Today, the White House released a Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Tribal Playbook to help Tribal governments unlock the benefits from the historic investments in our nation’s infrastructure, including the more than $13 billion set aside in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Indian Country. The Tribal Playbook, found at build.gov, builds on the release of the Bipartisan…
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Readout of Investment Roundtable Hosted by the Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization
Interagency Working Group Co-Chairs Convene Cross-Sector Leaders Who Are Catalyzing Economic Activity and Job Creation in Energy Communities Now Today, Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization (IWG) Co-Chairs National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy and National Economic Council Director Brian Deese hosted a roundtable with stakeholders from the private sector,…
CEQ Chair Brenda Mallory Highlights Biden-Harris Administration’s Conservation, Environmental Justice Investments during New Mexico Visit
Today, White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Brenda Mallory wrapped up a three-day visit to New Mexico, where she highlighted historic investments from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to advance environmental justice, tackle the climate crisis, and support conservation and restoration efforts across public, private, and Tribal lands and waters. On Wednesday, Chair…
FACT SHEET: Vice President Harris Launches Next Phase of Public-Private Partnership for Northern Central America
In May 2021, Vice President Harris launched a Call to Action for Northern Central America that challenged U.S. corporations to invest and create economic opportunity in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. To date, the Call to Action and the Partnership for Central America (PCA) have galvanized more than $4.2 billion in private sector commitments to…
Ten Charts That Explain the U.S. Economy in 2023
The US Economy defied expectations in 2023. Many forecasters predicted a recession at the year’s outset, some even asserting it with a 100% probability. This blog post highlights ten trends that capture some of the most important economic developments of the past year. Taken together, they depict an economy characterized by robust growth driven by…
A Proclamation on Mother’s Day, 2023
On Mother’s Day, we celebrate the moms and the women filling the role of a mother in our lives, who bless us with a total sense of what it means to be family. They believe in us so we can believe in ourselves. They sacrifice to give us opportunities they never had. They are…
Readout from Communities in Action: Building A Better North Carolina
Today, the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and the Office of Public Engagement hosted nearly 50 state and local elected officials, Tribal leaders, and community leaders from across North Carolina in a “Communities in Action: Building a Better North Carolina” event. During the half-day forum, participants spoke with senior Biden-Harris Administration officials – including…
Remarks by President Biden at Roundtable Meeting with CEOs
Office of the GovernmentHanoi, Vietnam 12:29 P.M. ICT THE PRESIDENT: I apologize to my friends, I’m going to repeat a little bit of what I said a moment ago in our private meeting. And, by the way, it’s worth the trip watching the press assemble, carrying those cameras. (Laughter.) I think we should have a…
On-the-Record Press Gaggle by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
12:55 P.M. CEST MR. SULLIVAN: All right. Well, first, I want to make maximum use of your time, so the only thing I’d say at the top is the President had a productive set of sessions yesterday at the G7 this morning. He had opportunity to hear from President Zelenskyy and then to spend two hours…
Readout of the Administration’s Briefing of CEOs on Russia’s War against Ukraine
Today, Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Senior Advisor Cedric Richmond, and National Economic Council Director Brian Deese met with 16 CEOs of major companies across several industries including energy, food, and manufacturing to provide a briefing on the latest developments on Putin’s unprovoked and unjustified…