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James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:44 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Okay.  We have another member of the President’s Jobs Cabinet joining us today: Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm. Secretary Granholm is just the second woman to lead the Department of Energy, where she will help America achieve President Biden’s goal of net-zero carbon emissions…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:53 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi.  I have a couple of items for all of you at the top. On COVID-19 response, we just got today’s vaccine report, which Jeff Zients, our COVID Coordinator, touched on during his briefing this morning.  But for the rest of you who weren’t…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:38 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi everyone.  Happy Monday.  Today, we are joined by Homeland Security Advisor and Deputy National Security Advisor Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall and Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technologies Anne Neuberger.  I know you all know who they are, so I’m going to skip the…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:47 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Today, the Vice President is in Memphis, Tennessee, to attend the celebration of life service for Tyre Nichols. White House officials, including Senior Advisor for Public Engagement Keisha Lance Bottoms and Senior Advisor and Infrastructure Coordinator…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:20 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Q    Hello. MS. PSAKI:  Happy Friday. Q    Happy Friday. MS. PSAKI:  Brian Karem has got some sunglasses on.  Everybody is ready for the weekend. Okay, I have a couple of items for all of you at the top. Last week, we launched…

1:59 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Okay.  Welcome to our trip to Ohio.  Today, on the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act being signed into law by President Obama, we’re traveling to Columbus as part of the “Help Is Here” tour to highlight how the American Rescue Plan will lower healthcare costs for many families — a big…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:56 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  All right.  I have a couple of items for all of you at the top, and some charts.  We love charts in here.  In today’s encouraging report, initial claims for unemployment insurance fell to their lowest level and below 400,000 for the first time since the…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:33 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Okay.  A special guest.  A member of our Jobs Cabinet.  Today, I am thrilled to have Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh with us.  As you all know, Secretary Walsh was mayor of the City of Boston for the last seven years.  While mayor, he…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:16 P.M. EDT      MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  Good afternoon.      Q    Good afternoon.      MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  Okay.  Happy Friday.  We’re excited to have Deputy Director of the National Economic Policy [Council] Bharat Ramamurti here with us again today to discuss the student loan announcements this week and how they will…

12:50 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Good afternoon.  All right, I promise we will keep you all on time — who’s going to the President’s event. A couple of items for all of you this afternoon.  Today, the President is meeting with business leaders and CEOs that have instituted vaccine requirements or are working to implement…