As Prepared For Delivery: Thank you to Rural Assembly for this invitation to a gathering that spans every corner of the country. It’s an honor to join a lineup of rural leaders, advocates, farmers, workers, artists, and storytellers that showcases the incredible diversity of rural communities, and serves as a reminder that rural America truly…
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Joint Statement on the U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Partnership
Thirty years after the restoration of Ukraine’s independence, the bonds between the United States and Ukraine are stronger than ever. Our shared values and commitment to a Europe that is whole, free, democratic, and at peace provide the basis for our strategic partnership. We are working together to address shared global challenges, including energy security…
Remarks by President Biden on Build Back Better and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
NJ Transit Meadowlands Maintenance ComplexKearny, New Jersey 1:56 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Hello, New Jersey! (Applause.) Thank you, Lieutenant Commander Mikie Sherrill. Well, Governor Murphy, so many of the national challenges we’re confronting are areas where you’re already leading — and that’s not hyperbole — whether it’s making healthcare or preschool or college…
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…
Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, April 21, 2022
Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Portland, Oregon 1:32 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, and thanks for joining us on President Biden’s first trip to Oregon and Washington. I know you all got a background memo last night, but just a few points about this trip I wanted to highlight. The focus of the President’s…
President Biden Announces Key Regional Appointments for USDA, EPA, and FEMA
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden appointed the following individuals to serve in key regional leadership roles at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) at the Department of Homeland Security: Amy Knapp Pettit, UDSA State Executive Director, Farm Service Agency, Alaska Janice…
Remarks by President Biden and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan in Joint Press Conference
Akasaka PalaceTokyo, Japan 2:16 P.M. JST PRIME MINISTER KISHIDA: (As interpreted.) Well, thank you. We are immensely pleased with President Biden’s first visit to Japan as the President of the United States. The United States is Japan’s only ally who shares the universal values of freedom, democracy, human rights, and rule of law. It goes…
Remarks by President Biden on the September Jobs Report
South Court AuditoriumEisenhower Executive Office Building 12:53 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, folks. Good afternoon, everyone. Today, for the first time since March of 2020, the American unemployment rate is below 5 percent. In just eight months since I became President, in the midst of a grave public health and economic crisis, the unemployment rate…
Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
Aboard Air Force OneEn Route North Kingstown, Rhode Island 9:42 A.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good morning. As you all know, we’ve — we’re headed to Connecticut today for the Coast Guard Academy’s 140th Commencement Exercises, where the President will deliver the keynote address. This is the second time the President has addressed a graduating class…
REMARKS BY VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS AND SECRETARY OF LABOR WALSH AT THE SECOND MEETING OF THE WHITE HOUSE TASK FORCE ON WORKER ORGANIZING AND EMPOWERMENT
Vice President’s Ceremonial OfficeEisenhower Executive Office Building 11:02 A.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, good morning to everyone. I want to especially thank the members of our Cabinet for the work that you and your teams have been doing over the course of these months, doing extraordinary work. We are the first administration to collectively, through the…
