James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:20 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. So when the President visited Florida in the wake of Hurricane Ian, he said he would be there for the people of Florida as long as it takes to rebuild. That is what we’re doing. Today we announced that we recei-…
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FACT SHEET: Congress Must Pass Bipartisan Appropriations Bills to Address Critical Needs
Congress just passed President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure deal—a once-in-a-generation investment that will create millions of jobs modernizing our infrastructure, turn the climate crisis into an opportunity, and put us on a path to win the economic competition for the 21st century. In the weeks ahead, Congress has an opportunity to carry this momentum forward by…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:03 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi, everybody. Happy Tuesday. Hope everyone had a restful Memorial Day — an observant one, as well. Let’s get started. For months, the President made clear that Congress must meet its basic constitutional responsibility to prevent a first-ever default, just as it has been…
Remarks by President Biden at the National Governors Association’s Winter Meeting
4:35 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Thank you, Andrew. I appreciate it a lot. I appreciate your friendship. Let me start by saying: Guaranteed, if we’re able to, we’ll not only have you next — next year, at this time, for the governors’ conference, but we’ll have whatever food you want. We…
Statement by Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology Anne Neuberger on SolarWinds and Microsoft Exchange Incidents
The Biden Administration convened two Unified Coordination Groups (UCGs) to drive a whole of government response to the SolarWinds and Microsoft Exchange incidents. Due to the vastly increased patching and reduction in victims, we are standing down the current UCG surge efforts and will be handling further responses through standard incident management procedures. The innovations…
Readout of the White House’s Meeting with Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Leaders
Today, National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy, alongside senior staff from the National Economic Council, the Council on Environmental Quality, and Department of Transportation, held a virtual meeting with CEOs from electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure companies to discuss shared priorities from tackling the climate crisis to supporting the economic recovery to build back better. National…
Remarks by President Biden on the Economy
East Room 1:44 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Excuse me. I’d like to start by saying a few words about the ransomware cyberattack currently impacting Colonial Pipeline. This is something that my administration — our administration have been tracking extremely carefully. And I have been perfectly — personally briefed every day. The Department of…
Remarks by President Biden Laying Out the Next Steps in Our Effort to Get More Americans Vaccinated and Combat the Spread of the Delta Variant
East Room 4:23 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Today, I want to talk with you about COVID-19. Maybe the best way to start is: In a significant part of the country, you wouldn’t have to take one of these off, you don’t have to put one on — like in my home state of…
Background Press Call by A Senior Administration Official on the Official Working Visit of the Republic of Korea
Via Teleconference(May 19, 2021) 4:32 P.M. EDT SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Hi. Good afternoon. And thank you so much for joining us today, everyone. Today’s call will be on background, attributed to a “senior administration official” and will be embargoed until five o’clock Eastern time tomorrow morning. With that, I’m happy to turn it over to our speaker. Over…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 1:36 P.M. EDT MR. ZIENTS: Good afternoon, and thank you for joining us. Today, we’re joined by Doctors Fauci and Walensky, who I’ll turn to in a few minutes. First, I want to report on the progress we are making to end the COVID-19 pandemic here at home and around the world. Here…