Today, thousands of unsolved cases of missing and murdered Native Americans continue to cry out for justice and healing. On Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, we remember the Indigenous people who we have lost to murder and those who remain missing and commit to working with Tribal Nations to ensure any instance of…
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Remarks by President Biden on the September Jobs Report
South Court AuditoriumEisenhower Executive Office Building 12:53 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, folks. Good afternoon, everyone. Today, for the first time since March of 2020, the American unemployment rate is below 5 percent. In just eight months since I became President, in the midst of a grave public health and economic crisis, the unemployment rate…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, June 28, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:41 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Happy Monday. Okay, just a couple of items for you at the top. As you all know, last week, the President and a bipartisan group of senators announced a historic infrastructure deal that would put Americans back to work with the biggest…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, February 16, 2021
12:17 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Happy Tuesday. All right. I have a couple of items for all of you at the top. A lot of you have asked — maybe not in this room, but in general: What’s next? What are we focused on next? And the answer is the President is going to continue…
Remarks by President Biden at Rally for New York Governor Kathy Hochul
Sarah Lawrence CollegeBronxville, New York 6:26 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, New York! (Applause.) What a great crowd. (Applause.) Hello, Sarah Lawrence College! (Applause.) One of the great liberal arts school in America. You guys are really good. (Applause.) It’s great to be with my good friend who spoke to you earlier today, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. …
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by President Biden — Address to a Joint Session of Congress
The Capitol Madame Speaker. Madame Vice President. No president has ever said those words from this podium, and it’s about time. The First Lady. The Second Gentleman. Mr. Chief Justice. Members of the United States Congress and the Cabinet – and distinguished guests. My fellow Americans. While the setting tonight is familiar, this gathering is…
FACT SHEET: President Biden to Take Action to Advance Racial Equity and Support Underserved Communities
Administration to Purchase Additional 200 Million Doses to Be Delivered This Summer This afternoon, President Biden will outline his vision and new elements of his agenda for advancing racial equity for Americans who have been underserved and left behind. Equal opportunity is the fundamental promise of America. But systemic racism and discrimination in our economy,…
Biden-Harris Administration Provides Recommendations to Congress on Reducing Illicit Fentanyl-Related Substances
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Regina LaBelle, Acting Director of National Drug Control Policy, presented to Congress the Biden-Harris Administration’s recommendations for a long-term, consensus approach to reduce the supply and availability of illicitly manufactured fentanyl-related substances (FRS), while protecting civil rights and reducing barriers to scientific research for all Schedule I substances. The proposal, developed…
Remarks by President Biden on his Vision for the Economy
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 77Accokeek, Maryland (April 19, 2023) 2:39 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello. (Applause.) Thank you, Paula, for that introduction. I appreciate it. And hello, Operating Engineers Local 77. (Applause.) I might note: From the time I announced for the United States Senate when I was a kid, I…
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by First Lady Jill Biden at the Navajo Nation
Window Rock, AZ Surrounded by the four sacred mountains, I am privileged and proud to be here with the Diné people in Window Rock, your Nation’s capital. And I’m especially honored to join you on a day that we celebrate and recommit to protecting Mother Earth. Thank you, President Nez and First Lady Phefelia, for once again welcoming…
