Via Teleconference 9:03 A.M. EDT MR. FRIEDLANDER: Good morning, everyone. This is Rob from the OMB communications team. Thanks so much for joining us. This will be an on-background conference call about the President’s discretionary funding request for fiscal year 2022. For your awareness but not for reporting purposes, today we’ll be joined by [administration…
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Remarks by President Biden at South Carolina State University’s 2021 Fall Commencement Ceremony
South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, South Carolina 10:34 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Mr. President, distinguished faculty, I — I learned a long time ago that if you wanted to get anything done with Jim, you went to his wife. (Laughter.) All kidding aside, the story Jim tells is absolutely accurate. I had — I got what…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 11:03 A.M. EDT ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT: Good morning. Today, Dr. Walensky will provide an update on the state of the pandemic, Dr. Fauci will provide an update on the latest science, and Dr. Murthy will provide an update on our efforts to build vaccine confidence. Here’s how I want to start though: I…
Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on the Administration’s Response to the Microsoft and SolarWinds Intrusions
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Thank you, everyone, for joining us this afternoon. This call is going to be on background, attributed to a “senior administration official.” And the contents of this call will be embargoed until its conclusion. With that, I’m happy to turn this over to our speaker, [senior administration official]. Over to you. SENIOR…
Pre-Taped Remarks by Vice President Kamala Harris As Delivered to Brown Chapel AME Church
Below find remarks as delivered by Vice President Kamala Harris to Brown Chapel AME Church in commemoration of “Bloody Sunday.” You may watch the remarks here. Remarks as delivered: Reverend Leodis Strong, Bishop Adam Jefferson Richardson, Congresswoman Terri Sewell, members of Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church, friends—it is an honor to join you as we commemorate the 56th anniversary…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 3:05 P.M. EST ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT: I’m starting today on a solemn note as we’re nearing 500,000 Americans who’ve lost their lives from COVID-19. To mark this grim milestone, this evening, the President and First Lady, along with the Vice President and Second Gentleman, will hold a moment of silence in a ceremony…
Fact Sheet: President Biden Sends Immigration Bill to Congress as Part of His Commitment to Modernize our Immigration System
The U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 establishes a new system to responsibly manage and secure our border, keep our families and communities safe, and better manage migration across the Hemisphere President Biden is sending a bill to Congress on day one to restore humanity and American values to our immigration system. The bill provides hardworking…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 11:05 A.M. EST ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT: Morning. Thank you for joining us. Yesterday, you heard the President announce a new historic partnership to get Americans vaccinated more quickly. I want to provide background into how this came together. Supported by the active involvement and leadership from the U.S. government, two of the largest…
Remarks by President Biden in Briefing on the Impacts of the Recent Wildfire
2:30 P.M. PDT GOVERNOR NEWSOM: All right, well, let me — Mr. President, let me welcome you. And I was joking with the President. I said this — this has been my office pretty much the last 18 months, with COVID and all these wildfires. And, you know, I just wanted, once again, Mr. President —…
Innovation, Investment, and Inclusion: Accelerating the Energy Transition and Creating Good Jobs
“When I think of climate change, I think about jobs. Good-paying, union jobs that put Americans to work, make our air cleaner, and rebuild America’s crumbling infrastructure.” —President Joe Biden1 On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon. This achievement was the result of a decade of work…
