Today, the U.S. government is releasing the National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan – which will enable America to move forward safely, sustaining and building on the progress we’ve made over the past 13 months. This plan lays out the roadmap to help us fight COVID-19 in the future as we begin to get back to our more normal…
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A Proclamation on National Youth Justice Action Month, 2021
I have often said that America’s young people are the kite strings that hold our national ambitions aloft — they carry the possibilities of our country and the sacred promise of a democracy where every one of us is treated equally and entitled to equal justice under the law. However, far too many of our young…
Readout of White House Climate Science Roundtable on Countering “Delayism” and Communicating the Urgency of Climate Action
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy hosted a 2-hour virtual roundtable yesterday of climate scientists from both natural and social sciences and other experts to discuss the scientific understanding of why arguments for delaying action on climate change are appealing and how they can be countered effectively. The event is the first…
Addressing Concentration in the Meat-Processing Industry to Lower Food Prices for American Families
By Brian Deese, Sameera Fazili, and Bharat Ramamurti The President understands that families have been facing higher prices at the grocery store recently. Half of those recent increases are from meat prices—specifically, beef, pork, and poultry. While factors like increased consumer demand have played a role, the price increases are also driven by a lack…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, October 19, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:17 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Oh, nice. Okay. All right, as you just heard, today President Biden is taking further action to lower gas prices and promote energy security. When Putin’s war sent gas prices up, President Biden made…
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…
CEQ Chair Brenda Mallory Marks One Year Since Creation of White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council
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…
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…
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,…
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,…
