Today, White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Brenda Mallory marked the one-year anniversary of the creation of the first-ever White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC) during a WHEJAC public meeting. The WHEJAC was established by President Biden’s Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad to fulfill his and…
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Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials Previewing the U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa
Via Teleconference MODERATOR: Good afternoon, everyone. Good evening for those of you in the region. This is [moderator]. This call will be on background for attribution to “senior administration officials.” For awareness, not for reporting, on the line are [senior administration official], [senior administration official], and [senior administration official]. The contents of the call will…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, March 11, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:18 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Thanks for your patience. A little delayed today, but for good reason. So I have a couple of items at the top. As you know, tonight the President will deliver his first primetime address to the American people at 8:00 p.m. Today…
Remarks by President Biden at a Virtual Event on Securing Critical Minerals for a Future Made in America
South Court Auditorium 3:50 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Tom. Tom Conway, you going to say hi to me? MR. CONWAY: Mr. President, how are you? THE PRESIDENT: I haven’t seen you in such a long time. MR. CONWAY: Oh, it’s been a while. You doing all right? THE PRESIDENT: Yeah,…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby, September 16, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:29 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Happy Friday. Settling in? (Laughs.) Come on in, team. Q Plenty of chairs over here. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I know. All right. It’s been a busy week here at the White House. On Monday, the President delivered remarks about our country’s efforts to…
Remarks by President Biden at Signing of H.R. 2471, “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022”
Indian Treaty RoomEisenhower Executive Office Building 2:30 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Please — please, sit down. Well, thank you, not only for being here but for what you did. I want to thank the — Vice President Harris and the congressional leaders who are here today. You know, in a moment,…
Background Press Call on the U.S. and the European Commission’s Task Force to Reduce Europe’s Dependence on Russian Fossil Fuels
Via Teleconference 10:45 A.M. CET MODERATOR: Thanks so much for joining us, and I appreciate everyone’s flexibility. This call is going to be on background, attributable to “senior administration officials.” Not for your reporting but just for your knowledge, on this call we have [senior administration officials]. As we said in invite for this call,…
Background Press Call on President Biden’s New Executive Order to Bolster Efforts to Bring Home American Hostages and Wrongful Detainees
Via Teleconference(July 18, 2022) MODERATOR: Thank you. And thank you all for joining this evening’s NSC background call on President Biden’s new executive order to bolster efforts to bring home American hostages and wrongful detainees. As a reminder of the ground rules, this call is on background attributable to “senior administration officials” and embargoed until…
Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Q2 GDP Data
Today’s GDP data are further proof of the remarkable progress we’ve made in jump-starting our economy from one of the darkest moments in its history. With today’s numbers, the U.S. economy has now made up the losses of the last 18 months and surpassed the pre-pandemic GDP peak. In doing so, we’ve grown our economy…
FACT SHEET: President Biden to Announce Strategy to Address Our National Mental Health Crisis, As Part of Unity Agenda in his First State of the Union
In his first State of the Union, the President will outline a unity agenda consisting of policy where there has historically been support from both Republicans and Democrats, and call on Congress to send bills to his desk to deliver progress for the American people. As part of this unity agenda, he will announce a…