Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Kansas City, Missouri 12:00 P.M. CST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. Good afternoon, everybody. I hope you’re all ready for some good, great, amazing barbecue. That’s a joke. Ha ha. Okay, a quick overview of what we’ll be doing today in Missouri. As you all know, the President will visit the…
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, June 7, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:42 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Full room. I hope everyone is cozy. So, today, we are fortunate to have a very special guest, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, here to join us and give a preview of the President’s trip. And then, of course, we’ll do a full…
Remarks by President Biden on Economic Progress Since Taking Office
Steamfitters Local 602Springfield, Virginia 2:35 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: How are you all doing? Please, take a seat if you have one. (Laughs.) I said that — AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love you, Joe! THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. I said that — when I was seeking the nomination, I said, “Take a seat, everybody.” …
Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Meeting in Paris
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Thanks everyone for joining us. We’re going to just do a quick call to preview the Monday meeting of the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council. We’re just going to walk through what we’re expecting in the meeting and just some of the outcomes that will come out of it. We’re going to…
FACT SHEET: The American Jobs Plan Supercharges the Future of Transportation and Manufacturing
Increasingly, the global market is shifting to electric vehicles (EVs) – tapping into EVs’ potential to save families thousands of dollars, lower carbon pollution, and make the air we breathe cleaner. Yet, despite pioneering the technology, the United States is behind in the race to manufacture these vehicles and the batteries that go in them.…
FACT SHEET: The Biden-Harris Administration Global Health Worker Initiative
This pandemic has spotlighted the critical role and bravery of health and care workers. That’s why I’ve asked my Administration to develop a global health workforce plan, to accelerate our contributions to the Sustainable Development Agenda and investments in health and care workers. President Joseph R. Biden, April 7, 2022 Strategic and sustained investments in…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:19 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Happy Monday. Q Happy Monday. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I have two things before we get to our guest this morning — or this afternoon. Today, the President and the First Lady will honor the 2023 Teachers of the Year from state and…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:33 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Okay, so today in the press briefing we are saying goodbye to two of our amazing interns. I think they’re here somewhere. MS. FELDMAN: We’re in the back. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Ah, there they go. (Laughter.) Cate…
Readout of Labor Leaders Meeting to Discuss the American Rescue Plan and Infrastructure
Today, President Biden and senior White House officials hosted a meeting with a group of labor union leaders to discuss the importance of the American Rescue Plan and the President’s plans to create millions of jobs in R&D, manufacturing and clean energy. The meeting included unions representing workers from across the country — the backbone…
Supporting Labor Supply in the American Jobs Plan and the American Families Plan
By Heather Boushey, Lisa Barrow, and Kevin Rinz The economy can produce more goods and services by growing the number of people in the paid labor force, by increasing the number of hours worked by employees, or by increasing the output per hour worked, that is, increasing the productivity of labor. In the process, faster…
