Via Teleconference (December 20, 2021) 5:15 P.M. EST MODERATOR: Thanks a lot. And, everyone, thank you for joining us today. Apologies for the delay. Again, this call is with a senior administration official. It is about senior administration official travel to Israel and the West Bank. Today’s briefing will be on background, attributable to a “senior administration…
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Readout of the Second National Climate Task Force Meeting
Today, National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy convened the second National Climate Task Force to discuss the Biden-Harris Administration’s whole-of-government approach to tackling the climate crisis, creating good-paying, union jobs, and prioritizing environmental justice. During the virtual meeting, Cabinet leaders and senior Administration officials discussed their respective plans to integrate addressing climate change throughout their agencies…
Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Aboard Air Force One En Route Lake Charles, LA
11:40 A.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi, everybody. Okay. Good morning. As you all know, we’re traveling to Lake Charles and New Orleans today as part of getting back — Getting America Back on Track Tour. The President will deliver remarks in Lake Charles, where he will lay out the choice facing the American people: either…
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…
Background Press Call Previewing the President’s Wildfire Preparedness Meeting
Via Teleconference (June 29, 2021) MODERATOR: Thank you very much. And hi, everyone. Thank you all for joining this call tonight to preview the President’s Wildfire Preparedness Meeting tomorrow. As a reminder of the ground rules, this call is on background, attributable to a senior administration official. And the contents of this call are under embargo until…
Innovation, Investment, and Inclusion: Accelerating the Energy Transition and Creating Good Jobs
“When I think of climate change, I think about jobs. Good-paying, union jobs that put Americans to work, make our air cleaner, and rebuild America’s crumbling infrastructure.” —President Joe Biden1 On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon. This achievement was the result of a decade of work…
Remarks by President Biden on the American Rescue Plan
Rose Garden 2:44 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Thank you, Kamala. You know, when I look out over what happened the last 50 days when Jill and I first got a chance to move into this magnificent building behind you, I promised the American people — and I guess this is becoming an overused…
Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Denver, Colorado 2:52 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. Welcome to President Biden’s trip to Colorado and Nevada. This afternoon, we are traveling to the city of Louisville, Colorado, which suffered devastating losses from the Marshall Fire. The President and the First Lady will tour the local neighborhood of Harper…
Remarks by President Biden in Press Conference
East Room 1:27 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Please, please sit down. Thank you. Thank you. Good afternoon. Before I take questions, I want to make — give you a progress report to the nation on where we stand 65 days into office here on vaccinations and a few other top priorities for the American people.…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 2:02 P.M. EDT MR. ZIENTS: Good afternoon, and thank you for joining us. I’ll turn to Dr. Walensky and Dr. Fauci in just a moment. First, I want to start with a brief update on our efforts to help states that are battling surging cases driven by the Delta variant, particularly those states…
