Via TeleconferenceSouth Court Auditorium 12:03 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Jay, you’re beginning to convince the American people there is a thing called “climate crisis.” About time. (Laughs.) GOVERNOR INSLEE: Indeed. THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you all for being here. I’m going to make a brief statement here and then we’ll get to ask the Vice President to say…
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, and National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy, April 22, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:44 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Q Hello. MS. PSAKI: Okay. Happy Earth Day, everyone. And joining us in the Briefing Room for the second time — I told you they’d come back and take more questions; I deliver on my promises — is National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy and Special…
Remarks by President Biden on Helping Small Businesses
South Court Auditorium Eisenhower Executive Office Building 12:29 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. I just had an opportunity to catch up with two small-business owners I met on the road in the last couple weeks. And the first was a very entrepreneurial woman named Pilar Guzman Zavala, and she’s in Florida, Miami. And…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials | May 18, 2022
Via Teleconference 10:52 A.M. EDT DR. JHA: All right. Good morning, everybody. My name is Ashish Jha, and I’m the White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator. Welcome to the COVID-19 Response Team update. Sorry for the delay. We had some technical issues, but we have solved them, I’m hoping. I am joined today by two people…
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall on the Future of the U.S. Counterterrorism Mission: Aligning Strategy, Policy, and Resources
September 8, 2021 I am delighted to speak at the Atlantic Council today and want to express my great thanks to Fred Kempe for his generous introduction. Fred, your leadership has been transformational, including in the work that the Atlantic Council has done recently on how counterterrorism policy needs to evolve. I know you have…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 12:59 P.M. EST MR. ZIENTS: (In progress.) And thanks for joining us. Today, Dr. Walensky will provide an update on the state of the pandemic, and Dr. Fauci will discuss the latest science. Over to you, Dr. Walensky. DR. WALENSKY: Thank you, Jeff. Good afternoon. I’d like to start by walking you through…
Remarks by President Biden Welcoming the WNBA Champions, the Seattle Storm
East Room 3:35 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Please — please, be seated. Thank you. Well, I’ll tell you what, the last time I was in a room with this many great athletes, I was having dinner with my granddaughters. (Laughter.) Look, I tell you what, it’s an honor to have you here. I mean, it really is a…
Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on President Biden’s Official Working Visit with Prime Minister Bennett of the State of Israel
Via Teleconference (August 24, 2021) 4:05 P.M. EDT MODERATOR: Today’s call is on background and attributable to “a senior administration official.” We’ll actually have two SAOs on the line. Again, the contents of this call are embargoed until tomorrow, Wednesday, August 25th, at 5:00 p.m. For your awareness, our officials are [senior administration officials]. But…
Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jen Psaki En Route La Crosse, WI
11:27 A.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. Good morning. Welcome to our trip to La Crosse, Wisconsin. President Biden is traveling today to make the case directly to the American people that the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework is a major step forward for our country and the largest infrastructure investment in nearly a century. It will grow…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, May 5, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:32 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Q Hi, good afternoon. MS. PSAKI: Good afternoon. Okay. We have another special guest joining us today: Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. As you all know, this is Secretary Vilsack’s second turn at the Department of Agriculture, which he led in the Obama-Biden administration from 2009…
