Los Angeles Convention CenterLos Angeles, California 1:44 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, hello, everyone. My problem is I’m getting to like these people too much. (Laughter.) We’re going to get one another in trouble, I’m afraid. Today, the leaders on this stage are joining together to make what — and is almo- — it’s an…
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Remarks by Vice President Harris at the Equal Pay Day Summit
South Court Auditorium 3:01 P.M. EST THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everyone. Good afternoon. Jen Klein, thank you for the introduction and mostly for the work that you do every day, tirelessly, as the Director of our Gender Policy Council. And to the members of Congress, members of our administration, business leaders, community leaders, and…
FACT SHEET: Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment at the G7 Summit
At the 2023 G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan, G7 leaders affirmed their commitment to identify new opportunities to scale the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII), President Biden and the G7’s flagship infrastructure initiative which has attracted major investors to better respond to the global demand for high quality infrastructure financing, in low- and…
Statement by President Biden on Today’s Economic News
Today, we received two pieces of economic news which underscore that our recovery is continuing to progress, but that we also have more work to do before our economy is back to normal. First, on employment, we learned that we have had six consecutive weeks of decline in new unemployment claims. The number of workers…
Press Briefing By Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre And Covid-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:26 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hello. Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Okay, so today is National Coming Out Day. And so, I wanted to start by sharing my own coming out story. Like so many in the LGBTQ community, coming out wasn’t an easy thing to…
Remarks by Vice President Harris at a Campaign Reception
The St. Regis Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C. 11:20 A.M. EST THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hey. Good after- — good morning. Morning. Good morning. Good morning. Please have a seat, everyone. Thank you, Sheldon. I think we’re going to get into a conversation later about why, in addition to it being — and making good business sense —…
Remarks by President Biden on Protecting Access to Reproductive Health Care Services
Roosevelt Room 12:04 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everyone. Before I speak to the Supreme Court extreme decision overturning Roe, I want to comment on one piece of good news — economic good news today. Today, the Labor Department reported that we added 372,000 jobs last month — 372,000. Here’s why it’s important: Our…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:40 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: It’s always fun to hang out with a bunch of Gen Zers before coming out to the podium. I’ll just leave it there. (Laughs.) How are you guys doing? Q Good. Q Great. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. Good afternoon, everybody. So, I’ll be —…
Statement by President Joe Biden Extending the Pause on Student Loan Repayment an Additional 90 Days
When I came into office, we were facing a number of unprecedented crises. Our economy was creating only 50,000 new jobs per month, less than 1 percent of Americans were fully vaccinated, many schools were closed, and Americans across the country were struggling to pay their bills and stay afloat. That is why, on my…
Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby En Route Detroit, MI
Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Detroit, Michigan 1:32 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. Good afternoon, everybody. So, I just have one quick thing at the top. So, after decades of opposition and without the support of a single Republican in Congress, President Biden enacted a law that finally takes on Big Pharma and gives…