President Biden deliver remarks on efforts to lower health care costs — 2/10/22
Remarks by President Biden on the Biden-Harris Administration’s Work to Lower Healthcare Costs
FEBRUARY 10, 2022•STATEMENTS AND RELEASES
Germanna Community College
Culpeper, Virginia
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Mr. President. (Laughter.) I could have no more have done that when I was 12 years old than fly. I used to be a stutterer. I was scared to death I would stand up and ta-ta — ta-ta-talk — talk like that. And I can’t tell you how much — how proud I am of you. And your brother is equally as impressive as you are. He’s standing there — he’s sitting there two seats over.
Shannon and Joshua — and, by the way, Happy Birthday, man. He’s going to be 13 years old — a teenager — in a couple days. (Applause.)
I want you to know that lowering the cost of prescription drugs is one of the reasons why I’m here with Abigail, your congresswoman. And that’s what I want to talk about with you today. Lowering the cost of healthcare overall, as well. Lowering the cost of prescription drugs is important. And giving families like yours just a little bit more breathing room makes a gigantic difference.
Before I get into that, I want to say: It’s good to be here at Germanna school. And, by the way, Abigail, if I wanted to know anything about community colleges in Virginia, I go to my wife. (Laughter.) She teaches full-time and has for the last nine years. She’s in the classroom now at — at a community college in Northern Virginia — Northern Virginia Community College.
And she says — she says, “You know, the single best-kept secret in America is community colleges.” And it really is. They are so flexible. They can do so much — so much. And if I had more time — which I don’t — for all of you, I’d go into what we’re going to try to do to increase the flexibility and the funding of community colleges for people.
But it’s great to be here with Abigail — with Congresswoman Spanberger.
In every chapter of her career — in every chapter, she’s always been about one thing: service. Service... more
FEBRUARY 10, 2022•STATEMENTS AND RELEASES
Germanna Community College
Culpeper, Virginia
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Mr. President. (Laughter.) I could have no more have done that when I was 12 years old than fly. I used to be a stutterer. I was scared to death I would stand up and ta-ta — ta-ta-talk — talk like that. And I can’t tell you how much — how proud I am of you. And your brother is equally as impressive as you are. He’s standing there — he’s sitting there two seats over.
Shannon and Joshua — and, by the way, Happy Birthday, man. He’s going to be 13 years old — a teenager — in a couple days. (Applause.)
I want you to know that lowering the cost of prescription drugs is one of the reasons why I’m here with Abigail, your congresswoman. And that’s what I want to talk about with you today. Lowering the cost of healthcare overall, as well. Lowering the cost of prescription drugs is important. And giving families like yours just a little bit more breathing room makes a gigantic difference.
Before I get into that, I want to say: It’s good to be here at Germanna school. And, by the way, Abigail, if I wanted to know anything about community colleges in Virginia, I go to my wife. (Laughter.) She teaches full-time and has for the last nine years. She’s in the classroom now at — at a community college in Northern Virginia — Northern Virginia Community College.
And she says — she says, “You know, the single best-kept secret in America is community colleges.” And it really is. They are so flexible. They can do so much — so much. And if I had more time — which I don’t — for all of you, I’d go into what we’re going to try to do to increase the flexibility and the funding of community colleges for people.
But it’s great to be here with Abigail — with Congresswoman Spanberger.
In every chapter of her career — in every chapter, she’s always been about one thing: service. Service... more
What the US is watching that could signal Russia is launching an invasion of Ukraine
Feb. 11 - ..."If you look at the lower-end options, all of which are executable immediately with little to no warning with the forces that are already deployed — things like a punitive strike or raid in the East, a breakout from the south, a raid from the north—those forces are already in position and in the right number with the right capability," a Western intelligence official told CNN... quoted from CNN
Feb. 11 - ..."If you look at the lower-end options, all of which are executable immediately with little to no warning with the forces that are already deployed — things like a punitive strike or raid in the East, a breakout from the south, a raid from the north—those forces are already in position and in the right number with the right capability," a Western intelligence official told CNN... quoted from CNN
FEBRUARY 10, 2022 | PART OF U.S. SENATE
U.S. Senate
Senators Sanders and Durbin on Russia and Ukraine
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said though Vladimir Putin is dishonest and corrupt, he has a legitimate interest in security in neighboring countries. He said Russia should not invade Ukraine, but he noted that under the Monroe Doctrine, the U.S. asserts the right to intervene in matters in countries in the Western Hemisphere and has overthrown governments in Latin American countries. He said the U.S. was on the brink of nuclear war in 1963 because the Soviet Union put nuclear weapons in Cuba, and Russia similarly does not want adversaries to have military equipment close to its borders. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) responded, saying he agreed with Senator Sanders' criticism of past U.S. military interventions. But he said if the U.S. recognizes a Russian sphere of influence, that would be a green-light for Russia to invade Ukraine. The senators then engaged in a debate about whether Russia has legitimate security interests in Ukraine. close
U.S. Senate
Senators Sanders and Durbin on Russia and Ukraine
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said though Vladimir Putin is dishonest and corrupt, he has a legitimate interest in security in neighboring countries. He said Russia should not invade Ukraine, but he noted that under the Monroe Doctrine, the U.S. asserts the right to intervene in matters in countries in the Western Hemisphere and has overthrown governments in Latin American countries. He said the U.S. was on the brink of nuclear war in 1963 because the Soviet Union put nuclear weapons in Cuba, and Russia similarly does not want adversaries to have military equipment close to its borders. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) responded, saying he agreed with Senator Sanders' criticism of past U.S. military interventions. But he said if the U.S. recognizes a Russian sphere of influence, that would be a green-light for Russia to invade Ukraine. The senators then engaged in a debate about whether Russia has legitimate security interests in Ukraine. close
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I BELIEVE UKRAINE IS NOT A VICTIM OF -- HAS BEEN A VICTIM OF RUSSIAN AGGRESSION FOR A LONG TIME. THE LEADER YANUKOVICH I [BLEEP] WAS LIST DEPOSED IN UKRAINE WHEN THE DEMONSTRATIONS TOOK PLACE WAS CLEARLY THE SERVER AND VESSEL OF MOSCOW. IT WAS THE SOVIETS AND I CALL THEM SOVIETS, THE RUSSIANS WHO INVADED CRIMEA AND RECLAIM THEIR TERRITORY FOR THEIR OWN. AS THE RUSSIANS WHO SENT THE LITTLE GREEN MEN WITH NO EMBLEMS ON THEIR UNIFORMS TO INVADE EASTERN UKRAINE AND CONTINUED TO KILL IN THE SITE UKRAINIANS FOR EIGHT YEARS NOW. SO IT'S CLEAR TO ME UKRAINIAN HAS BEEN A VICTIM OF RUSSIAN AGGRESSION FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. TO SUGGEST THE NOTION THAT THIS IS SOMEHOW WITHIN PUTIN'S SPHERE OF INFLUENCE IS TO RATIONALIZE HIS CONDUCT AND FORGIVE HIS CONDUCT AND I'M NOT ABOUT TO DO THAT. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD. HE DON'T PUT 110,000 RUSSIAN TROOPS ON THE BORDER AND PREPARE FOR WAR UNLESS YOU BELIEVE THE COMPRESSION THAT COUNTRY INTO SO SECEDING TO THEIR DEMANDS FOR UKRAINE IS NOT A MILITARY POWER. IT WON'T LAST VERY LONG IF THE RUSSIANS- DO INVADE. AT THIS MOMENT I THINK THE SPHERE OF INFLUENCE UNITED STATES HAS MADE ITS OWN MISTAKES IN THE PAST AND THEREFORE WE SHOULD LOOK THE OTHER WAY AT WHAT PUTIN IS DOING ISN'T UNACCEPTABLE CONCLUSION.
I BELIEVE UKRAINE IS NOT A VICTIM OF -- HAS BEEN A VICTIM OF RUSSIAN AGGRESSION FOR A LONG TIME. THE LEADER YANUKOVICH I [BLEEP] WAS LIST DEPOSED IN UKRAINE WHEN THE DEMONSTRATIONS TOOK PLACE WAS CLEARLY THE SERVER AND VESSEL OF MOSCOW. IT WAS THE SOVIETS AND I CALL THEM SOVIETS, THE RUSSIANS WHO INVADED CRIMEA AND RECLAIM THEIR TERRITORY FOR THEIR OWN. AS THE RUSSIANS WHO SENT THE LITTLE GREEN MEN WITH NO EMBLEMS ON THEIR UNIFORMS TO INVADE EASTERN UKRAINE AND CONTINUED TO KILL IN THE SITE UKRAINIANS FOR EIGHT YEARS NOW. SO IT'S CLEAR TO ME UKRAINIAN HAS BEEN A VICTIM OF RUSSIAN AGGRESSION FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. TO SUGGEST THE NOTION THAT THIS IS SOMEHOW WITHIN PUTIN'S SPHERE OF INFLUENCE IS TO RATIONALIZE HIS CONDUCT AND FORGIVE HIS CONDUCT AND I'M NOT ABOUT TO DO THAT. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD. HE DON'T PUT 110,000 RUSSIAN TROOPS ON THE BORDER AND PREPARE FOR WAR UNLESS YOU BELIEVE THE COMPRESSION THAT COUNTRY INTO SO SECEDING TO THEIR DEMANDS FOR UKRAINE IS NOT A MILITARY POWER. IT WON'T LAST VERY LONG IF THE RUSSIANS- DO INVADE. AT THIS MOMENT I THINK THE SPHERE OF INFLUENCE UNITED STATES HAS MADE ITS OWN MISTAKES IN THE PAST AND THEREFORE WE SHOULD LOOK THE OTHER WAY AT WHAT PUTIN IS DOING ISN'T UNACCEPTABLE CONCLUSION.
Ukraine tensions: Russia accused of sea blockade
Feb. 11 - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said the Sea of Azov was completely blocked and the Black Sea almost fully cut off by Russian forces.
Russia has repeatedly denied any plans to invade Ukraine despite massing more than 100,000 troops at the border.
But it has just begun massive military drills with neighbouring Belarus.
Belarus is a close ally of Russia and has a long border with Ukraine.
called the drills - believed to be Russia's biggest deployment to Belarus since the Cold War - a "violent gesture". Ukraine says they amount to "psychological pressure"... more on BBC
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