South Lawn, The White House When I was growing up, during winter, my sisters and I would ice skate on the frozen canals of the Delaware River. We spent hours gliding across the glistening ice, our cheeks pink from the cold. And in those hours, what was normally an ordinary town and bridge, transformed into…
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FACT SHEET: Impact of Bipartisan Border Agreement Funding on Border Operations
Today, President Biden is traveling to Brownsville, Texas to meet with U.S. Border Patrol agents, law enforcement, frontline personnel, and local leaders to discuss the urgent need to pass the Senate bipartisan border security agreement. President Biden has repeatedly said he is willing to work in a bipartisan way to secure the border and fix…
FACT SHEET: The President’s Budget Secures Our Border, Combats Fentanyl Trafficking, and Calls on Congress to Enact Critical Immigration Reform
From his first day in office, President Biden has called on Congress to act to address our broken immigration system. Over the past three years, while waiting for Congress to act, the Administration has taken important steps to secure our border. The President has secured more resources for border security than any President before him,…
FACT SHEET: The President’s Budget Secures Our Border, Combats Fentanyl Trafficking, and Calls on Congress to Enact Critical Immigration Reform
From his first day in office, President Biden has called on Congress to act to address our broken immigration system. Over the past three years, while waiting for Congress to act, the Administration has taken important steps to secure our border. The President has secured more resources for border security than any President before him,…
Remarks by President Biden Honoring the 2023 Stanley Cup Champion Las Vegas Golden Knights
11:24 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: You got — Nevada is here. (Applause.) How’s going? Please have a seat. Please have a seat. And welcome to the White House — (applause) — the 2023 Stanley Cup Champion Vegas Golden Knights. (Applause.) Vice President Harris is here to make sure we do this the right way. And while he couldn’t be…
Remarks by President Biden in Press Gaggle | New York, NY
Van Leeuwen Ice CreamNew York, New York (February 26, 2024) 5:32 P.M. EST Q Mr. President — Mr. President, you’re heading to the border on Thursday. Why go to the border now, Mr. President? You’re going on Thursday. Why go now? THE PRESIDENT: I’ve been planning to go Thursday. What I didn’t know is my good friend,…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration’s Ongoing Efforts to Stem Firearms Trafficking to Mexico
The Biden-Harris Administration continues to take significant and historic actions to disrupt the trafficking of illicit fentanyl and dismantle firearms trafficking networks. Drug traffickers’ supply of firearms enables them to grow their enterprises and move deadly drugs, including illicit fentanyl, into the United States. They use these weapons, which consist of everything from handguns to…
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by First Lady Jill Biden at a Toys for Tots Event with Military Families
The White House *** Thank you, Brigadier General Jackson. I’m grateful for your and Lieutenant General Laster’s leadership. And welcome, everyone, to the White House! Did you have fun ice skating? I know we usually hold this event at a military base, but this year, I wanted to host you here, because our holiday theme…
Remarks by President Biden at Pardoning of the National Turkey
South Lawn 11:41 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Before I begin, I’m going to ask for a vote: Do I free the turkeys today? AUDIENCE: Yes! THE PRESIDENT: Anyway, good to see you all. If you have a seat, please take it. It’s great to see you all. It’s a good morning. I’m honored to welcome…
FACT SHEET: President Biden’s Budget Strengthens Border Security, Enhances Legal Pathways, and Provides Resources to Enforce Our Immigration Laws
President Biden has taken historic steps to secure our border and rebuild a safe, orderly, and humane immigration system that was gutted by the previous Administration. Over the past two years, the Biden-Harris Administration has secured more resources for border security than any of the presidents who preceded him, deployed the most agents ever—more than…
