Wilkes UniversityWilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (August 30, 2022) 3:37 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Mayor, thank you. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Before you walk down, I want the Caseys to come up with me, because where I come from, Scranton is Casey’s Country. (Applause.) We — we got raised in the same neighborhood, in…
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces First-Year Drug Policy Priorities
Washington, D.C. — Today, Regina LaBelle, Acting Director of National Drug Control Policy, announced the Biden-Harris Administration’s Drug Policy Priorities for the Administration’s first year. The seven priorities propose specific and targeted actions to reduce overdoses and promote recovery, including expanding access to quality treatment, reducing an increasingly lethal supply of illicit substances, and enhancing…
Press Briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates, OMB Director Shalanda Young, and CEA Chair Cecilia Rouse
State Dining Room 3:54 P.M. EDT MR. BATES: Good afternoon. Q Good afternoon. MR. BATES: Today, we are pleased to welcome Shalanda Young and Cecilia Rouse to the briefing room to address your questions on the 2023 budget. We have just a few announcements before they go into the President’s budget. As we disclosed to…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and National Economic Council Director Brian Deese, December 9, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:12 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Q Hi. Good afternoon. MS. PSAKI: Good afternoon. Okay, today we have joining us our NEC Director, Brian Deese, who is going to give some brief opening remarks. He’ll take some questions, and then we’ll do a briefing from there. Take it away. MR. DEESE: All right. …
Remarks By President Biden On Building A Better America
2:29 P.M. CST THE PRESIDENT: I got to tell you a story. (Laughter.) I hadn’t planned on this. When Jill and I met and fell in love, she let me know her favorite day in the calendar was Valentine’s Day. The first Valentine’s Day that we were together when I was Vice President — the…
Fact Sheet: Biden Administration Announces Extension of COVID-19 Forbearance and Foreclosure Protections for Homeowners
As millions of Americans face continued hardship from the COVID-19 pandemic, President Biden is continuing to take action to help keep individuals and families in their homes. The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a housing affordability crisis. Today, 1 in 5 renters is behind on rent and just over 10 million homeowners are behind on mortgage…
Remarks by President Biden on the Ongoing Evacuation Efforts in Afghanistan and the House Vote on the Build Back Better Agenda
Roosevelt Room 5:03 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, folks. Before I update you on the meeting that I had with leaders of the G7 earlier today, I want to say a word about the progress we’re making on the Build Back Better agenda here at home I just got off the telephone with the leaders…
Remarks by President Biden on the Anniversary of the COVID-19 Shutdown
East Room 8:01 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good evening, my fellow Americans. Tonight, I’d like to talk to you about where we are as we mark one year since everything stopped because of this pandemic. A year ago, we were hit with a virus that was met with silence and spread unchecked. Denials for days,…
FACT SHEET: National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism
On his first full day in office, President Biden directed his national security team to lead a 100-day comprehensive review of U.S. Government efforts to address domestic terrorism, which has evolved into the most urgent terrorism threat the United States faces today. As a result of that review, the Biden Administration is releasing the first-ever…
FACT SHEET: Build Back Better Investments in Care Will Boost Economic Growth and Help Businesses Thrive
On Thursday August 12th, Vice President Harris will meet with business leaders to discuss how the care provisions in the Build Back Better Agenda will help workers, businesses and the economy Leaders of Airbnb, Chobani, Etsy, Gap, Microsoft, Patagonia, Seventh Generation to join Vice President Harris at the White House Care Can’t Wait Coalition announces…
