Amanda Finney Archived

It has been an honor to serve the @PressSec, @POTUS and the American people at the @WhiteHouse. I’m so grateful for my talented colleagues, and their partnership, friendship, and support. I look forward to continuing to serve at @ENERGY. Catch me at @FinneyAmanda2

.@POTUS delivering a powerful speech on gun violence. It’s up to Congress to act now.

We need to: Ban assault weapons — and if we can’t, then we should raise the age to purchase them from 18 to 21. Ban high-capacity magazines. Strengthen background checks. Enact safe storage laws and red flag laws. Repeal gun manufacturers’ immunity from liability.

"Let’s meet the moment. Let us finally do something" -@POTUS

No one more deserving! So proud of my friend and colleague @VedantPatel46! I cannot imagine this last year without you and can’t wait to see all the big things @StateDept has in store for you!

.@VedantPatel46 is a brilliant and insightful colleague with an unbeatable work ethic who has been with us from the very start. We'll all miss him at the White House, but the @StateDept couldn't have made a better choice. latimes.com/politics/story…

Thank you #BTS for stopping by the briefing on the final day of #AANHPIHM! We thank you for using your voice and platform to address inclusion and equality for all! 📸: @dougmillsnyt

In @harpersbazaarus, the First Lady talks about how "Showing Up Matters," a core principle that guides and grounds her. harpersbazaar.com/culture/featur…

During the mass the Bidens are attending, the priest asks the kids to come sit on the altar and tells them — “You are the best reminder to us that the lives of the little ones are important, very important…They passed away but you are alive. I truly believe you will help us.”

President Joe Biden visited Uvalde, Texas, on Sunday to meet with some of the families whose children died last week in the latest mass shooting at an elementary school trib.al/jNjJ3sZ

Thank you @POTUS and @FLOTUS. This community and this country needs you now.

“Everything is possible in America… we can choose the future we want.” -@POTUS

Congrats to the graduates, @NavalAcademy! You did it!

“You have earned it” -@POTUS speaking to graduates at the 2022 United States Naval Academy Graduation

.@VP: "Enough. Is. Enough."

Lord, enough. Little children and their teacher. Stunned. Angry. Heartbroken.

Pres. Biden ordered flags to be lowered to half staff "as a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence" following a mass shooting at an elementary school in Ulvalde, Texas where at least 14 kids and one teacher were killed. cbsn.ws/3NpyWGC

There have been 212 mass shootings in the US so far this year. There have been 144 days in 2022. Funerals are still being held for the victims of the Buffalo supermarket shooting.

Mental health is health. Thank you @Surgeon_General, @selenagomez, @AmbRice46, @MTV, @HHS and all the courageous young leaders for sharing your mental health journeys with us today at the White House. Your voices light the way for others.