U.S. Department of State HeadquartersHarry S. Truman BuildingWashington, D.C. 2:45 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Secretary, it’s great to be here with you. And I’ve been looking forward a long time to be able to call you “Mr. Secretary.” Good afternoon, everyone. It’s an honor to be back at the State Department under the…
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, Members of BTS, and National Economic Council Director Brian Deese, May 31, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:37 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Oh, my goodness. Wow. Hello, everybody. Good afternoon. So much excitement! I know, it’s the Fed Chair meeting. Q It is. It is the Fed Chair! MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I know. I know. We have (inaudible). Q Brian Deese. We’re all here for Deese. MS.…
Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials Previewing the U.S.’s Indo-Pacific Strategy
11:07 A.M. EST MODERATOR: Thanks, everyone, for joining us. As mentioned, this is a call to preview the U.S. strategy towards the Indo-Pacific. This call is on background and attributable to a “senior administration official.” As you might have all seen, we updated the invite, and the embargo is now 3:00 p.m. Eastern. So just…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the President’s Trip to Japan
Crowne Plaza HiroshimaHiroshima, Japan 9:25 A.M. JST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi, everybody. Good morning. This podium is very high. (Laughter.) Okay, it’s great to see you guys on the other side of the world. As you can see, to my left, we have National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan here, who’s going to just give a little…
FACT SHEET: Biden Harris Administration Proposes Rule to Fix “Family Glitch” and Lower Health Care Costs
President Biden Announces Proposal to Take Most Significant Administrative Action to Improve Implementation of the ACA Since its Enactment President Biden and Vice President Harris believe that health care is a right, not a privilege. They promised to protect and build on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), lowering costs and expanding coverage so that every…
Background Press Briefing on the Vice President’s Meetings in Japan
Tokyo, Japan SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Good evening, everybody. So I will just give a brief recap of the Vice President’s meetings and then we’ll give you some preview about tomorrow and then take questions. Obviously, as we said before, a core piece of the mission here was to pay homage to Prime Minister Abe and attend…
Remarks by President Biden at an Event Marking Amtrak’s 50th Anniversary
William H. Gray III 30th Street StationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 2:54 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everyone. Great to be back in Philly. Great to be back at to 30th — 30th Street Station. Blake, you didn’t — you didn’t — we didn’t treat each other like family; we are family. Please sit down, guys. Sit down. …
Remarks by President Biden in a Reception for Tina Kotek
Pacific Northwest Carpenter’s InstitutePortland, Oregon 2:19 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you — hello, hello, hello? Is this working — there we go. Thank you. Please, have a seat if you have one. (Laughs.) I — Gov, a little premature, I know, but you’re going to be our next governor. (Applause.) You know, I wrote…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, November 7, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:20 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. So when the President visited Florida in the wake of Hurricane Ian, he said he would be there for the people of Florida as long as it takes to rebuild. That is what we’re doing. Today we announced that we recei-…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:31 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Okay, good afternoon, everybody. I just have a few things at the top. So once again, please bear with me. President Biden has done more than any prior President to tackle the climate crisis, and today he’s making clear that he’s not done yet.…
