Via Teleconference (June 14, 2021) 3:08 P.M. CEST MODERATOR: Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you so much for joining us for this background briefing previewing tomorrow’s U.S.-EU Summit. This call will be on background, attributable to “senior administration officials,” embargoed until 7:00 a.m. Central European Summer Time tomorrow. By joining this call, you are agreeing to…
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Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 11:13 A.M. EDT MR. ZIENTS: Good morning, and thanks for joining us. I’ll turn to Drs. Walensky, Fauci, and Murthy in a moment. First, I want to provide an update on our efforts to protect more Americans by getting more shots in arms, starting with vaccinating the unvaccinated. We’ve made tremendous progress across…
FACT SHEET: President Biden Outlines Steps to Reform Our Immigration System by Keeping Families Together, Addressing the Root Causes of Irregular Migration, and Streamlining the Legal Immigration System
Biden-Harris Administration Forms Family Reunification Task Force and Issues Executive Orders on Regional Migration and Legal Immigration On January 20th, the Biden Harris Administration took the first steps in a broad, whole of government effort to finally reform our immigration system, including sending to Congress legislation that creates a pathway to citizenship for the nearly…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, May 17, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:06 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi everyone. Happy Monday. Okay, a couple of things happening around here today. Today is the deadline to file your taxes. That’s not a reminder to all of you, but take it as one if you’d like to. And we encourage everyone to file as…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 10:37 A.M. EDT MR. ZIENTS: Good morning, and thank you for joining us. Today, Dr. Walensky will provide an update on the state of the pandemic, Dr. Fauci will highlight the latest science, and Dr. Murthy will share an update on our efforts to strengthen confidence in the vaccines. First, I want to…
Executive Order on Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. Our Nation has an abiding commitment to empower our workers and communities; promote and protect our public health and the environment; and conserve our national treasures and monuments,…
White House Announces Additional Policy Staff
Today, President Biden and Vice President Harris announced the appointments of additional policy staff who will serve with the White House COVID Response Team, Domestic Climate Policy Office, Domestic Policy Council, and National Economic Council. These qualified, impressive, and dedicated individuals reflect the diversity and strength of America and will play critical roles advancing the…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, March 2, 2021
12:39 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Hello. Okay. I have quite a few things at the top. Lots of news happening here at the White House. Today, in our COVID team’s weekly meeting with the governors, we announced another supply increase for states, tribes, and territories — from 14.5 to 15.2 million doses per…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, June 22, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:13 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. So, I know some of you are going to have to leave for the pool call, which is absolutely fine. We will also keep you honest on when the President is getting ready to speak. So there are a couple of mechanics. …
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, October 13, 2021
1:35 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. All right. Just a few items at the top, and I have a bit of a hard out shortly after 2:00. I’m — I’ll be upstairs for people who have follow-up questions, but we’ll try to get to as many as possible. So, I just wanted to recap just…