3:00 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, as you guys know, in Pittsburgh today, President Biden will unveil his American Jobs Plan, which will create millions of good-paying jobs, rebuild our country’s infrastructure, and position the United States to outcompete China. This is a once-in-a-century capital investment in America to transform our current and future infrastructure…
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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. …
National Security Memorandum on United States Global Leadership to Strengthen the International COVID-19 Response and to Advance Global Health Security and Biological Preparedness
NATIONAL SECURITY MEMORANDUM – 1 SUBJECT: United States Global Leadership to Strengthen the International COVID-19 Response and to Advance Global Health Security and Biological Preparedness The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a grave reminder that biological threats, whether naturally occurring, accidental, or deliberate, can have significant and potentially existential consequences for humanity. This memorandum…
Remarks by President Biden to the National Action Network Convention
South Court AuditoriumEisenhower Executive Office Building 2:52 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Rev. Thanks for that introduction. Look, we’ve known each other for a long time. I’m grateful not only for your leadership and partnership but, quite frankly, more importantly for your friendship. And thanks to all of you, members of our nation’s most…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, January 26, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:36 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Good afternoon. Okay, I have a couple of items for all of you at the top. As we mentioned, later today — in our guidance last night, I should say — later today, the President will sign an executive order to make sexual…
A Proclamation on National Character Counts Week, 2023
Whenever the First Lady and I travel across America, we witness both the incredible diversity of our country and the essential qualities that hold us all together. Americans possess an optimism that is tested yet resolute; a courage that digs deep when we need it the most; and an unshakable faith in one…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:10 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi, everyone. Good afternoon. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I have just a couple things at the top, and then we’ll — we’ll get going. So, tomorrow, as you all know, the President is going to be traveling to Baltimore, where he will receive…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:54 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. All right. I see — oh, my goodness — some waving happening. And welcome back. I see some folks are back. All right. And Happy Monday, everyone. So, joining me today is NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications, John Kirby. We know…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, October 1, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:43 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Good afternoon. Okay, I just have two quick items at the top. I know that some of the wires have to go. We’ll let you know when you have to go, and we’ll go to you guys first. Yesterday, HHS, Treasury, Labor,…
Readout of White House Listening Session with Union Leaders on Advancing Responsible Artificial Intelligence Innovation
On Friday, June 30, senior Biden-Harris Administration officials convened a listening session with leaders and officials from the labor community to discuss the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) for workers, unions, the quality of jobs, and the future of work. Leaders of unions representing diverse sectors of the economy raised concerns about the risks of AI for workers’ jobs, physical and mental health, and privacy and civil rights. They also shared views on possible opportunities for AI to improve workers’…