FORT MYER, Virginia, Jan. 18 -- The White House issued the following remarks on Jan. 16, 2025, at Department of Defense Commander in Chief farewell ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Every time I'm here, it's made me so damn proud to be an American. And it must all of you as well. One percent of you are defending ninety-nine percent of us. We owe you. We owe you big. Just over 240 years ago, George Washington gave his farewell address to the Continen  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- President Biden issued the following statement on Jan. 17, 2025, on the Equal Rights Amendment: * * * I have supported the Equal Rights Amendment for more than 50 years, and I have long been clear that no one should be discriminated against based on their sex. We, as a nation, must affirm and protect women's full equality once and for all. On January 27, 2020, the Commonwealth of Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. The American Bar Asso  more