Irish Americans for Biden Harris

Courtesy of Congressional Record Online, Government Publishing Office SENATE RESOLUTION 117--EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GOOD FRIDAY AGREEMENT, OR THE BELFAST AGREEMENT, AND SUBSEQUENT AGREEMENTS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION TO SUPPORT PEACE ON THE ISLAND OF IRELAND. Introduced by Senator Robert Menendez, (and co-sponsored by Ms. Collins, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Markey, Mr. Coons, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Casey, Mr. Booker, Mr. Kaine, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Reed)submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations on March 16, 2021: S. Res. 117   Whereas , on April 10, 1998, the Government of Ireland and       the Government of the United Kingdom signed the Good Friday       Agreement, also known as the ``Belfast Agreement''; Whereas the goals of the Good Friday Agreement were to       bring a new era of devolved government and democracy to       Northern Ir

  MARCH 01, 2021   •   PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS Since before the founding of our Nation, Irish immigrants have arrived on our shores with an unyielding spirit of determination that has helped define America’s soul and shape our success across generations.  Driven by the same dreams that still beckon people the world over to America today, so many crossed the Atlantic with nothing but the hope in their hearts and their faith in the possibility of a better life. That’s what brought the Blewitts from County Mayo and the Finnegans of County Louth to the United States.  For years, they brought Ireland into their homes in America.  Working hard.  Raising families.  Remembering always where they came from.  By 1909, my grandparents Ambrose Finnegan and Geraldine Blewitt met and married in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and passed on to my mother, Catherine Eugenia Finnegan Biden, a pride and a passion that runs through the bloodstream of all Irish-Americans. The story of the Irish the world over is one

  As America opens a new chapter with the election of President Biden and Vice President Harris, we appeal to the administration for the appointment of a 'U.S. Special Envoy to Northern Ireland' at the earliest possible opportunity.  This petition is backed by the Irish Echo and by the AOH in America.  You can read  an op-ed by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir , publisher of the  Irish Echo  and  belfastmedia.com  and  see more about the letter to the President from AOH President Daniel J. O'Connell here.  Any reversal of the economic progress in the North of Ireland – today home to American blue-chip companies like Citi, Allstate, Liberty Mutual and Spirit Aerosystems which underpin the peace with jobs – will only play into the hands of the still-active loyalist paramilitary groups and their dissident republican counterparts.  Once again we look to an American President to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the peacemakers and bridge-builders who wish to ensure that the North’s march towa

  Joseph R. Biden Jr. was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States on January 20, 2021. Read the entire inauguration speech here. Here is the video below.

(This story originally appeared in Share America , January 15, 2021, and is written by Lenore T. Adkins.) Joseph R. Biden Jr., a former vice president and a longtime Capitol Hill lawmaker known for reaching across the political aisle to get things done, takes office on January 20 as the 46th president of the United States. Biden served eight years as former President Barack Obama’s vice president and defeated incumbent President Donald J. Trump. On his path to victory, Biden secured 306 electoral votes — it takes  270 electoral votes to win the presidency  — and amassed 81 million votes, more than any other presidential candidate in American history. “Well, I must admit it surprised me,” Biden said during his November 7 victory speech. “Tonight, we’ve seen all over this nation, all cities in all parts of the country, indeed across the world, an outpouring of joy, of hope, renewed faith in tomorrow, bring a better day. And I am humbled by the trust and confidence you’ve placed in me.” B