that 533 00:42:21.800 --> 00:42:23.400 was announced that there was going to be a bookstor I just don't have anything 534 00:42:23.440 --> 00:42:25.280 for you at this time. Be a puzzle. At some point you get 535 00:42:25.320 --> 00:42:29.760 a description of what this coordinator has done, what schools I've reached out to, 536 00:42:29.880 --> 00:42:32.400 what that outreaches apply. Again, that's for something for the Department of 537 00:42:32.519 --> 00:42:37.559 Education to speak too directly. Good Karen York Governor Kathy Hopell's meeting the chief 538 00:42:37.599 --> 00:42:40.719 of STAF Jeff's Science today to discuss migration. Can you tell us a little 539 00:42:40.719 --> 00:42:43.920 bit more about that meeting? And I have a follow off to that. 540 00:42:44.159 --> 00:42:47.239 Yea. So, as you just mentioned, we are hosting Governor Hockel today 541 00:42:47.440 --> 00:42:52.320 here at the White House to continue our close collaboration and to underscore all the 542 00:42:52.360 --> 00:42:57.800 ways in which this administration has supported communities who are who are hosting asylum seekers 543 00:42:58.119 --> 00:43:01.440 and ways we are working together to increase access to work authorization. So we'll 544 00:43:01.480 --> 00:43:06.199 have more to share about the meeting later today. But yes, she is 545 00:43:06.280 --> 00:43:09.079 indeed here and is going to be meeting with members of the President's team. 546 00:43:09.719 --> 00:43:13.480 Had another vault, but will there be a readout of that from the White 547 00:43:13.519 --> 00:43:16.519 House. We will have more to share later today on the meeting. I 548 00:43:16.639 --> 00:43:20.880 just don't have anything specific on how that's going to look like. Hocol and 549 00:43:21.000 --> 00:43:24.480 other Democrats have been pushing the administration to expedite work authorizations for a silent seekers 550 00:43:24.519 --> 00:43:30.000 who are already here. Does the administration see that as a viable solution to 551 00:43:30.119 --> 00:43:32.159 getting people out of shelters faster? So I'm not going to get ahead of 552 00:43:32.840 --> 00:43:37.000 the conversation that they're going to have. I do want to say that DHS 553 00:43:37.119 --> 00:43:42.320 met recently with state and local This is the assessment team that you've you've heard 554 00:43:42.400 --> 00:43:46.119 us announced not too long ago, and they met with local and state officials 555 00:43:46.239 --> 00:43:53.280 and to outline and they outline nearly two dozen ways of recommendations to strengthen certainly 556 00:43:53.360 --> 00:43:59.639 that their operations. The administration across several departments and agencies identified a number of 557 00:43:59.679 --> 00:44:05.000 federal sites across New York State for housing. Additionally, the Department of Interiors 558 00:44:05.039 --> 00:44:08.159 negotiating a lease of Floyd Bennett Field with the city and state. So that 559 00:44:08.280 --> 00:44:12.719 conversation that continues to happen again, that happened, I believe on Monday. 560 00:44:13.360 --> 00:44:19.280 When it comes to the work authorization with this administration has led the large expansion 561 00:44:19.639 --> 00:44:24.079 as it relates to pathways, lawful pathways in decades, and we are committed 562 00:44:24.119 --> 00:44:30.320 to building a humane and safe and orderly immigration system. Those who arrive through 563 00:44:30.440 --> 00:44:37.039 those lawful pathways are immediately eligible to request an employment authorization document. That's how 564 00:44:37.119 --> 00:44:42.079 that process works. As it relates to this particular conversation and what has been 565 00:44:42.119 --> 00:44:45.119 requested by New York. I'm just not going to get ahead of the meeting 566 00:44:45.199 --> 00:44:50.719 that they're going to have today. A couple of follow ups on the spending 567 00:44:50.840 --> 00:44:54.360 questions that you've got. Lawmakers are already sort of talking about a proposal that 568 00:44:54.440 --> 00:44:59.159 perhaps would be a cr in the December kind of shorter term deal. Is 569 00:44:59.199 --> 00:45:00.960 that acceptable to the president, would be okay with? That is something I'm 570 00:45:00.960 --> 00:45:07.440 not going to get into hypocotheticals. That is something that Congress Congress should kind 571 00:45:07.480 --> 00:45:12.199 of decide on on the length of a continue continuing resolutions. That's not something 572 00:45:12.239 --> 00:45:14.199 that I differ to them. And then related to that, I know you 573 00:45:14.320 --> 00:45:19.800 said that the Administration Director Young others are already engaged with the lawmakers or is 574 00:45:19.840 --> 00:45:23.679 there been an expression of sort of red lines, sort of priorities or cuts 575 00:45:23.800 --> 00:45:28.800 or provisions that would be unacceptable to the President Biden that would not get signed 576 00:45:28.840 --> 00:45:32.519 in the law. So, as I said, we have had continued calls 577 00:45:32.599 --> 00:45:37.760 with them, continued engagement with members of Congress to lay out the urgency and 578 00:45:37.840 --> 00:45:42.280 the important nature of making sure that we do not shut down and we continue 579 00:45:42.719 --> 00:45:45.519 funding the government that's going to continue. I'm not going to get into red 580 00:45:45.559 --> 00:45:47.639 lines. I'm not going to get into hypotheticals from here. There is no 581 00:45:47.800 --> 00:45:51.840 reason for Congress to shut down the government. And well we've continued to be 582 00:45:52.000 --> 00:45:55.280 very very clear about that. Good, Thank you very much. Does any 583 00:45:55.360 --> 00:46:00.239 put becoming the last politician insight? Joy Jerry Bidens, Why I have travel 584 00:46:00.280 --> 00:46:06.400 for America's future. The Guardian has excerpts today saying the President is told eight 585 00:46:06.519 --> 00:46:09.280 in private that he felt tired, and that explains why there are so few 586 00:46:09.320 --> 00:46:15.199 events before ten am. So two questions, is this why we're seeing brunch 587 00:46:15.320 --> 00:46:19.159 lids in recent weeks? To day we had a breakfast lie and how's the 588 00:46:19.199 --> 00:46:22.039 president admitted to You will see that last part. So is that why we 589 00:46:22.079 --> 00:46:27.280 had a breakfast lib this morning? I mean the book there was a break 590 00:46:27.519 --> 00:46:31.000 breakfast lid came to the press for the first time. I think we've had 591 00:46:31.039 --> 00:46:36.440 some brunch lits in recent weeks as well. So I question is that we've 592 00:46:36.480 --> 00:46:43.000 had those because of this excerpt. Oh, the book is suggesting the President 593 00:46:43.079 --> 00:46:46.079 tells ads tired, but that's in the expert. Yeah, and that that's 594 00:46:46.159 --> 00:46:50.559 why there've been so few public events before ten am. I mean, that's 595 00:46:50.559 --> 00:46:53.840 a ridiculous assumption to make. I mean, that's a ridiculous Oshington to make 596 00:46:54.280 --> 00:46:59.360 gap here, Thank you, Eric Adams. The New York Mirror is saying 597 00:46:59.559 --> 00:47:04.960 about the migrants in New York City, any plan that does not include stopping 598 00:47:05.039 --> 00:47:08.800 the flow at the border is a failed plan. So why aren't you guys 599 00:47:09.039 --> 00:47:13.159 stopping the flow at the border. We are stopping the flow at the border. 600 00:47:13.199 --> 00:47:15.880 If anything, what the President has been able to do on his zone 601 00:47:15.960 --> 00:47:20.800 without the help of Republicans in Congress, something that he had to do on 602 00:47:20.960 --> 00:47:24.880 his own. Again, because Republicans refuse to give the funding necessary to deal 603 00:47:25.039 --> 00:47:31.239 with a situation broken immigration system that has been broken for decades. They choose. 604 00:47:31.320 --> 00:47:35.880 What they choose to do is play politics. But the President has put 605 00:47:35.920 --> 00:47:42.159 a plan that is indeed, the data showing is that it is indeed stopping 606 00:47:42.280 --> 00:47:46.639 slowing down the flow of unlawful migration. And that is because of the work 607 00:47:46.719 --> 00:47:51.880 that this president continues to do without without the help of Republicans. Okay, 608 00:47:52.000 --> 00:47:57.559 and it seems like the hurricane response so far is robust. Did you guys 609 00:47:57.639 --> 00:48:02.000 realize that the initial Hawaii wildfire response was not that good or is it just 610 00:48:02.199 --> 00:48:07.000 easier for people to get held from the White House when the President is not 611 00:48:07.159 --> 00:48:12.039 on vacation. So the premise of your question and the way you posed your 612 00:48:12.079 --> 00:48:15.400 question, I disagree, just for the record. So if you talked to 613 00:48:15.840 --> 00:48:20.559 if you were to do your reporting and speak to the governor of Hawaii, 614 00:48:20.800 --> 00:48:24.360 the senators of Hawaii, the folks on the ground. They would say that 615 00:48:24.440 --> 00:48:30.119 the President reacted in record time when it came to dealing with the wildfires, 616 00:48:30.599 --> 00:48:32.840 when it came to dealing and making sure that they got everything that they need 617 00:48:32.960 --> 00:48:36.599 on the federal level to deal with what was going on on the ground. 618 00:48:36.679 --> 00:48:42.360 Let's not forget there were more than six hundred federal employees on the ground already 619 00:48:42.599 --> 00:48:47.320 to assist with the wildfires in Maui. So your question is is wrong? 620 00:48:47.519 --> 00:48:52.480 Is flawed in many many ways? And would I would? I would advise 621 00:48:52.559 --> 00:48:57.400 you to go speak to the governor and the local and state officials in Hawaii. 622 00:48:59.199 --> 00:49:05.480 Okay, it's thanks, say. And Putin is supposed to visit China 623 00:49:05.559 --> 00:49:08.039 in October, this since the first visit, if it's happened since the first 624 00:49:08.239 --> 00:49:12.760 visit, after a warrant of his arrest has been issued, where do you 625 00:49:12.840 --> 00:49:15.239 make of that. I'm just not going to speak to Putin's travels. I 626 00:49:15.599 --> 00:49:17.840 was kind of asked this question yesterday. It doesn't change. I'm not going 627 00:49:17.880 --> 00:49:21.880 to speak to his travels. More question on Russia. I know, if 628 00:49:22.199 --> 00:49:28.239 I understand you don't multiplement on Egosian and late incident, But many US officiates 629 00:49:28.239 --> 00:49:32.679 who went on that record and said having him rush toward more school it was 630 00:49:32.760 --> 00:49:39.000 a sign of weakness. Now killing him doesn't that reflects a sign off stand 631 00:49:39.800 --> 00:49:44.880 in your assessment. I mean, I've answered the question. I mean the 632 00:49:44.920 --> 00:49:49.159 President basically said there's not much that happens in Russia that Putin is not behind. 633 00:49:49.800 --> 00:49:53.239 I mean, you know this is uh, this was not just predictable, 634 00:49:53.280 --> 00:49:58.519 but it was predicted. We have said we know that when the Kremlin 635 00:49:58.599 --> 00:50:01.400 has a long history, if long history, and killing its opponents. So 636 00:50:01.480 --> 00:50:07.480 I think we've been very clear here about our thoughts. I'm just not going 637 00:50:07.559 --> 00:50:09.079 to I don't have any new assessments. I don't have assessment to make, 638 00:50:09.480 --> 00:50:15.400 but there's a history here, so I'll leave it there. Good. Thanks, 639 00:50:15.440 --> 00:50:17.599 Cream. I wanted to go back to the question that or what you're 640 00:50:17.639 --> 00:50:23.280 answering about legal pathways for migrants and the work authorizations. When I've spoken to 641 00:50:23.719 --> 00:50:29.679 advocate people who work with paroles when they arrive in the United States sponsors, 642 00:50:29.760 --> 00:50:32.239 the number one thing may say is how long it takes to get work authorization. 643 00:50:34.119 --> 00:50:37.679 I didn't hear you talk about necessarily what you're doing to speed that up, 644 00:50:37.119 --> 00:50:42.079 given that you've opened these pathways so that people can come here temporarily from 645 00:50:42.159 --> 00:50:45.639 such countries. So just give a little bit of how this works. The 646 00:50:45.760 --> 00:50:53.199 process for applying for asylument applying for employment authorization based on asylum applications is established 647 00:50:53.239 --> 00:50:58.880 under current immigration laws and can only be changed by Congress. That's how this 648 00:50:59.000 --> 00:51:02.400 process works. The law establish one hundred and fifty day waiting period to apply 649 00:51:02.599 --> 00:51:07.239 for work of authorization and an additional thirty days to be eligible for approval. 650 00:51:07.360 --> 00:51:12.039 That's how the process works. Again, this is something that Congress put forth 651 00:51:12.480 --> 00:51:15.320 and the only way that it can change is with through Congress. And if 652 00:51:15.400 --> 00:51:19.679 you ask Congress to work on her. Well, we've had asked Congress to 653 00:51:19.800 --> 00:51:24.639 help us just revamp and deal with or broken in many different ways, including 654 00:51:24.719 --> 00:51:29.920 this. To help us revamp and actually fix a broken system, we have 655 00:51:29.960 --> 00:51:32.880 asked Congress to do that from day one. Remember, the President put forth 656 00:51:34.039 --> 00:51:39.159 a comprehensive immigration reform legislation. So this is something that the President has made 657 00:51:39.199 --> 00:51:44.079 a priority. The first piece of legislation that he put forward, we've dealt 658 00:51:44.119 --> 00:51:46.239 with the immigration system. Again, this is something that this is when it 659 00:51:46.280 --> 00:51:50.239 comes to this system, the President wants to do this in a humane way, 660 00:51:51.239 --> 00:51:54.480 and he has taken actions to work on this issue on his own without 661 00:51:54.519 --> 00:51:59.519 the help, certainly from Republicans and Congress. I also wanted to ask you, 662 00:51:59.679 --> 00:52:02.760 in Strator Christwell, when she was very yesterday talked about and again today 663 00:52:02.800 --> 00:52:07.599 about the rise of extreme weather and this idea of FEMA having to deal with 664 00:52:07.880 --> 00:52:10.920 a non precedent and work cloth. Is the President thinking about it all outside 665 00:52:10.920 --> 00:52:16.360 of your funding requests to Congress, Any changes in structures within the White House, 666 00:52:16.440 --> 00:52:21.800 any changes within agencies that would help support what we're seeing, which is 667 00:52:22.159 --> 00:52:24.519 more extreme weather and more often more people needing help. I mean, I 668 00:52:24.599 --> 00:52:29.360 don't have I don't have anything to share about structure within the administration, but 669 00:52:29.559 --> 00:52:35.880 I would say this, or look, I'll say this. Uh, we've 670 00:52:35.920 --> 00:52:38.559 asked for twelve billion dollars, right, FEMA has asked for for FEMA to 671 00:52:38.639 --> 00:52:43.400 continue to doing its work. That conversation is going to continue, obviously, 672 00:52:43.480 --> 00:52:50.679 she the administrator, laid out what that means for her work as it relates 673 00:52:50.719 --> 00:52:53.639 to extreme weather. One of the reasons the President has called the climate change 674 00:52:53.679 --> 00:52:58.760 a crisis and done the work historic work that he's done on dealing with climate 675 00:52:58.880 --> 00:53:01.119 change is because of that, right, is because we're seeing this change of 676 00:53:01.199 --> 00:53:07.159 pattern we're seeing how rapidly and how quickly this extreme whether hurricanes are coming about. 677 00:53:07.199 --> 00:53:10.639 That's what the Administrator just said. And so look, there's a lot 678 00:53:10.679 --> 00:53:15.480 of work to do. The President has taken this very very seriously. That's 679 00:53:15.519 --> 00:53:19.800 why the Inflation Reduction Act was so critical and important, the biggest investment in 680 00:53:19.920 --> 00:53:25.159 dealing with climate change. That's why the by person the by person Infrastructure Law 681 00:53:25.280 --> 00:53:29.360 is so important. So this is work that the President is going to continue 682 00:53:29.400 --> 00:53:32.480 to do to deal with an issue that is a crisis not just here but 683 00:53:32.559 --> 00:53:37.800 globally as it relates to any changes within the administration. I don't have anything 684 00:53:37.880 --> 00:53:40.920 for you on that, but right behind you, Gidayu, the an Anna 685 00:53:40.960 --> 00:53:46.119 Stand withdrawal ended two years ago this week. Does President Iden plan to commemorate 686 00:53:46.199 --> 00:53:51.440 the events and the people who were killed and left behind as that happened. 687 00:53:51.719 --> 00:53:55.519 So, as you know, the President put had a statement recently when it 688 00:53:55.599 --> 00:54:00.840 came to the anniversary of Abbygate. So just want to state this as it 689 00:54:00.000 --> 00:54:06.000 was stated in the President's statement that we all forever honor the memory of the 690 00:54:06.039 --> 00:54:10.000 thirteen service members who were stolen far too soon from their families, loved ones 691 00:54:10.039 --> 00:54:15.440 and brothers and sisters in arms while performing a noble mission on behalf of our 692 00:54:15.559 --> 00:54:20.079 nation and the first Lady. Certainly, the President and our entire nation will 693 00:54:20.119 --> 00:54:23.920 always support those families. And so look, the President has said on many 694 00:54:24.000 --> 00:54:29.920 occasions that ending our longest war after twenty years was the right thing to do. 695 00:54:30.880 --> 00:54:34.920 He refused to send another generation. You've heard him say this of Americans 696 00:54:35.000 --> 00:54:39.000 to fight a war that should have ended a long time ago. America is 697 00:54:39.119 --> 00:54:45.440 no longer is no longer there. Obviously, it is on a stronger footing, 698 00:54:46.039 --> 00:54:51.000 more capable to meet our security needs around the world because we are not 699 00:54:51.239 --> 00:54:54.960 fighting a ground on the ground, a ground war in Afghanistan. And we 700 00:54:55.119 --> 00:55:00.400 continue to put our assurer to put pressure on al Qaida and I says k 701 00:55:00.559 --> 00:55:04.159 while also focusing on terrorist threats elsewhere. And so that's going to be the 702 00:55:04.239 --> 00:55:07.960 President's focused to make sure that our homeland is protected, that Americans are protected, 703 00:55:08.239 --> 00:55:10.679 and that's what the President's focus is going to continue to be. I 704 00:55:10.760 --> 00:55:15.639 have one more question, good question about North Korea the missile launch earlier this 705 00:55:15.719 --> 00:55:19.199 morning. Anything you can say about that, and then also we heard about 706 00:55:19.280 --> 00:55:23.960 increased cooperation between the Russians and the North Koreans with respective weapons for the Russians, 707 00:55:23.960 --> 00:55:29.679 and wondering if the president would consider meeting with Kim Jong un because of 708 00:55:29.719 --> 00:55:34.079 this increased cooperation, and he can't seem to get a response from the North 709 00:55:34.159 --> 00:55:37.519 Koreans. So a couple of things, and I know my colleagues spoke to 710 00:55:38.199 --> 00:55:44.159 spoke to this is Russia and North Korea just recently during a gaggle, So 711 00:55:44.880 --> 00:55:50.440 just to reiterate what he said, is in part due to the success of 712 00:55:50.519 --> 00:55:53.559 US sanctions and export controls, you know, Russia has been forced to turn 713 00:55:53.679 --> 00:55:59.719 to rogue regimes like the DPRK to try to obtain weapons and equipment to support 714 00:55:59.760 --> 00:56:05.239 its military operations in Ukraine. We have previously warned that Russia is actively seeking 715 00:56:05.280 --> 00:56:09.400 to acquire additional munitions from the DPRK. Today, as my colleagues shared, 716 00:56:09.599 --> 00:56:16.079 we shared new information that arms negotiations between Russia and dprkao actively advancing. Russia's 717 00:56:16.079 --> 00:56:22.599 Minister of Defense recently traveled to the DPRK to try to convince Panyang to sell 718 00:56:22.760 --> 00:56:27.960 artillery ammunition to Russia, and our conformation indicates that following that visit, another 719 00:56:28.039 --> 00:56:32.599 group of Russian officials traveled travel there for follow up on discussions about potential arms 720 00:56:32.639 --> 00:56:37.719 deals. Any arms deal between the DPRK and Russia would directly violate a number 721 00:56:38.079 --> 00:56:44.599 of UN Security Councils resolutions. We urge the Deep RAKA to cease its arms 722 00:56:44.679 --> 00:56:50.719 negotiations with Russia, and we are taking action directly to exposing and sanctioning individuals 723 00:56:50.800 --> 00:56:53.920 and entities working to facilitate armed deals between Russia and the Deep r K. 724 00:56:54.079 --> 00:56:59.440 So we will continue to identify, exposed and counter Russia attempts to acquire military 725 00:56:59.480 --> 00:57:04.880 equipment for the DPRK or any other states that is prepared to support its support 726 00:57:04.920 --> 00:57:08.360 its war in Ukraine. As it relates to initial we condemn. We've been 727 00:57:08.519 --> 00:57:14.599 very clear about this. Condemned the DPRK's latest of ballistic missile launch. This 728 00:57:14.760 --> 00:57:20.840 launch is in violation of multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions and possesses a threat 729 00:57:20.880 --> 00:57:25.159 to the DPRK's neighbors and international community. We remain committed to a diplomatic approach 730 00:57:25.679 --> 00:57:30.519 to the DPRK and call on DPRK to engage in dialogue, as we have 731 00:57:30.519 --> 00:57:35.360 for some time now. Our commitment to the defense of the Republic of Korea 732 00:57:35.519 --> 00:57:39.280 Japan remains iron clan. Any specifics on that, I would refer to Indo 733 00:57:39.320 --> 00:57:44.360 Pakam and for any additional comment and just don't have anything else to add on 734 00:57:44.480 --> 00:57:46.840 that. It's your calls for engagement with the president consider a meeting. I 735 00:57:46.960 --> 00:57:50.679 just don't have a meeting to speak to at this time. But look, 736 00:57:50.760 --> 00:57:52.760 we are. We just don't have anything to share on that at this time. 737 00:57:52.840 --> 00:57:55.599 What I can say is that we are. We are. Our lines 738 00:57:55.679 --> 00:58:00.719 of communication is open. We've been very clear on that. I just don't 739 00:58:00.719 --> 00:58:02.559 have anything to share on a potential meeting with that. I'll see you guys. 740 00:58:07.159 --> 00:58:13.280 Thank you for listening today. You've been listening to policy and writes your 741 00:58:13.280 --> 00:58:17.159 in Depictions media radio. I've been your host, Michael cloggs. We just 742 00:58:17.320 --> 00:58:23.239 need to really pay attention to what is being said by government and how they 743 00:58:23.320 --> 00:58:30.199 are actually acting so that we can figure out one how to go vote and 744 00:58:31.400 --> 00:58:44.159 too when we should write letters of protests because hey, misrepresentative, you didn't 745 00:58:44.199 --> 00:58:49.440 do such a good job of representative to me, or write another letter of 746 00:58:49.519 --> 00:58:54.119 saying nice job, mister representative. You did exactly what I voted for. 747 00:58:55.519 --> 00:59:07.159 So thank you for listening today, and find that subscribe button wherever it maybe 748 00:59:07.320 --> 00:59:47.199 we'll talk to you next time. This show has been produced by Depictions Media. 749 00:59:49.119 --> 00:59:52.920 Please contact us at Depictions Media for more information.