James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:08 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Q Good afternoon. MS. PSAKI: Good afternoon. All right, Secretary Fudge would have been impressed with that response this morning. (Laughter.) We’re all awake. A couple of items for all of you before we get started. This afternoon, the President will take…
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Remarks by President Biden During Tour of Radiation Oncology Department
Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research InstituteColumbus, Ohio 3:49 P.M. EDT Q Sir, is it comforting or is it hopeful or more painful for you to hear about cancer developments like this? THE PRESIDENT: It’s — it’s mostly hopeful because I don’t want to see anybody go through what my son…
Executive Order On Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government
Equal opportunity is the bedrock of American democracy, and our diversity is one of our country’s greatest strengths. But for too many, the American Dream remains out of reach.
FACT SHEET: More Details on the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investments in Community Violence Interventions
Cities across the country are experiencing a historic spike in homicides, violence that is greatest in racially segregated, high-poverty neighborhoods. Black men make up 6% of the population but over 50% of gun homicide victims. Black women, Latinos, and Native Americans are also disproportionately impacted. The loss of life has devasting consequences for family members…
Remarks by President Biden in Press Conference
East Room 1:27 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Please, please sit down. Thank you. Thank you. Good afternoon. Before I take questions, I want to make — give you a progress report to the nation on where we stand 65 days into office here on vaccinations and a few other top priorities for the American people.…
Science Magazine: ARPA-H: Accelerating biomedical breakthroughs
A DARPA-like culture at NIH can drive biomedical and health advances By: White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Director Dr. Eric Lander, National Institutes of Health Director (NIH) Dr. Francis Collins, OSTP Assistant Director for Biomedical Science Initiatives Dr. Tara Schwetz, and NIH Principal Deputy Director Dr. Lawrence A. Tabak The biomedical…
COVID-19 College Vaccine Challenge
About The Challenge President Biden wants as many Americans as possible to get vaccinated. Doing so is critical to saving lives and helping our country return to normal. While a significant portion of older generations have received the shot, younger Americans lag behind. It is time for younger generations to get their shot. We’re all…
President Biden Announces Members of the Biden-Harris Administration COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force
The COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force will provide recommendations for addressing health inequities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and for preventing such inequities in the future As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to plague the country, it has had a disproportionate impact on some of our most vulnerable communities. Shortly after COVID-19 was first identified in…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 10:33 A.M. EDT ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT: Good morning. Thank you for joining us. Yesterday afternoon, President Biden delivered a report to the nation on the progress of our vaccination program and our fight against this pandemic. As the President communicated, our job is to bring the public the truth — both the good news and the bad news. And we’re in…
Federal Income Support Helps Boost Food Security Rates
By Chair Cecilia Rouse and Brandon Restrepo Hunger is an ongoing challenge in the United States, particularly in times of economic distress. U.S. food assistance programs are countercyclical and help stabilize the U.S. economy when it experiences a contraction. In this blog, we provide analysis showing that the activation of pandemic relief programs was followed…
