The president, first lady, daughter Ashley Biden, her husband Howard Krein and grandkids Hunter and Natalie arrived on St. Croix Tuesday and will stay through the new year.
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The Bidens are staying at the St Croix home of billionaire Democratic donors Bill and Connie Neville, according to the White House.
The Nevilles were among the 300 people invited to Biden's state dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron on December 1.
The Bidens are not paying rent but staying as 'guests' at the home on Solitude Bay, a private community with its own beach. Houses there can sell for around $3million, according to property websites...
President Joe Biden and grandson Hunter Biden played golf Friday at the oceanside Buccaneer Hotel on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Hunter
Biden, 18, the son of the late Beau Biden, was spotted driving the golf
cart, while at one point Secret Service helped the president locate a
lost ball.
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White House will fly $1.7 trillion budget to St Croix for Biden to sign
Biden signs $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill in billionaire Democrat donor's beachside mansion in St Croix - after it was flown to him on a Spirit Airlines flight from Washington
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- The 4,000-page bill arrived at the White House on Wednesday evening
- From there, it was transported to St Croix via Spirit Airlines on Thursday
- Around 6:30pm Eastern time, a photo of Biden signing the bill was posted online
- Biden had until December 30 to sign the bill so the government didn't shut down
- The president and family are in the Caribbean island for a New Year's vacation
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The White House flew the federal budget to St. Croix for President Joe Biden to sign into law ahead of the December 30 deadline, so the government didn't shut down over New Year's Eve.
The 4,000-page, $1.7 trillion omnibus package to fund the government through September 2023 arrived at the White House on Wednesday evening, after it completed the legislative enrollment process. . .
On Thursday, it was flown to St Croix, where Biden is spending the holiday week in a luxury villa owned by a billionaire Democratic donor.
The bill arrived in the US Virgin Islands via a commercial flight around 5:30 p.m. EST. A little over an hour later, Biden's POTUS Instagram account posted a picture of the president signing the bill.
The caption of the Instagram post read: 'Today, I signed the bipartisan omnibus bill, ending a year of historic progress. It'll invest in medical research, safety, veteran health care, disaster recovery, VAWA funding – and gets crucial assistance to Ukraine. Looking forward to more in 2023.'
A senior administration official confirmed DailyMail.com on Thursday that the White House had officially received the bill.
On Wednesday, over 2,800 flights had been cancelled and nearly 3,200 delayed in the after-effects of the monster storm that hit much of the United States. Southwest Airlines was hardest hit. As of Thursday morning it had canceled 2,357 flights - 58 percent of its daily schedule and 96 percent of all canceled trips in the US today.
Congress passed the massive budget bill last week but then it had to go through a complicated enrollment process that involves printing the text of the bill on parchment paper, with a certificate page that is signed by the speaker of the House and the president pro temp of the Senate.
After that is completed, it is transferred to the White House for the president's signature. It would have gone to the staff secretary's office, which is responsible for all the paperwork the president must sign.
It's not the first time a piece of legislation has flown commercial to the president's location.
In May, a $40billion US package of assistance for Ukraine was sent with a staffer on a commercial flight to South Korea, when Biden was in Seoul for meetings with Asian leaders.
The president signed it into law while he was abroad.
President Biden has escaped the cold of Washington DC to enjoy a sunny tropical vacation for free, at a three-bedroom luxury villa owned by a billionaire Democratic donor.
St Croix is the largest of the three islands making up the US Virgin Islands. St Thomas and St John are the other two. The Biden family has a long tradition of visiting in the winter.
The president, first lady Jill, daughter Ashley, her husband Howard, and grandkids Natalie and Hunter Jr. are staying at the St Croix home of billionaire Democratic donors Bill and Connie Neville, according to the White House.
The Nevilles were among the 300 people invited to Biden's state dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron on December 1.
The Bidens are not paying rent but staying as 'guests' at the home on Solitude Bay, a private community with its own beach. Houses there can sell for around $3million, according to property websites.
A luxury family vacation rental on St Croix can run up to $5,000 a night, according to vacation websites.
The house has its own pool along with gorgeous views of the Caribbean.
It also has private beach access.
Photos show colorfully painted bedrooms with bright, multi-color rugs on the floor. Throw pillows abound. The kitchen, dining room and living room are in an open space, allowing plenty of time for family chats and togetherness.
Both the president and first lady are known to enjoy beach time. The Bidens own a beach home in Rehoboth, Delaware.
Bill and Connie Neville are big-time Democratic donors. He made his fortune in the tech industry while she is a self-employed designer. They are estimated to be worth a billion dollars.
The couple are from Alabama and made the largest single donation in the history of Auburn University athletics, which resulted in the basketball arena being named after them.
The Nevilles are active on the charity circuit too and even raised money for a St Croix animal welfare group.
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