Pool Reports of September 12, 2024

In town pool report #1 - Lunch lid until 2 pm

From the White House press office: We have a lunch lid until 2:00 PM. As a reminder, pre-set for the remarks on the South Lawn will be at 2:00 PM.

In town pool report #2 - press briefing delayed until 3 pm

The press briefing will begin at 3 pm, per the White House press office.

In town pool report #3 - 2 minute warning to press briefing

At 3:13 pm, the White House gave a two minute warning for the start of the press briefing.

In town pool report #4 - VAWA event starting

Pool has been ushered onto the South Lawn where President Biden is scheduled to deliver remarks to commemorate the upcoming 30th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act.

The President's remarks will be streamed live here:

https://www.youtube.com/live/BVJ69ntEwNA?si=gBDzFi6YRWGCn_8D

The Duke Ellington concert choir, dressed in red T shirts, walked out into the steps of the South Portico and began singing around 5:50 pm.

Hundreds of attendees are sitting in white folding chairs on the lawn. Two tents are on the lawn where beverages were being served to guests before the speech.

From the White House press office---

The President is participating in a photoline:

Former Rep. Donna Edwards (MD-04)
Former Rep. Carolyn Maloney (NY-12)
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, Department of Justice
State Senator Raumesh Akbari (TN-29), Minority Leader of the Tennessee State Senate
State Rep. Karen Camper (TN-87), Minority Leader of the Tennessee House of Representatives
Rosemarie Hidalgo, Director of the Office of Violence Against Women, Department of Justice
Sarah (Lynn) Rosenthal, Director of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, Department of Health and Human Services
Claire Marquardt, Secretary of the Delaware Department of Human Resources
Victoria Nourse, Vice-Chair, United States Commission on Civil Rights
Demetra Lambros, Chair, President's Commission on White House Fellows

In town pool report #5 - VAWA event program and updated attendees list

Biden walked out of the South Portico at 5:58 pm. A sign behind the podium reads, "Celebrating 30 Years of VAWA." The event has started and is being live streamed.

The White House provided this updated list of attendees at the Violence Against Women Act event on the South Lawn.

From the White House press office----

the two names below are no longer attending. Beneath that is the most accurate attendees list:

Chair Brenda Mallory, Council on Environmental Quality

Acting Deputy Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis, Department of the Interior

Updated:

The President is delivering remarks ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act.

Program:

The Duke Ellington School of the Arts Concert Choir performs one song, "Rise Up"

Ada Limón, 24th Poet Laureate of the United States

Nicole Matthews, Executive Director of the Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition

Kyle Richard, Associate Director of Men's Engagement, It's On Us

Ruth Glenn, President of Public Affairs at the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence &Introducer

The President

Attendees:
The Women's Organization Representatives and Advocates
Senator Amy Klobuchar (MN)
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
Senator Chris Coons (DE)
Secretary Deb Haaland, Department of the Interior
Rep. Gwen Moore (WI-04)
Rep. Steve Cohen (TN-09)
Rep. Kweisi Mfume (MD-07)
Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22)
Rep. Amata Radewagen (AS)
Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10)
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05)
Rep. Troy Carter (LA-02)
Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01)
Rep. Shontel Brown (OH-11)
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20)
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (TX-30)
Deputy Director Nani Coloretti, Office of Management and Budget
Mayor Cherelle Parker, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mayor LaToya Cantrell, New Orleans, Louisiana
Mayor Jane Castor, Tampa, Florida
Mayor Paige Cognetti, Scranton, Pennsylvania
State Senator Raumesh Akbari (TN-29), Minority Leader of the Tennessee State Senate
State Senator Paula Floyd (OK-46), Oklahoma Minority Floor Leader
State Rep. Karen Camper (TN-87), Minority Leaderof the Tennessee House of Representatives
State Rep. Adrienne Jones (MD-10), Speaker of the Maryland House of Representatives
State Rep. Rachel Ross (ME-118), Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives
Chair Phyllis Arnold Randall, Loudon County, Virginia
Chair Alisha Bell, Wayne County, Michigan
Councilmember Kesha Washington, Phoenix, Arizona
Chairwoman Teri Gobin, Tulalip Tribes
Chairwoman Gena Kakkak, Menominee Indian Tribe
Kathryn Isom Clause, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Economic Development
Fatima Abbas, Director, Office of Native and Tribal Affairs, Treasury
Angel Charley, Executive Director, IllumiNative
Veronica Colon Rosario. Executive Director of Fundación de Mujeres de Puerto Rico
Lael EchoHawk, Tribal Attorney & Advocate
Nirva Gonzalez Rosa, Aborto Libre Puerto Rico y Movimiento Amplio de Mujeres de Puerto Rico
Alondra Hernandez Aborto Libre Puerto Rico
Kelbie Kennedy, National Tribal Affairs Advocate, FEMA
Deborah Parker, CEO, National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition
Lucy Simpson, Executive Director, National Indigenous Womens Resource Center
Raina Thiele, Senior Advisor to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Interior
Lynn Trujillo, Senior Counselor to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Interior
Debora Upegui, Observatorio de Equidad de Género de Puerto Rico
Kristin Welch Founder, Waking Women Healing Institute
President Shannon Holsey, President, Stockbridge Munsee Indian Community
Bryan Newland Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of Interior
Chair Maria Rosario Jackson, National Endowment for the Arts
Alice Albright, CEO of MCC

In town pool report #6 - Biden quotes

When President Biden was introduced, the crowd chanted, "Thank you Joe!"

He spoke for about 15 minutes.

"My name is Joe Biden and I'm Jill Biden's husband and Ashley Biden's dad."

In working in the Violence Against Women Act: "My goal was to do more than change the law, to change the culture of America and provide more support and protection for survivors and create accountability for perpetrators."

"It saves lives."

"There's always more to do. Let me just say the first and best decision I made when I was a nominee in 2020 was selecting Kamala Harris as vice president."

He said that Harris, as a former prosecutor, stood up against sexual violence her entire career. Biden: "You can't say that about my predecessor." He described new steps is administration is taking to prevent violence against women.

"To any survivors struggling, I want you to know you're not alone."

"I also signed a historic presidential memorandum to find and punish individuals around the world who use rape and sexual violence as a weapon of war and terror. We continue to condemn Russia for it's widespread violent sexual assaults in Ukraine. We continue to condemn the terrorist group Hamas for its appalling, dispicable acts of rape, mutilation and sexual violence in Israel on October 7."

He talked about the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Biden finished speaking at 6:27 pm. He walked over to the rope line to his right and began talking to people in the audience.

In town pool report #7 - Pool ushered out, Biden still shaking hands

White House press aides ushered reporters off the South Lawn at 6:52 pm. President Biden was still talking to attendees and shaking hands at the rope line.

In town pool report #8 - lid

The White House called a lid at 7:10 pm.