Remarks by President Biden and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia at Arrival Ceremony

President Biden is sending an urgent budget request to Congress to advance critical domestic priorities so we can continue to meet the needs of the American people, support our communities, and protect our nation and its interests.

Today, President Biden and Prime Minister Albanese inaugurated a new era of U.S.-Australia strategic cooperation during the Prime Minister’s Official Visit.

As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on October 25, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine, President Biden has ordered that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds.

Today, President Biden awarded the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to 21 Americans – for their outstanding contributions to knowledge in the sciences and to the improvement of our nation’s economic, environmental, and social well-being.

For the first time in a long time, we're investing in America.

As hard as it is, we cannot give up on peace. We cannot give up on a two-state solution.

The United States remains committed to the Palestinian people’s right to dignity and to self-determination. The actions of Hamas terrorists don’t take that right away.

We cannot and will not let terrorists like Hamas and tyrants like Putin win. I refuse to let that happen.

There’s going to be more technological change in the next 10 years – or even the next 5 years – than in the last 50. And I want America to lead that change.