Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Raleigh, NC 3:29 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Today, President Biden is traveling to Raleigh, North Carolina, where he will visit a mobile vaccination bus and highlight the ease of getting vaccinated, encourage vaccinations, and mobilize grassroots vaccine education and outreach efforts. The President isn’t the only one out today getting the word…
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Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on the President’s Calls with Senator Shelley Moore Capito and House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Peter DeFazio
The President spoke to Senator Shelley Moore Capito and Chairman Peter DeFazio today. Senator Capito conveyed to the President a new offer from her group which consisted of an about $50 billion increase in spending across a number of infrastructure programs. The President expressed his gratitude for her effort and goodwill, but also indicated that…
Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Negotiations with Congress
The President has spoken to a number of members of the House and Senate the past two days. He informed Senator Capito today that the latest offer from her group did not, in his view, meet the essential needs of our country to restore our roads and bridges, prepare us for our clean energy future,…
Statement by Senior Advisor and Chief Spokesperson Symone Sanders on Vice President Kamala Harris’s Bipartisan Meeting on Broadband Infrastructure
Today, Vice President Harris had a productive conversation with Democratic and Republican members of Congress on the critical importance of investing in our nation’s broadband infrastructure. These members have each led on broadband issues for a long time. They represent rural and urban areas and they spoke to the experience of Americans who struggle to…
Statement by President Joe Biden on House Passage of the National Science Foundation for the Future Act and the Department of Energy Science for the Future Act
In March, I outlined my vision for how we can grow our economy for all workers through the American Jobs Plan, and today the House took an important step in moving that forward by advancing two bipartisan bills. Led by Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson and Ranking Member Frank Lucas, the National Science Foundation for the…
A Proclamation on National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week, 2021
Since our Nation’s founding, our transportation infrastructure has enabled our economic growth and enhanced our national security. From the American merchant ships that carried supplies to support military operations during the Revolutionary War, to the Erie Canal opening the Midwest and West for growth, to the transcontinental railroad linking our Nation after the Civil War;…
FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Invests $1 Billion To Protect Communities, Families, and Businesses Before Disaster Strikes
Funding Builds on Efforts to Enhance Climate Change Resilience as President Biden Visits FEMA Ahead of Hurricane Season Today, President Biden will meet with members of his homeland security and climate teams at the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Response Coordination Center in Washington, D.C. to receive an update on preparations for the 2021…
Vice President Kamala Harris Statement on the April Jobs Report
Today’s jobs report is a reminder that even as we make progress, there’s still a long climb ahead when it comes to ensuring good-paying jobs for all Americans—especially women. The economy has created over 1.5 million jobs during the past three months. But the country is still eight million jobs short of where it was…
Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Aboard Air Force One en route Pittsburgh, PA
3:00 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, as you guys know, in Pittsburgh today, President Biden will unveil his American Jobs Plan, which will create millions of good-paying jobs, rebuild our country’s infrastructure, and position the United States to outcompete China. This is a once-in-a-century capital investment in America to transform our current and future infrastructure…
Exclusionary Zoning: Its Effect on Racial Discrimination in the Housing Market
By Chair Cecilia Rouse, Jared Bernstein, Helen Knudsen, and Jeffery Zhang This Saturday, the nation recognizes Juneteenth, which marks the day a Major General of the Union Army arrived in Galveston, Texas to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation, and free the last enslaved Black people in Texas from bondage. The day has evolved into a celebration…