President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. Presents Remarks on Supporting Veterans as Part of the Unity Agenda
PRESIDENT JOSEPH ROBINETTE BIDEN, JR. ~ TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2022
Then at 10:45 AM EST, President Biden announces actions to continue to hold Russia accountable for its unprovoked and unjustified war on Ukraine. President Biden's remarks will be presented at the White House Roosevelt Room in Washington, DC, USA on Tuesday, March 8, 2022.
After, President Biden will travel to Fort Worth, Texas. President Biden departs from the White House South Lawn en route to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland at 11:15 AM EST. Then at 11:35 AM EST, President Biden departs from Joint Base Andrews en route to Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth in Fort Worth, Texas. At 1:45 PM CST, President Biden arrives at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth.
In the afternoon at 2:30 PM CST, President Biden and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough will visit the Fort Worth VA Clinic in Fort Worth, Texas to: speak with VA health care providers about addressing the health effects of environmental exposures such as burn pits and receive a briefing on primary care and specialty health services for veterans. They will also speak with veterans and patient advocates about different challenges facing the community.
Later at 3:30 PM CST, President Biden and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs will present remarks on expanding access to health care and benefits for veterans affected by military environmental exposures such as burn pits, as part of the President Biden’s Unity Agenda for the Nation. President Biden will discuss his Administration’s actions to address these issues, including a new proposed rule to consider adding certain rare cancers to the list of those presumed to be service-connected, and he will urge Congress to send him legislation that ensures we honor our commitment to veterans exposed to toxic substances. President Biden's remarks will take place at Resource Connection of Tarrant County in Fort Worth, Texas.
In the evening, President Biden will return to the White House from Fort Worth, Texas. President Biden departs from Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth, Texas en route to Joint Base Andrews at 5:25 PM CST. At 9:00 PM EST, President Biden arrivaes at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland en route to The White House in Washington, DC. President Biden is schedued to arrive on the White House South Lawn at 9:20 PM EST.
BRIEFING SCHEDULE ~ TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2022
FIRST LADY DR. JILL BIDEN ~ TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2022
At 1:00 PM MT, the First Lady and the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra, will visit the San Xavier Health Center in the San Xavier District of the Tohono O'odham Nation, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Cancer Moonshot initiative. Their tour will focus on Tohono O’odham Nation’s cancer program and services, including those provided in partnership with the University of Arizona Cancer Center. Then, the First Lady and Secretary Becerra will tour the San Xavier del Bac Mission and attend a traditional dance performance by Tohono O’odham members.
At 3:30 PM MT, the First Lady and Secretary Becerra will participate in a local celebration of Women’s History Month with Mayor Regina Romero and several local residents.
