Rose Garden **Please see below for a correction, marked with an asterisk. THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Kamala — Madam Vice President. Thank you very much. You know, we’re joined today by the Attorney General, Merrick Garland, who I’ve asked to prioritize gun violence. It’s also good to see the Second Gentleman, who is here. And it’s…
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Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on Russia
Via Teleconference 9:36 A.M. EDT SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Hi everyone. Thanks for joining us this morning. We’re going to be on background today, with comments attributed to “senior administration officials,” and the contents of this call are going to be embargoed until its conclusion. We have three speakers today for you. [Redacted.] [Senior administration official], we’ll turn…
Remarks by Vice President Harris at National League of Cities Conference
Via TeleconferenceSouth Court Auditorium 2:17 P.M. EST THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Council Member Kathy Maness, for that kind introduction and the spirit behind it. And to Mayor Clarence Anthony, the NLC Board and staff members, local leaders: It is truly an honor to join with you today. And, of course, as Kathy said, we gather…
Remarks by President Biden at United States Coast Guard Academy’s 140th Commencement Exercises
United States Coast Guard AcademyNew London, Connecticut 11:46 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Secretary, thank you. Hello, Coast Guard Academy. I tell you what — we’re going to speak for about four hours to see if those white uniforms last longer to keep the heat away than these poor guys in their graduation gowns here. …
Remarks by President Biden to Department of Defense Personnel
The PentagonArlington, Virginia 3:20 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Well, Mr. Secretary, thank you. And good afternoon to everyone. I want to thank Secretary Austin for welcoming the Vice President and me to the Pentagon today. It’s good to be back. Before I begin, I have some welcome news that the Saudi government has released a…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 11:02 A.M. EST ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT: Thank you for joining us. It was an important weekend for the President and the American people. President Biden came into office with two clear, immediate goals: mount a vaccination program to turn the tide on the pandemic and pass a rescue plan to bring the nation…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, January 25, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:17 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Good afternoon. Happy Monday to everyone. A couple of announcements at the top: First, as a part of this administration’s accessibility and inclusion efforts, starting today, we will have an ASL — an American Sign Language — interpreter for our daily press briefings. …
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 12:35 P.M. EDT MR. ZIENTS: Good morning, and thanks for joining us. We’re joined by Drs. Fauci, Walensky, and Murthy, who I will turn to in a few moments. First, today, I want to report on the progress we are making in our fight to end the pandemic, specifically as it relates to…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, September 1, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:46 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Q Good afternoon. MS. PSAKI: Good afternoon. Okay, just a couple items for you all at the top. Another update on the hurricane. The continuing focus on the ground is on power restoration, as nearly 1 million customers in Louisiana — more than 40 percent of…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, June 3, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:56 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: All right. I have a couple of items for all of you at the top, and some charts. We love charts in here. In today’s encouraging report, initial claims for unemployment insurance fell to their lowest level and below 400,000 for the first time since the…
