The Capitol Madame Speaker. Madame Vice President. No president has ever said those words from this podium, and it’s about time. The First Lady. The Second Gentleman. Mr. Chief Justice. Members of the United States Congress and the Cabinet – and distinguished guests. My fellow Americans. While the setting tonight is familiar, this gathering is…
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, December 10, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:27 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. Just a few things going on today. Okay, so we continue to make further progress on the President’s Port Action Plan which will lower the cost of goods for American families by strengthening supply chains and modernizing port operations. And today I wanted to highlight…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, February 10, 2021
11:52 A.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Good morning. Is it morning? Is it lunchtime? Thank you all for your flexibility. I know we moved the briefing up a little bit today. At 1:00 p.m., the President will deliver remarks on the administration’s response to the coup in Burma, which I think that guidance just went out,…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, May 5, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 5:16 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Okay. Hi, everyone. It’s been a bit of an exciting day around here. So, before I get to the briefing, I just want to start by — I’m going to cry. Okay, whew. I want to talk about my friend Karine. You’ve got to…
Remarks by President Biden on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Dakota County Technical CollegeRosemount, Minnesota 3:36 P.M. CST THE PRESIDENT: Whoa. (Laughter.) Sarah, thank you for that introduction. I was saying to Sarah in the back, because I — when I was Sarah’s age, the idea that I’d be standing, waiting to introduce a President — it didn’t matter who it was — I would find it…
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 COVID-19 Response and the Vaccination Program
State Dining Room 9:57 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everyone. As I’ve said before, we have the tools to beat COVID — COVID-19 — if we come together as a country and use the tools we have. Earlier this month, I laid out a six-part plan for the fall that does just that: One, vaccinate the…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Co-Chair of the Gender Policy Council and Chief of Staff to the First Lady Julissa Reynoso, and Co-Chair and Executive Director of the Gender Policy Council Jennifer Klein, March 8, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 11:31 A.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi everyone. Happy Monday and International Women’s Day. We have some special guests. Today, on International Women’s Day, the President signed two executive orders. The first establishes the White House Gender Policy Council to ensure that the Biden administration advances gender equity and equal…
Remarks by President Biden in a CNN Town Hall with Anderson Cooper
Baltimore Center StageBaltimore, Maryland (October 21, 2021) 8:00 P.M. EDT MR. COOPER: With that, I want to welcome the 46th President of the United States, President Joe Biden. (Applause.) So, there’s a lot to get to tonight, and we got a lot of great questions from our audience. We want to get into the details…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:03 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi, everybody. Happy Tuesday. Hope everyone had a restful Memorial Day — an observant one, as well. Let’s get started. For months, the President made clear that Congress must meet its basic constitutional responsibility to prevent a first-ever default, just as it has been…