James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:34 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hey. Good afternoon, all. Q Hello. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Happy Valentine’s Day or Galentine’s Day — whatever you celebrate. Hope everyone had a restful — a restful time after a big game last night. I can attest, here from the podium, there were some very…
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, February 23, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:33 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Happy Wednesday. Are we Wednesday? Yes. Okay. We have a graphic here today because it’s been awhile since we’ve had a graphic, so I wanted to deliver on that. So, as you all know, we announced our first tranche of sanctions in…
President Biden Announces Key Regional Appointments for USDA and SBA
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve in key regional roles at the United States Department of Agriculture and the Small Business Administration: Thaddeus Fairley, State Executive Director, Farm Service Agency, Mississippi Eugene Schriefer, State Executive Director, Farm Service Agency, Wisconsin Charlene Fernandez, State Director, Rural…
Background Press Call by a Senior Administration Official Previewing the Visit of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi of the Republic of Iraq
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Hey, everyone. Again, thank you for participating in today’s call, which is on background and attributable to a “senior administration official.” The contents of the call are embargoed until Monday, July 26th, at 5:00 a.m. For awareness only, you’ll be speaking with [senior administration official]. With that, I turn it over to…
Remarks by President Biden and Prime Minister Yair Lapid of the State of Israel
Waldorf AstoriaJerusalem, Israel 2:34 P.M. IDT PRIME MINISTER LAPID: Mr. President, in March, 1965, on Dr. Martin Luther King’s famous march from Selma to Montgomery, walking beside him in the front row was a Jewish rabbi — Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. When he returned home this — that day, Rabbi Heschel wrote in his diary,…
Background Press Briefing on the Vice President’s Meetings in Poland and Romania
Warsaw Marriott HotelWarsaw, Poland SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Hi, everybody. When some of us had a chance to speak about this trip beforehand, we said that the main mission of the Vice President here would be, first and foremost, expressing solidarity with the government of Poland, which is such — been such a great partner to…
Remarks by President Biden Marking the Signing of Governor Whitmer’s Executive Directive to Implement the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022
Via Teleconference 3:09 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Governor, thank you very much for the introduction. And there’s no one I’d rather be working with at the state level than you. You know, when I decided to run for President this last time, I decided that I was tired of the notion of a trickle-down economy. …
Statement by NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s and Deputy National Security Advisor Daleep Singh’s Meetings with German Counterparts
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met today with Dr. Jan Hecker, Foreign and Security Advisor to the German Chancellor, to discuss our close cooperation on a range of regional and global issues. They talked about the upcoming G7 leaders meeting and NATO summit, the importance of securing Europe’s energy future, collective efforts to share COVID-19…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, February 15, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 4:17 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay, I have two items for all of you at the top. Today we have some exciting updates on our competition agenda. First, we have progress on our administration’s effort to lower the price of Internet for millions of Americans. I bet…
A Proclamation on Wright Brothers Day, 2021
On December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright achieved a feat that humankind had dreamed of since time immemorial — a sustained, controlled, powered flight that opened the skies to all humanity. Today, we honor the extraordinary achievements of the Wright Brothers and celebrate their enduring contributions to America’s unparalleled leadership in flight. Many intrepid…
