La Crosse Municipal Transit UtilityLa Crosse, Wisconsin 12:58 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Thank you, Laurie. Please, please, please sit down. I once said that to a big crowd; it was in the evening. I said, “Please, sit down.” And there were no seats. They were out in a football field. (Laughter.) And the…
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Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 12:36 P.M. EST MR. ZIENTS: Good afternoon, and thanks for joining us. Today, we will focus on the Omicron variant. And we’ll start with Drs. Fauci and Walensky to share the latest on what we know about the variant and what we’re doing to be prepared for it in the U.S. Before I…
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…
Exclusionary Zoning: Its Effect on Racial Discrimination in the Housing Market
By Chair Cecilia Rouse, Jared Bernstein, Helen Knudsen, and Jeffery Zhang This Saturday, the nation recognizes Juneteenth, which marks the day a Major General of the Union Army arrived in Galveston, Texas to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation, and free the last enslaved Black people in Texas from bondage. The day has evolved into a celebration…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, May 18, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:11 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Sorry we’re starting a little late. We had to finish for the President to complete his remarks, and that was a request that we got from WHCA, so we wanted to make sure we adhered to it. As you all know,…
Background Press Call by Senior Administration Official Previewing the Second Global COVID Summit
Via Teleconference(May 11, 2022) 6:06 P.M. EDT MODERATOR: Good evening. And thank you for joining our background call previewing tomorrow’s Global COVID Summit. This call will be held on background, attributable to a “senior administration official.” And it will now be embargoed until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow, May 12th. For your awareness, not for your reporting,…
On-the-Record Press Call on the Launch of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
7:09 P.M. JST MR. PATEL: Good evening, everybody. Thanks so much for joining. This call will be on the record and embargoed until 4:15 Japan Standard Time tomorrow, May 23rd. Joining us for this briefing, we have National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai. We, of…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, August 4, 2021
12:52 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. Happy Wednesday. I have a couple of notes for you at the top. Today, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge released a statement committing to do everything in HUD’s power to stop evictions for families with HUD assistance or families who rent in housing that is insured…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, March 14, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:25 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Q Hello. Good to see you. MS. PSAKI: Good to see you. Okay, I have nothing at the top for you. Josh, what is on your mind? Q Thanks, Jen. Two questions. First, after the Rome meeting, since the war began, has…
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…