4:29 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Last week, I laid out what we need to do to beat the COVID-19 vi- — pandemic and the challenges posed by the Delta variant. This is a very different variant than what we’ve dealt with previously. It’s highly transmissible, and it’s causing a new wave of cases. …
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Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on the Biden-Harris Administration Immigration Policy
Via Teleconference (July 28, 2021) 4:01 P.M. EDT SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Thank you so much, Josh. Hello, everyone, and welcome. On behalf of the NSC, I’d like to welcome you to this call on migration strategy. I’m going to introduce our speakers in a second, but I just want to go over the ground rules. …
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, July 26, 2021
1:04 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Happy Monday. Okay. Today, I wanted to start by providing a brief note on where we are with our battle against the pandemic at home. First, taking a step back: In December, the percentage of Americans willing to get a shot was in the 30s. We now have 70 percent…
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,…
Remarks by President Biden in a CNN Town Hall with Don Lemon
Mount St. Joseph UniversityCincinnati, Ohio (July 21, 2021) 8:01 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: How you doing, pal? Good to see you. MR. LEMON: Good to see you. THE PRESIDENT: Good to see you. MR. LEMON: How you been? THE PRESIDENT: Well. (Applause.) Thank you. (Laughter.) MR. LEMON: It’s good to see you. THE PRESIDENT: It’s good to be back. MR. LEMON: Yeah, you…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, July 20, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:14 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Good morning. All right. Exciting day today. Oh, afternoon — sorry. We’re a little — a little delayed, given all of the events. A couple of items for all of you at the top. Today marks six months under President Biden’s —…
Remarks by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan at the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence Global Emerging Technology Summit
Remarks as delivered: In his address to the Joint Session of Congress in April, President Biden argued that the question of our time is whether democracy rather than autocracy is best poised to deliver for its citizens and to meet the major challenges of our time. And President Biden believes deeply, fundamentally, that making technology…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, June 25, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:52 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi everyone. Q Hello, Jen. Good to see you. MS. PSAKI: Good to see you. Happy Pride. Celebrating here today. Okay. I’m just going to give you a quick overview of the week ahead: On Monday, the President will welcome Israeli President Rivlin to the White House. President…
Remarks by President Biden on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
East Room 2:03 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Please, please be seated. I got my notes here. Well, good afternoon. If you hear a little noise in the background, it’s because I’m supposed to be getting on a helicopter to head to North Carolina, which I’m going to be doing short- — right after this. And…
FACT SHEET: New U.S. Government Actions on Forced Labor in Xinjiang
At the recent G7 Summit in Cornwall, United Kingdom, the world’s leading democracies stood united against forced labor, including in Xinjiang, and committed to ensure global supply chains are free from the use of forced labor. The United States is translating these commitments into action. The Biden-Harris administration is taking additional steps to hold those…
