James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:39 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Happy Friday. We have a special guest with us today, on Jobs Day — Brian Deese, our Director of the National Economic Council — who will give some brief remarks on the jobs numbers and take a few questions, and then we’ll…
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Fact Sheet: Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework Will Address Barriers Communities of Color Face to Economic Opportunity
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework addresses economic disparities in our economy and the consequences of decades of disinvestment in America’s infrastructure that have fallen most heavily on communities of color. Through critical investments, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework increases access to good-paying jobs, affordable high-speed internet, reliable public transit, clean drinking water and other resources to ensure…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, April 9, 2021
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…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, April 6, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:15 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Q Hi, Jen. MS. PSAKI: Happy Tuesday. No bunny today. I promise. Q Chicks perhaps? MS. PSAKI: Chicks. Maybe candy. A couple of updates for all of you at the top. We provided a bit of an update on what the Jobs…
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by First Lady Jill Biden at the Navajo Nation
Window Rock, AZ Surrounded by the four sacred mountains, I am privileged and proud to be here with the Diné people in Window Rock, your Nation’s capital. And I’m especially honored to join you on a day that we celebrate and recommit to protecting Mother Earth. Thank you, President Nez and First Lady Phefelia, for once again welcoming…
Remarks by President Biden on the May Jobs Report
Rehoboth Beach Convention CenterRehoboth Beach, Delaware 10:38 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, folks. Good morning. Today, we received great news for our economy and our recovery and for the American people. This morning, we learned that, in May, our economy created 559,000 new jobs, unemployment rate fell to 5.8 percent, and wages went up for…
FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces New Workforce Hubs to Train and Connect American Workers to Good Jobs Created by the President’s Investing in America Agenda
Today, President Biden will announce four new Workforce Hubs to ensure all Americans can access the good jobs created by the President’s Investing in America agenda, which includes the American Rescue Plan, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act. President Biden will make the announcement during his visit…
Ambassador Susan E. Rice Video Remarks at U.S. Conference of Mayors Virtual Event
As Prepared For Delivery: Good afternoon, and thank you to Mayor Fischer and the U.S. Conference of Mayors for this invitation to speak today. It’s a privilege to be here with all of you, the mayors of America. I want to take this opportunity to thank each of you for your leadership during an incredibly…
FACT SHEET: President Biden to Announce New Funding to Connect Thousands of Households in North Carolina to High-Speed Internet, Highlight Milestones in Lowering Costs, Expanding Internet Access to Everyone in America
Today, President Biden will travel to the Raleigh-Durham area to announce $82 million in new investments from the American Rescue Plan’s (ARP) Capital Projects Fund to connect an additional 16,000 North Carolina homes and businesses to high-speed internet as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda. Overall, the Biden-Harris Administration is investing over…
Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on the American Families Plan
Via Teleconference (April 27, 2021) 7:01 P.M. EDT SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Hi, everyone, and thank you for joining us. This evening, we’re joined by senior administration officials to give you an embargoed preview of President Biden’s American Families Plan, which will be unveiled tomorrow. This call is on background, attributable to “senior administration officials,” and…
