East Room 11:22 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. What a good morning. Yesterday, the United States Senate took the additional step toward passing the bipartisan infrastructure bill. It’s a bill that would end years of gridlock in Washington, and create millions of good-paying jobs, and put America on a new path to win the race for…
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FACT SHEET: Japan Official Visit with State Dinner to the United States
Today, President Biden welcomed Prime Minister Kishida of Japan for an Official Visit with State Dinner to celebrate the deep and historic ties between our two countries. This visit also reflects the upward trajectory of the U.S.-Japan Alliance as it evolves into a global partnership that promotes a shared vision of progress and prosperity for…
Remarks by President Biden at the 153rd National Memorial Day Observance
Arlington National CemeteryArlington, Virginia 10:34 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Madam Vice President, Secretary Austin, Secretary McDonough, General Milley, Gold Star families, my fellow Americans — we’re gathered at this sacred place in this solemn hour to engage in the most fundamental of undertakings: the rite of remembrance. We remember those who gave their all in the…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, January 6, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:40 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Q Hi. Good afternoon. MS. PSAKI: Good afternoon. Okay, I have nothing for you at the top. Darlene, why don’t you kick us off? Q Thank you. That’s so unusual. So unlike you. (Laughs.) MS. PSAKI: I know. (Laughs.) I do — I do like to load you…
FACT SHEET: The Biden-Harris Administration Advances Equity and Opportunity for Latino Communities Across the Country
President Biden knows that America’s future prosperity and global leadership is tied to the success of Latino families and communities. Latinos must receive equitable opportunities to share in the recovery from the pandemic and the investments we are making to build back better than before. After four years of attacks on Latino families and communities,…
A Proclamation on Mother’s Day, 2021
Each year on the second Sunday in May, we take time to thank and celebrate mothers across America — those who give us life and believe in us, so we can believe in ourselves. Throughout our history, even as they have nurtured and guided us, mothers have built, shaped, led, and sustained our Nation with selflessness…
Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre En Route Kankakee, Il
11:51 A.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hey, guys. Q Hello. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hello. Hello. Good morning. Okay. Just two things for you at the top. And I’ll try and speak as loud as I can. All right. Good morning. Thanks for joining us for President Biden’s trip to Illinois. As you know, our first stop is to Kankakee, where the…
A Proclamation on Bears Ears National Monument
President Barack Obama’s establishment of the Bears Ears National Monument in Proclamation 9558 of December 28, 2016, represented the culmination of more than a century of efforts to protect the ancestral homeland of Tribal Nations that all refer to the area by the same name — Hoon’Naqvut (Hopi), Shash Jaa’ (Navajo), Kwiyagatu Nukavachi (Ute), and…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:05 P.M. EDT Q Hey, hey. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hey, hey. Q Happy birthday. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Oh, thank you. Q Happy belated. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Lucky number 13. Yes, thank you. Thank you so much. Okay, in just a moment, I will turn it over to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, who…
Remarks by President Biden at Build Back Better CEO Roundtable
State Dining Room 1:13 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Let me begin by thanking all the CEOs of America’s major companies for being here today. And they’re America’s top business leaders, and being here to support the Build Back Better initiative is, I think, important. The economic plan we began with in this administration has shown…
