Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Crystal Lake, Illinois 11:13 A.M. CDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Welcome to our trip to Crystal Lake, Illinois. In Crystal Lake, the President will make the case for generational investments in human infrastructure and other critical priorities like clean energy that form his Build Back Better agenda, a combination of…
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Looking Back, Moving Forward: Year One of President Biden’s Economic Agenda
By Chair Cecilia Rouse A year ago today, President Biden entered office with a full agenda: a pledge not only to fight the pandemic and support economic recovery, but also to rebuild our economy to produce long-term and more widely-shared growth. The President was inaugurated amidst a still-raging pandemic and a weak economic recovery. A…
FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Advances the Future of Sustainable Fuels in American Aviation
New Actions Aim to Produce Three Billion Gallons of Sustainable Fuel, Reduce Aviation Emissions by 20% by 2030, and Grow Good-Paying, Union Jobs Today, President Biden is taking steps to coordinate leadership and innovation across the federal government, aircraft manufacturers, airlines, fuel producers, airports, and non-governmental organizations to advance the use of cleaner and more…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, May 4, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:37 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. All right. Just two items to highlight for all of you at the top. Two short items. Today, we announced an upcoming Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health. This will bring attention to the burden of hunger and diet-related disease, which were…
Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on New Efforts to Counter Transnational Criminal Organizations and Illicit Drugs
Via Teleconference 11:04 A.M. EST MODERATOR: Thank you so much. And good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us for the National Security Council background briefing on the launch of two executive orders the President has signed that focus on transnational organized crime and counternarcotics. Some ground rules before we dive right in: This…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, October 22, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:06 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Happy Friday. Okay. Just an overview of the week ahead for all of you: Throughout the week, President Biden will continue to meet and call members of Congress about his transformative Build Back Better Agenda and Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal. On Monday, he…
Remarks by President Biden on the Need to Raise the Debt Ceiling
South Court AuditoriumEisenhower Executive Office Building 1:05 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: I want to thank — you can take these off while we’re speaking. I want to thank our participants that are here, as well as those who are on Zoom. And this is, to state the obvious, an important get-together here. And I’m going to make…
Remarks by President Biden at the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Dedication of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial
Martin Luther King, Jr., MemorialWashington, D.C. 12:53 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Kamala. Thank you all so very much. Mr. President — (laughter) — Harry, thank you for your stewardship. You know, here in the heart of the capital of the United States of America, the tensions and the heat [heart] of the nation…
Remarks by President Biden on the July Jobs Report
East Room 11:22 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. What a good morning. Yesterday, the United States Senate took the additional step toward passing the bipartisan infrastructure bill. It’s a bill that would end years of gridlock in Washington, and create millions of good-paying jobs, and put America on a new path to win the race for…
On-The-Record Press Call by Special Envoy John Kerry and National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy Previewing Day One of COP26
Via Teleconference 5:49 P.M. CET MR. PATEL: Hi, everybody. Good afternoon, or good evening, depending on where you are in the world. Thank you so much for joining us on this call with National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy and Special Climate Envoy John Kerry. It’s a special day over Zoom for Massachusetts and Boston. As…