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Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on President Biden's Upcoming Virtual Bilateral with Ireland


Via Teleconference
5:03 P.M. EDT
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL:  Greetings to everyone from the National Security Council here at the White House.  My name is [senior administration official], and on behalf of the NSC Press team, I would like to welcome our participants to an on-background conference call to discuss the President’s virtual bilateral meeting with Ireland. 
Today we are joined by [senior administration official] to offer a preview of tomorrow’s meeting.  We will begin with remarks from [senior administration official], and then we’ll open it up for question and answer, as Rob mentioned. 
As a reminder, today’s briefing will be on background, attributable to a “senior administration official.”  And it will be embargoed until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow.  ....

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The Hill's 12:30 Report — Presented by Facebook — Biden's sit-down interview with George Stephanopoulos


How Democrats are reacting shrug : “Democrats largely shrugged off the GOP leader’s predictions, arguing he’s already gummed up the Senate.”
What Democrats have to gain: “Without filibuster reform, Democrats will need GOP support to pass any of their other big priorities: immigration reform, voting rights, anti-discrimination measures and background checks, just to name a few.” 
Democrats can only use the budget reconciliation loophole one more time this year and that is expected to be used for an infrastructure package. 
What to expect with the filibuster debate: https://bit.ly/3rVhdfK
 
Via The Washington Post’s
 
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Vice President Kamala Harris and Ireland's Prime Minister Micheál Martin Join CIEE in Congratulating the 2021 Frederick Douglass Global Fellows


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Vice President Kamala Harris and Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheál Martin Join CIEE in Congratulating the 2021 Frederick Douglass Global Fellows
March 17, 2021 GMT
The 2021 Frederick Douglass Global Fellows
WASHINGTON, March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ At an online St. Patrick’s Day roundtable today, Vice President Kamala Harris and Ireland’s Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheál Martin joined Nettie Washington Douglass, the great-great-granddaughter of Frederick Douglass, and representatives from the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) to recognize the winners of the 2021 Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship, a competitive award for diverse student leaders to attend a four-week summer study abroad program focused on leadership, intercultural communication, and social justice. ....

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Shamrock presentation part of virtual White House event


Washington Correspondent
The tradition of a bowl of shamrock being presented to a US president on St Patrick s Day will be continued this year, even though the event will be virtual.
The crystal bowl, which this year was made by Criostal na Rinne in County Waterford, is already at the White House and was delivered there on Friday by Irish embassy staff.
The shamrock bowl will be placed on President Joe Biden s desk during his virtual St Patrick s Day meeting with the Taoiseach Micheál Martin on Wednesday.
Discussions are expected to cover a broad agenda of issues, including the deep ties between the US and Ireland, Covid-19 and shared global challenges, such as climate change. ....

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