More than 100 million Americans are under Air Quality Index Alerts due to smoke drift from historic wildfire activity throughout Canada, which is facing one of its worst wildfire seasons on record. There are over 425 active wildfires in Canada and nearly 10 million acres have burned, 17 times the 20-year average. Since January 1,…
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Remarks by President Biden on Climate Resilience | Palo Alto, CA
Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive CenterPalo Alto, California 1:15 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you, Chiena, for that introduction. Governor Newsom, I tell you what: It’s nice to be here, as you said, working on something that’s a positive thing going forward, and not fixing something that happened very — very badly. We’ve spent…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby, February 8, 2024
1:36 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: It smells like a chimney — a fireplace. Good afternoon, everybody. Q Hello. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I just have really one quick thing at the top and then we’ll get going with all of your questions. So, as you all know, this afternoon, the President looks forward to seeing Leader Jeffries,…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, April 20, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:08 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Q Good afternoon. MS. PSAKI: Good afternoon. All right, Secretary Fudge would have been impressed with that response this morning. (Laughter.) We’re all awake. A couple of items for all of you before we get started. This afternoon, the President will take…
Remarks by President Biden in a Political Event with Reproductive Rights Groups
Mayflower HotelWashington, D.C. 5:03 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Jill said you women should take off your high heels or you should just lie down. (Laughter.) My lord, talk about commitment, standing all this time. (Laughter.) Thank you, Doc. I appreciate that introduction. I really do. My name is Joe Biden. I’m Jill’s husband and Kamala’s…
Readout of the Third Meeting of the White House Competition Council
This afternoon, the President met with the White House Competition Council in the State Dining Room to discuss the significant progress made since he signed the Competition Executive Order just over a year ago, and to call on the Council to continue taking aggressive actions to deliver concrete costs savings to American families. The July…
Remarks by President Biden at a Campaign Reception | New York, NY
Mandarin Oriental HotelNew York, New York 4:43 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Whoa. I have never been with so many doctors — medical doctors, Gov — (laughter) — since I was four months in a hospital. (Laughter.) God love you all. Well, please sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit. I — let me start off: Ramon,…
Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre En Route Chicago, IL
Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Chicago, Illinois 4:32 P.M. PDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. Hello, everybody. Okay, first up, this week marks two years since the start of the conflict in northern Ethiopia, a war that has led to an extraordinary humanitarian crisis, more deaths than the war in Ukraine, and millions displaced. We therefore…
On-the-Record Press Gaggle by White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby
10:08 A.M. EDT MODERATOR: Hi, everyone. Thanks for joining. Sorry we’re running a little bit late. Kirby was giving us a history lesson. He has a few things here at the top, and then we’ll get through as many questions as we can. MR. KIRBY: Good morning, everybody. Thank you. So just two things at…
How the Biden-Harris Administration is Continuing to Promote Voting Access
By Domestic Policy Advisor Susan E. Rice Today is National Voter Registration Day, when eligible Americans are encouraged to register to vote, as well as confirm that they are registered at the right address. The right to vote, and to have one’s vote counted, are bedrock principles of our democracy. Since their first days in…
