OAKLAND, California, Oct. 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined 16 attorneys general in supporting a federal prohibition on price gouging. While 40 states across the country, including California, ban price gouging, there is no federal price gouging prohibition. Because so many product supply chains are nationwide, states face heightened challenges when protecting consumers from price go  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Oct. 31 -- Gov. John C. Carney, D-Delaware, issued the following news on Oct. 30, 2024: Delaware Governor John Carney, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) announced $127.5 million for Port Wilmington as part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Ports Program, a $3 billion investment by the Biden-Harris Administration in zero-emission port equipment and infrastructure. The Clean Ports Progr  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 31 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 15 attorneys general, is urging Congressional leaders to pass a national ban on price gouging. While price gouging is unlawful in Illinois and more than 40 other states, there is no federal law specifically banning businesses from raising prices on essential goods to increase their profits during an emergency. "Price gou  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 31 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 15 attorneys general urging Congressional leaders to support a ban on price gouging at the national level (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:*2F*2Fag.ny.gov*2Fsites*2Fdefault*2Ffiles*2Fletters*2Fmultistate-letter-re-federal-price-gouging-legislation-final.pdf/1/01000  more

NEW CASTLE, Delaware, Oct. 28 -- President Biden issued the following remarks at the New Castle County Office Warehouse and Training Center after casting his early-voting ballot in the general election: * * * THE PRESIDENT: First-time voter. (Pointing to voters.) Q: Mr. President, do you want to -- Q: Mr. President, is this bittersweet for you today? THE PRESIDENT: Pardon me? Q: Is this bittersweet for you? THE PRESIDENT: No, this is just sweet. Q: Do you think she will win? THE PRESIDE  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 26 -- President Biden issued the following remarks at a LiUNA GOTV kick-off event at LiUNA District Council 12: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello! (Applause.) Thank you, thank you, thank you. Hello LiUNA! (Applause.) It's good to be almost home. (Applause.) (Laughs.) Well, God love you. I tell you what. You know, you guys build bridges, and you can't be in a better city. There are more bridges in this city than any city in America. (Laughter.) Look, folks, you know,   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Oct. 29, 2024, in a call with Voto Latino: THE PRESIDENT: (In progress) -- and your friendship. And thanks to everyone -- MS. TERESA: So, President -- THE PRESIDENT: -- at Voto Latino. (Inaudible.) MS. TERESA: So, President Biden, before we get started -- before we get started, I just want to say, literally, three and a half years ago, we -- when we were hunkered down, we were doing Zoom calls very similar to this, you ca  more