TUSKEGEE, Ala., Dec. 12, 2022 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing an additional $325 million for 71 projects under the second funding pool of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities effort, bringing the total investment from both funding pools to over $3.1 billion for 141 tentativelyContinue reading “USDA Launches New Virtual Nutrition Center of Excellence”
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Biden Administration Approves First Operation Fly Formula Mission
White House press release Today, the Department of Defense (DOD) is sourcing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s request for Operation Fly Formula to transport Nestlé S.A. formula from Zurich, Switzerland to Plainfield, Indiana. DOD is actively working the request to identify commercial aircraft. The Operation Fly Formula shipments will transport the equivalent of upContinue reading “Biden Administration Approves First Operation Fly Formula Mission”
Biden Approves Colorado Disaster Declaration
Yesterday, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Colorado and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by wildfires and straight-line winds beginning on December 30, 2021, and continuing. The President’s action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals inContinue reading “Biden Approves Colorado Disaster Declaration”
Celebrating Bill of Rights Day, 2021
More than two centuries ago, our Founders drafted the Constitution in order to create an American Government that could act with urgency on national issues without compromising individual rights and freedoms. They had the genius not only to craft such a Government but to foresee their own fallibility as well. In their foresight, they made the charterContinue reading “Celebrating Bill of Rights Day, 2021”
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Speaks on Nicaragua’s “Sham Elections”
President Joe Biden released the following statement on recent election in Nicaragua that characterized a “sham,” while calling out Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo for their actions leading up to the election including barring media from the country. What Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President RosarioContinue reading “President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Speaks on Nicaragua’s “Sham Elections””
Starting Today Fully Vaccinated Travelers Permitted to Enter U.S. via Land and Ferry Border Crossings
WASHINGTON – Starting today, foreign nationals who have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and have appropriate documentation will be permitted to enter the United States via land ports of entry (POEs) and ferry terminals for non-essential reasons such as tourism. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reminds these travelers to be prepared to (1) provide proof of their COVID-19 vaccination, as outlined on the Centers for Disease ControlContinue reading “Starting Today Fully Vaccinated Travelers Permitted to Enter U.S. via Land and Ferry Border Crossings”
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