James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:52 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Happy Monday. Okay, just two items for all of you at the top. This afternoon, the President will be joined by Attorney General Garland, as well as law enforcement leaders, elected officials, and a community violence intervention expert to discuss his…
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Remarks by President Biden on the Senate Passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
East Room 3:10 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you, Madam Vice President. First of all, I want to thank the group of senators — Democrats and Republicans — for doing what they told me they would do. The death of this legislation was mildly premature, as reported. They said they were willing to work…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, April 6, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:15 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Q Hi, Jen. MS. PSAKI: Happy Tuesday. No bunny today. I promise. Q Chicks perhaps? MS. PSAKI: Chicks. Maybe candy. A couple of updates for all of you at the top. We provided a bit of an update on what the Jobs…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:19 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everyone. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: As you can see, we have the National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan joining us today to talk about — give a little bit of a preview and talk about the President’s visit with President Zelenskyy today. …
Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jen Psaki Aboard Air Force One En Route Chester, PA
Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Chester, Pennsylvania 2:17 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: All right, welcome to our trip to Pennsylvania. Today we’re traveling to Chester, Pennsylvania, to visit Smith Flooring, a black-owned union shop that supplies and installs flooring. Smith Flooring received Paycheck Protection Program loans and qualifies for additional programs under the American Rescue…
Press Briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, July 29, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:37 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi, everyone. Good afternoon. All right, let’s get going. I have some updates on now what — what was once “BIF,” now it’s “BID.” And hopefully we’ll get it to “BIB”. That’s my joke for the day. (Laughter.) All right. Okay. (Laughter.) Thank you so…
President Biden Announces Key Appointments to Boards and Commissions
WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden announces his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve in key roles: Laurence B. Alexander, Chair, Board for International Food and Agricultural Development Pamela K. Anderson, Member, Board for International Food and Agricultural Development Marie Boyd, Member, Board for International Food and Agricultural Development Rattan Lal, Member, Board for…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, May 26, 2022
4:10 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hey, good afternoon, everybody. Okay, I have a few toppers, so please bear with me. Over the past 15 months, we’ve made tremendous progress in our fight against COVID, with 220 million Americans fully vaccinated and over 100 million people boosted. We’ve also moved quickly to ensure Paxlovid, an oral…
Remarks by Vice President Harris, Secretary of Homeland Security Mayorkas, Chairman Durbin, and Representative Escobar in Press Conference
El Paso International AirportEl Paso, Texas 11:50 A.M. MDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: This has been a great trip to El Paso. As you all have heard me say many times, I strongly believe that most people don’t want to leave home. And when they do, it is because either they are fleeing some harm or…
President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate Nine More Individuals to Serve as Ambassadors
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals – including four career members of the Senior Foreign Service – as ambassadors to represent the United States on the world stage: Julie Chung, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Sharon L. Cromer,…
