11:05 AM MR. ZIENTS: Good morning, everyone. A week ago, in our first COVID response briefing, we committed to providing you with transparent science-based and up-to-date information about the pandemic. I hope that five briefings in, we’re starting to establish a pattern of providing the American people with the facts they need about the crisis…
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, February 23, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:05 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Okay. I have a few updates for all of you at the top. Today, President Biden will meet with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. President Biden’s first phone call, as you all know, was to — to a foreign leader was to the Prime…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, June 25, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:52 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi everyone. Q Hello, Jen. Good to see you. MS. PSAKI: Good to see you. Happy Pride. Celebrating here today. Okay. I’m just going to give you a quick overview of the week ahead: On Monday, the President will welcome Israeli President Rivlin to the White House. President…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, April 16, 2021
11:07 A.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. I know we’re loading briefing after briefing with you guys today. But, okay, happy Friday. I have a couple of items for you at the top. Like all of you, we’re horrified by the shooting overnight at a FedEx facility. The President has been briefed by his team…
Fact Sheet: President-elect Biden’s Day One Executive Actions Deliver Relief for Families Across America Amid Converging Crises
Actions Address the COVID-19 Pandemic, Provide Economic Relief, Tackle Climate Change, and Advance Racial Equity Today, hours after taking the oath of office, President-elect Biden will take a historic number of actions to deliver immediate relief for families across America that are struggling in the face of converging crises. He will sign a combination of…
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…
Press Briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, July 30, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:35 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hello. Here’s my mask from yesterday. I was wondering where that went. Good afternoon, everybody. Happy Friday. I have a couple things for all of you at the top. Today, the President and the Vice President met with governors to discuss the worsening 2021…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Homeland Security Advisor Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, February 18, 2021
Via Teleconference 12:38 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us on this snow day. And we wanted to ensure we held a briefing today to, of course, keep our streak going and ensure we were being as transparent and open as possible to all of you and the questions you…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, March 11, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:18 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Thanks for your patience. A little delayed today, but for good reason. So I have a couple of items at the top. As you know, tonight the President will deliver his first primetime address to the American people at 8:00 p.m. Today…
President Biden Announces American Rescue Plan
Emergency Legislative Package to Fund Vaccinations, Provide Immediate, Direct Relief to Families Bearing the Brunt of the COVID-19 Crisis, and Support Struggling Communities The COVID-19 pandemic and the corresponding economic crisis are devastating families across the country. More than 20 million Americans have contracted COVID-19, and at least 370,000 have died. From big cities to…