This week, as part of Vice President Kamala Harris’ “Fight for Our Freedoms” College Tour, she visited Reading Area Community College (RACC), a Hispanic-Serving Institution in Reading, PA to mark National Voter Registration Day. In front of a high-energy, packed room – with an overflow audience gathered outside – Vice President Harris made the case…
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FACT SHEET: The Biden Administration Cracks Down on Ghost Guns, Ensures That ATF Has the Leadership it Needs to Enforce Our Gun Laws
Today, President Biden and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco will deliver remarks in the Rose Garden to announce additional steps the Administration is taking to combat gun crime. Ensuring that ATF has the leadership it needs to enforce our commonsense gun laws and fight gun crime. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)…
Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Olivia Dalton En Route West Hartford, CT
Aboard Air Force OneEn Route West Hartford, Connecticut 12:46 P.M. EDT MS. DALTON: And, hey, everybody, they’re telling us that there’s going to be some turbulence in about 15 minutes, so we’re going to try to keep this concise here. Good morning, everyone. We’re en route to West Hartford, Connecticut, my hometown, where the President will…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:54 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everyone. Happy Monday, or just — So, we’re seeing the heartbreaking news of another shooting of innocent schoolchildren, this time in Nashville, Tennessee. The President has been briefed on the situation, and our team is in contact with DOJ and local officials…
Remarks by President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the 2023 National Education Association Annual Meeting
South Court Auditorium 12:45 P.M. EDT THE FIRST LADY: Thank you. (Laughs.) Hello, NEA. Hi, Becky. How are you? And how’s this year’s RA going? MS. PRINGLE: Well, you know, there’s nothing better I want to do than spend the Fourth of July with almost 7,000 of my closest friends. It doesn’t get better than…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:18 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Come on, guys. Good afternoon. Q Good afternoon! MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Okay, thank you. All right. Okay. Give the girl some love here. All right. So I wanted to start with some news at the top. Earlier…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby, January 4, 2024
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:12 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hey, everybody. Good afternoon. Q Good afternoon. Q Good afternoon, Karine. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi. Hi, Weijia. (Laughter.) The President is tracking the tragic school shooting at Perry Middle and High School in — in Iowa. Our hearts break for the families of the victims…
Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Olivia Dalton En Route Durham, NC
Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Durham, North Carolina 12:37 P.M. EDT MS. DALTON: Well, good afternoon. As you’re all well aware, we’re on our way to Durham, North Carolina, where President Biden will visit Wolfspeed, a manufacturer of semiconductors that recently announced a $5 billion investment to expand their North Carolina operations and create 1,800…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
1:44 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I always hear, like, comments when I walk in, and it’s always so funny. (Laughs.) All right. Good afternoon, everyone. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: For the second time in recent days, a California community has been devastated by a mass shooting and families are mourning loved ones lost to a senseless act of…
President Biden at a Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting Reception
Sheraton Philadelphia DowntownPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 6:03 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Democrats! AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! THE PRESIDENT: Folks — (applause) — AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love you, Joe! THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you. My name — my name is Joe Biden, and I’m Jill Biden’s husband. (Applause.) And I want to be real…
