James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:15 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon! (Laughter.) MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I’m like, “Geez, I’m all by myself up here.” (Laughter.) Okay. So, we have another special guest joining us today, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, who is here to highlight how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal will…
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, December 2, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 11:07 A.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Good morning. Okay, so we don’t have a long time this morning because of a gather. If people want to stay, I’m happy to answer additional questions, but we wanted to get it in before the President left for his trip to…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, July 19, 2021
1:06 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Good morning — or good afternoon. Happy Monday. Okay, one item for all of you at the top. The United States continues its tremendous efforts to donate COVID-19 vaccines from the U.S. global supply. Today, we can announce that we have over a million Johnson & Johnson vaccines…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, October 8, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:42 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Q Hi, Jen. Q Happy Friday. MS. PSAKI: Happy Friday. Q Jen, what’s going on outside? MS. PSAKI: I don’t have any additional information. As soon as I do, we’ll let you know. Q Thank you. MS. PSAKI: Okay. So, one item…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, September 29, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:41 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Okay. Jonathan, second day in a row — nothing at the top. Q All right. Here we go. MS. PSAKI: So, let’s kick it off. Q All right. Well, let’s start here with budget talks still obviously ongoing on Capitol Hill. There’s a growing…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, February 9, 2021
12:47 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Happy Tuesday. A couple of things to just update you on, on the top. As we’ve discussed previously in this room, the President and the administration are making the case directly to the country about the need to pass the Rescue Plan so we can finish the job…
Remarks by President Biden and Vice President Harris During Tour of the State Farm Stadium Vaccination Site in Glendale, Arizona
2:38 P.M. EST MR. ZIENTS: Good afternoon, Mr. President and Madam Vice President. On your second day in office, you announced a comprehensive national strategy to fight the pandemic. Importantly, you called for a whole-of-government approach. Central to that strategy, you directed your team to activate the full resources of the federal government to get…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, August 25, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:19 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Q Hi, Jen. MS. PSAKI: Hi. Okay, sorry again for the brief delay. I was — I know you were all interested in what our Secretary of State had to say. Just to note — and I know all of you have been following this quite…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, July 22, 2021
12:41 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Happy Thursday. Okay, we have a special guest. Happy to welcome back Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. Today, she will be telling us about a new economic development initiative that the Department is launching, thanks to the American Rescue Plan. She’ll take a couple of questions. After that, as always,…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, April 27, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:28 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Q Hello. MS. PSAKI: All right. Happy Tuesday. Okay, a couple of items for you at the top. Today, President Biden is issuing an executive order requiring federal contractors to pay a $15 minimum wage to hundreds of thousands of their employees. These workers are critical…
