President Biden joined the weekly Senate Democratic Caucus lunch meeting today to make the case for speedy passage of the American Rescue Plan and get input from Senators on the path forward. During the call, the President highlighted the broad support the package has received – including from a bipartisan majority of the American people,…
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Remarks by President Biden at North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) Legislative Conference
Washington Hilton HotelWashington, D.C. 12:47 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello! Hello, Building Trades! (Applause.) Hello, hello, hello! AUDIENCE: Let’s go, Joe! Let’s go, Joe! Let’s go, Joe! THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. AUDIENCE: Let’s go, Joe! Let’s go, Joe! Let’s go, Joe! THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. I think I’ll —…
United States Senate Confirms Dr. Rahul Gupta as Director of National Drug Control Policy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the United States Senate confirmed Dr. Rahul Gupta as Director of National Drug Control Policy on a bipartisan basis. Gupta is the first medical doctor to ever lead the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). “As a practicing physician and former health official who has served in rural communities,…
Remarks by President Biden Before Business Roundtable’s CEO Quarterly Meeting
Business Roundtable OfficeWashington, D.C. 6:10 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. My name is Joe Biden, and I come from Delaware which has more corporations incorporated than all of the rest of the country combined. (Laughter.) And I know the Business Roundtable because in the days when I first ran for office — (clears throat)…
FACT SHEET: The White House and Department of Justice Announced 99 Law Schools in 35 States and Puerto Rico Continue to Answer the Attorney General’s Call to Action for Stronger Access to Justice and Court Reform on Eviction Prevention
Today, the White House and the Department of Justice announced 99 law schools have responded to the Attorney General’s Call to Action to the Legal Profession, issued on August 30, 2021, to address the housing and eviction crisis. The Attorney General’s Call to Action asked lawyers and law students to take immediate action to help…
Remarks by President Biden at a Virtual Fundraising Reception for the Democratic National Committee
Via Teleconference 5:57 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Well, Eddie, thank you. I tell you what: You have me as your President. You know, I — I notice Scranton acted first; they have an exit — the Joe Biden Parkway. (Laughs.) So, I tell you what — and, Ed, I know you’ll believe this, but when I —…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 3:03 P.M. EDT MR. ZIENTS: Good afternoon. And thanks for joining us. Today, Dr. Walensky will share the latest on the state of the pandemic and the BA.2 variant, Dr. Fauci will then discuss NIH’s critical role in the research development of COVID therapeutics, and Secretary Becerra and I will discuss the…
Remarks by President Biden and Vice President Harris at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Phoenix Awards
Walter E. Washington Convention CenterWashington, D.C. (October 1, 2022). 9:00 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Good evening. Good evening, everyone. Good evening. Good evening, good evening. Isn’t it wonderful to be back? Three years and we’re back in person, CBC. I want to thank our illustrious Chairwoman Joyce Beatty for your years of…
Remarks by President Biden at the Tribal Nations Summit
Via TeleconferenceSouth Court Auditorium 11:50 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Madam Secretary. And I say to the press, “Excuse my back.” (The President turns to the video call screen behind him.) Next time in Washington, okay? I see you all up on the board behind me, and I hope we do this in person. I…
Remarks by President Biden on Lowering Costs for American Families
East Portland Community CenterPortland, Oregon 12:27 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Arlette. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Hello, Portland! (Applause.) Thank you all so very much for being here. And Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, I — and, you know, Suzanne is, you know — she’s something else. She — Bonamici. She’s —…
