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James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:27 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI:  Well, we are ending the week with a very special guest, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.  He’s our first repeat guest here — must be a lot going on in this world.  He’s going to give us a readout of the Quad meeting that…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:42 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone. Q    Hello. MS. PSAKI:  Happy Thursday.  (Laughter.)  Is it Thursday? Q    (Inaudible) “Happy Birthday”? MS. PSAKI:  I said, “Happy Thursday.”  Well, I was going to say — I did hear it was Steve Holland’s 29th birthday.  (Laughter.)  So, happy 29th birthday.  I…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:36 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  We have another great guest today.  Joining us today is Secretary — our new Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Marcia Fudge, who was confirmed just last week.  We wasted no time.  As you all know, Secretary Fudge served as U.S. Representative for the…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:33 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Happy Friday.  Okay, so if it’s another day, we have another member of the Jobs Cabinet.  Joining us today is Secretary Buttigieg.  He served, as you all know, two terms as mayor of South Bend, Indiana, where he worked across the aisle to transform…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:07 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  (Phone alarm rings.)  TJ has an alarm going off.  He’s excited about the briefing.  (Laughter.)  Hey, just a couple of things for you all at the top.  The President and his entire administration are continuing to engage closely with leaders on Capitol…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:07 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  I think I got a little ahead of the two minutes, but seems okay.  Seems okay. Okay, one item for all of you at the top.  The unemployment data released this morning show us reaching the lowest level of new claims since the beginning…

12:38 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI:  Okay.  I have a couple of items for all of you at the top.  Yesterday, I discussed the President’s announcement about the historic partnership between Merck and Johnson & Johnson to produce more COVID-19 vaccines.  And, of course, he laid out more details yesterday afternoon. He also directed states to…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:44 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Q    Hello. MS. PSAKI:  Okay.  Happy Earth Day, everyone.  And joining us in the Briefing Room for the second time — I told you they’d come back and take more questions; I deliver on my promises — is National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy and Special…

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 12:52 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi everyone.  All right.  Okay, I have a couple of items for you — all of you at the top.  Today we are announcing the release of $39 billion of American Rescue Plan funds to states, territories, and Tribes to address the child care crisis…