?Biden signs landmark bipartisan gun measure, says ‘lives will be saved''
?Wolf visits White House, says American Rescue Plan funds ‘greatly benefited' Pennsylvania's workforce, COVID-19 economic recovery'
?Intel CEO, Commerce secretary push for Congress to act on aid package'
This week, Americans are reading about how Members of Congress, state and local leaders, gun violence survivors, families, and advocates joined President Biden at a White House event commemorating the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act - the most significant legislation to reduce gun violence in 30 years.
Governors, mayors, and local leaders joined Vice President Harris, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, American Rescue Plan Coordinator Gene Sperling, and White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Director Julie Rodriguez for a White House American Rescue Plan Summit. Following the half-day Summit, elected officials spoke to local reports about how more than $40 billion of American Rescue Plan funds have been committed to strengthening and expanding our workforce in the states.
Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu also traveled to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and spoke with local press outlets about President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which is rebuilding infrastructure in the Badger State by improving roads and bridges, replacing lead pipes to provide clean water, expanding high speed internet, and creating millions of good-paying union jobs that don't require a college degree.
And Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo led a White House Regional Press Call for reporters in Indiana, Missouri and Ohio to underscore the urgent need for Congress to pass the Bipartisan Innovation Act, which will spur American manufacturing, strengthen our supply chains, and help lower costs for families.
See a round-up of the local coverage below.
President Biden Highlights Bipartisan Safer Communities Act & Actions to Reduce Gun Violence at White House Event
- Detroit News: Biden signs landmark bipartisan gun measure, says ‘lives will be saved'
- Chicago Sun Times: At White House gun law event a week after parade massacre, Biden wears ?Highland Park Strong' ribbon
- Colorado Springs Gazette: U.S. President Biden holds event to mark passage of gun safety law at the White House in Washington
- Orange County Register: Biden: Gun violence has turned communities into ?killing fields'
- San Antonio Express: Uvalde doctor who treated kids shot at Robb Elementary speaks as Biden Touts Historic Gun Law
- St. Louis Post Dispatch: St. Louis mayor joins Biden, others to tout new federal gun law
- Kansas City Star: ?It is astonishing to me': KC mayor lauds federal gun law, decries Westport shooting
- Colorado Public Radio: Columbine, Aurora shooting victim families visit White House for first gun law passage in decades
- WCTV (CBS Tallahassee, FL): Tallahassee mayor attends gun legislation event in D.C.
- WSVN (FOX Miami, FL): Several families of Parkland shooting victims invited to signing of bipartisan gun safety law
Vice President Harris, Labor Secretary Walsh, American Rescue Plan Coordinator Sperling, and Local Leaders Tout American Rescue Plan Workforce Funding at White House Summit
- Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Wolf visits White House, says American Rescue Plan funds ‘greatly benefited' Pennsylvania's workforce, COVID-19 economic recovery
- News & Observer: NC Gov. Cooper part of White House summit Wednesday
- Commercial Appeal: Strickland headed to White House to tout youth initiative
- Houston Chronicle: Harris County expands pilot to pay homeless $15 to clean public spaces
- WAVE (NBC Louisville, KY): Mayor Fischer attends ARP Summit at White House
- Spectrum: Louisville mayor stresses importance of apprenticeships at White House summit
- LA Daily News: LA County Supervisor Holly Mitchell to meet with VP Kamala Harris at White House Wednesday
- WJET (ABC Erie, NY): Erie County Exec Davis will take part in White House virtual summit
- New Hampshire Union Leader: Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig headed to White House to talk up PHAST program
- St. Paul Pioneer Press: Ramsey County Commissioner Mary Jo McGuire to highlight nursing, childcare incentive programs at White House
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Wolf to visit White House to laud federal COVID-19 relief funds for Pennsylvania health care workforce
- Buffalo News: At White House summit, Poloncarz touts Erie County's effort to train health care workers
- WHTM (ABC Harrisburg, PA): Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf attends White House ARPA Summit
- WLKY (NBC Louisville, KY): Mayor Fischer visits the White House, participates in summit with Vice President Harris
- Erie News Now: Erie County Executive Brenton Davis Participates in White House Summit
- The Daily Breeze: LA County Supervisor Holly Mitchell speaks at White House panel, touts equitable job creation programs
- Twin Cities Pioneer Press: St. Paul, Ramsey County partner on $24.8 million in investments for young workers
White House Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu Touts the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's Investments in Milwaukee, WI
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Biden's infrastructure czar Mitch Landrieu visits Milwaukee as city aims to speed lead pipe replacements
- WISN (ABC Milwaukee, WI): Wisconsin will receive $79 million to replace lead pipes
- WITI (FOX Milwaukee, WI): Milwaukee replacing lead pipes; federal funds to help
- WisPolitics.com: Wisconsin AFL-CIO: Welcomes infrastructure investment as White House Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu visits Milwaukee
- Urban Milwaukee: Biden's Infrastructure Czar Visits City, Touts Lead Lateral Funding
- UpNorthNews: White House Official Talks Up the Many Benefits Coming to Wisconsin from Biden's Infrastructure Law
Commerce Secretary Raimondo Underscores Urgent Need for Passage of the Bipartisan Innovation Act
- Columbus Dispatch: Intel CEO, Commerce secretary push for Congress to act on aid package
- Cleveland Plain Dealer: Semi-conductor subsidy bill to get votes next week; Commerce Secretary urges its passage to enable construction of new Intel plant in Ohio
- Idaho Statesman: Opinion: Bipartisan Innovation Act would help Idaho semiconductor manufacturers be competitive
- Nexstar: US leaders stress urgency in push to pass semiconductor legislation
- Sinclair: Congress pushed to move on semiconductor bill to compete with China