Yesterday, as part of President Biden’s historic climate agenda, Vice President Kamala Harris and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan announced $20 billion in awards to expand access to clean energy and climate solutions and lower energy costs for communities across the nation. This investment, made possible by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, will stand…
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Remarks by Vice President Harris at the National Education Association 2022 Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly
McCormick Place Convention CenterChicago, Illinois 5:12 P.M. CDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, NEA! Good afternoon! (Applause.) Oh, what a sight my eyes behold. I am so happy to be with you all this afternoon. I am so happy to be with you. And thank you for everything you do and everything you are. Thank you. (Applause.) And,…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:46 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everyone. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: A couple things at the top, and then we’ll get started. I wanted to start today by addressing the announcement by Mexican officials regarding the status of the four Americans attacked in Mexico. We’re still working with Mexican officials…
The White House Announces Guest List for the First Lady’s Box for the 2023 State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON, D.C. – First Lady Jill Biden will welcome guests to join her in the viewing box for President Biden’s State of the Union Address on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. Each of these individuals were invited by the White House because they personify issues or themes to be addressed by the President in his speech, or they embody the…
President Biden Announces Seven Key Nominations
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following seven individuals to serve in key roles: Carlos Del Toro, Nominee for Secretary of the Navy Sandra Bruce, Nominee for Inspector General of the Department of Education Carlton Waterhouse, Nominee for Assistant Administrator of Land and Emergency Management, Environmental Protection Agency Margaret…
Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre En Route Dover, Delaware
Aboard Air Force One 2:19 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Okay, everybody. Happy Friday. Q Happy Friday. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right, today we’re on our way to Delaware State University, a historically Black college and university, where over 75 percent of students received a Pell Grant, meaning they could be eligible for up to $20,000 in…
Executive Order on White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to advance equity in economic and educational opportunities for all Americans, including Black Americans, strengthen the capacity of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to provide the highest-quality education, increase opportunities for these…
Remarks by President Biden at Signing of the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act
East Room 3:51 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank you, thank you. Well, thank you, Madam Vice President. One hundred and fifty-six years ago — one hundred and fifty-six years — June 19th, 1865 — John, thanks for being here — a major general of the Union Army arrived in Galveston, Texas, to enforce…
Remarks by Vice President Harris in a Moderated Conversation on Climate
Rackham Auditorium, University of MichiganAnn Arbor, Michigan 2:19 P.M. EST SECRETARY GRANHOLM: Yes, yes. Take it in. THE VICE PRESIDENT: Go blue! (Laughs.) SECRETARY GRANHOLM: Go blue! (Applause.) A crowd pleaser every time. (Laughter.) All right, so I’m going to ask the first question, then we’ll bop — we’ll bop back and forth. THE VICE PRESIDENT: …
Remarks by Vice President Harris and President Iohannis of Romania in Joint Press Conference
Cotroceni PalaceBucharest, Romania 4:14 P.M. EET PRESIDENT IOHANNIS: (As interpreted.) Good afternoon. I’m pleased to welcome to Bucharest Vice President of the United States of America, Her Excellency, Madam Kamala Harris. Dear Madam Vice President, welcome to Romania. I would like to thank Madam Vice President for her presence in Romania in this challenging moment…
