Hampton UniversityHampton, Virginia 12:38 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hello, Hampton University! Hello! (Applause.) And, Madam President, thank you for that introduction. MS. CARR: Yes, ma’am. Yes, ma’am. THE VICE PRESIDENT: Can we hear it for Lillian? (Applause.) MS. CARR: Thank you. THE VICE PRESIDENT: Please have a seat, everyone. Terrence J, it’s so good…
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, February 10, 2021
11:52 A.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Good morning. Is it morning? Is it lunchtime? Thank you all for your flexibility. I know we moved the briefing up a little bit today. At 1:00 p.m., the President will deliver remarks on the administration’s response to the coup in Burma, which I think that guidance just went out,…
Remarks by President Biden on Growing the Economy and Creating Good-Paying Jobs
SK Siltron CSS FacilityBay City, Michigan 3:19 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Michigan! (Applause.) Hello, hello, hello, hello! I’ll tell you what: I — if I — my mom is looking down from Heaven and saying, “Apologize to these people because you have their — you have their back to them.” I apologize — (laughter)…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:54 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everyone. Happy Monday, or just — So, we’re seeing the heartbreaking news of another shooting of innocent schoolchildren, this time in Nashville, Tennessee. The President has been briefed on the situation, and our team is in contact with DOJ and local officials…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, August 17, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:33 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. So, joining me today is our National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, who will provide an update on Afghanistan and then take some of your questions. And with that, I’ll turn it over to Jake. MR. SULLIVAN: Thank you, Jen. And hello, everybody. I’m going to start with just an update,…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, April 25, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:20 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. There’s nothing happening in the world today, I hear — (laughter) — so this should be a quick one. I have a couple of items for you at the top, as usual. Over the past year, businesses have been dealing with…
Remarks by President Biden on the American Jobs Plan
Carpenters Pittsburgh Training CenterPittsburgh, Pennsylvania 4:38 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) (Inaudible) Mike asked me — and I said to Bobby, my good friend — he asked me back there — he said, “Do you ever get nervous?” And I — he said, “Because I got up this morning, made breakfast for my…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, and National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy, January 27, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:31 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Good afternoon. President Biden is continuing to follow through on his key promise to take swift and bold action that addresses the climate crisis, building on his day-one actions of rejoining the Paris Agreement and strengthening our clean air and water protections and holding…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:33 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: As you all know, we are closely tracking Hurricane Ian, and the President has mobilized the full force of the United States government to support the people of Florida as they prepare for the storm. The…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, June 3, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:56 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: All right. I have a couple of items for all of you at the top, and some charts. We love charts in here. In today’s encouraging report, initial claims for unemployment insurance fell to their lowest level and below 400,000 for the first time since the…
