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James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:35 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  Hello.  Here’s my mask from yesterday.  I was wondering where that went. Good afternoon, everybody.  Happy Friday.  I have a couple things for all of you at the top. Today, the President and the Vice President met with governors to discuss the worsening 2021…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 11:07 A.M. EST MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Good morning.  Okay, so we don’t have a long time this morning because of a gather.  If people want to stay, I’m happy to answer additional questions, but we wanted to get it in before the President left for his trip to…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:38 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI:  Good afternoon.  Okay, a couple of items for you today.  Not much going on around here, obviously.  You’ve all seen the President’s statement we issued this morning on the House passing his Build Back Better Agenda for the middle class, which came just three…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:31 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI:  Today, we have two very special guests joining us who were just meeting with the President and Vice President, hence we delayed the briefing a few times today — I apologize for that — about the vital need to pass the American Rescue Plan. …

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:32 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone. Q    Welcome back. Q    Welcome back! MS. PSAKI:  Thank you.  Okay.  I have a couple of items for all of you at the top. First, let me say it’s great to be back with all of you, although as a longtime hater…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:08 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Okay, today, the administration announced a historic new donation in the global fight to defeat COVID-19.  President Biden announced that the United States is purchasing an additional half a billion Pfizer vaccines to donate to low- and lower-middle income countries around the world. Before…

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…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:10 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Happy Monday.  I just have a couple of items for you at the top.  The “Help Is Here” tour continues today with the Vice President and Second Gentleman traveling to show how the American Rescue Plan provides help to put food on…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:29 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  Hi, everybody.  Okay, good to see everyone.  I have a couple of things for you guys at the top.  Yesterday, we made history: Kristen Clarke was confirmed with at — with — as the first woman and first woman of color to lead the…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 10:02 AM MS. PSAKI:  Early morning briefing.  We’ll see how this goes; you guys can give feedback on the time of day.  Okay, I have several announcements for your today.  To begin, I know many of you and the American people are interested in the news coming from Johnson…