James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:46 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Okay, good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Happy Friday. Q Happy Friday. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: We made it. Okay. So, joining us today are two critical members of the President’s economic team and Cabinet, CEA Chair Cecilia Rouse and OMB Director Shalanda Young. They need no…
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Remarks By Vice President Harris At National Action Network’s 30th Anniversary Triumph Awards
Carnegie Hall New York, New York THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hello everybody. (Applause.) Good evening, NAN. Good evening. I want to acknowledge the dignitaries who occupy this beautiful and historic space, which is everyone who is seated right now. (Applause.) Also, I want to acknowledge the Governor Kathy Hochul, the Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin — (applause);…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, April 8, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:38 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Q Happy Friday. MS. PSAKI: Happy Friday. Is there more to say on this historic day? (Laughter.) Okay. So, I want to first start by outlining our security assistance to Ukraine, and there’s been a lot of good questions about this, and…
Remarks by President Biden at the 154th National Memorial Day Observance
Arlington National CemeteryArlington, Virginia 12:54 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. They lie here in glory and honor — in quiet rows in Arlington, in cemeteries in Europe that I visited and many of you have, in graves across our country, in towns large and small — America’s beloved daughters and sons who dared all,…
Press Briefing by White House Monkeypox Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference (August 18, 2022) MR. FENTON: Good morning. I’m Bob Fenton, the White House Monkeypox Response Coordinator. Today, Secretary Becerra, Assistant Secretary O’Connell, and Dr. Walensky and I will provide a brief update and share some key announcements from the Biden administration’s whole-of-government response to the monkeypox outbreak. We’re also joined today by Dr. Peter…
Remarks by President Biden on the One-Year Anniversary of the PACT Act | Salt Lake City, UT
11:42 A.M. MDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello. (Applause.) Please, have a — take a seat if you have one. Sarge, thank you for that introduction. You know, it’s important for two reasons. One, I have been in and out of Iraq and Afghanistan over 38 times. And I don’t think most people know —…
A Proclamation on National Foster Care Month, 2021
Every child deserves to grow up in a supportive, loving home where they can thrive and prosper. During those unfortunate times when children cannot remain safely in their own homes, the individuals and families who open their hearts and homes to foster children provide a vital service to their communities. During this National Foster Care…
Remarks on a Modern American Industrial Strategy By NEC Director Brian Deese
Economic Club of New York As Prepared for Delivery Introduction Good afternoon, everyone. Thanks to Barbara Van Allen and the entire team at the Economic Club of New York for hosting me today. It’s great to be here. In the early days of the Republic, Alexander Hamilton prepared a series of reports to Congress that…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Build Black Wealth and Narrow the Racial Wealth Gap
One hundred years ago, the thriving Black community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, known as “Black Wall Street,” was ruthlessly attacked by a violent white supremacist mob. An estimated 300 Black Americans were killed and another 10,000 were left destitute and homeless. The destruction wrought on the Greenwood neighborhood and its families was followed by…
Remarks by President Biden at the House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference
Hilton Philadelphia at Penn’s LandingPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 12:41 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: (Applause.) Please. Thank you very much. Thank you. Please, sit down. Please. I’ve been to enough Senate caucuses and Democratic retreats to know that when the last speaker is up, you want to get the hell out of here — (laughter) — no matter…
