James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:40 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everyone. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I have a couple things at the top, and then I’ll hand it over to our guest today. Today, the Vice President and the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention are hosting community violence intervention…
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby
1:54 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. So, I want to begin by sharing some news on how President Biden is fighting for working families and lowering costs by taking on corporate rip-offs. Ahead of his State of the Union Address, the President is convening his Competition Council this afternoon to announce new actions to crack…
Remarks by President Biden on the American Jobs Plan
Carpenters Pittsburgh Training CenterPittsburgh, Pennsylvania 4:38 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) (Inaudible) Mike asked me — and I said to Bobby, my good friend — he asked me back there — he said, “Do you ever get nervous?” And I — he said, “Because I got up this morning, made breakfast for my…
Remarks by President Biden at Presentation of the Medal of Honor to Army Colonel Ralph Puckett, Jr.
East Room 1:16 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT BIDEN: Good afternoon everyone, and welcome to the White House. President Moon, it’s a real honor to have you here participating in this ceremony today. The strength of the alliance between the United States, the Republic of Korea was born out of the courage, determination, sacrifice, and of the…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Director of the National Economic Council Brian Deese, July 2, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:16 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Happy Friday. All right. So, today, it’s Jobs Day. We have our special guest, NEC Director Brian Deese, joining us, who will give us an overview and then take some of your questions. With that, I’ll turn it over to Brian. MR. DEESE: Well, I…
Remarks by President Biden and Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada in Joint Press Statements
East Room 6:22 P.M. EST PRESIDENT BIDEN: Good evening, everyone. Justin, we had good meetings. Prime Minister Trudeau and I just concluded a very productive bilateral meeting, the first of what I’m sure will be many close and cooperative sessions. One of our last foreign trips I made was — as Vice President was to…
Remarks by President Biden on American Rescue Plan Investments
South Court Auditorium Eisenhower Executive Office Building 11:23 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you all for your patience. Secretary Raimondo, thank you. Before we begin, I’d like to speak very briefly about today’s jobs report that was just been issued. We received more good news. In August, the economy created 315,000 new jobs. The great American jobs machine…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, and Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Michael Regan, May 12, 2021
12:12 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. We have two more special guests for all of you today. Secretary Buttigieg has, of course, been here before, so we’re not going to give him a lengthy introduction. But Administer — Administrator Regan previously served as the Secretary of North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. There, he…
Fact Sheet: Biden Administration Takes Steps to Address COVID-19 in Rural America and Build Rural Health Back Better
Today, the Biden Administration is taking action to improve the health of rural communities by making billions of dollars in American Rescue Plan funding available to meet immediate COVID-19 needs. This funding, which will also help rural hospitals stay open in the long run and improve the care provided to rural communities, builds on efforts…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:05 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Okay, just have two quick things at the top. We’ve seen the breaking news reports of the tornado damage in Selma. First, our hearts and thoughts go out to the Selma community and everyone impacted by…