South Court AuditoriumEisenhower Executive Office Building 1:33 P.M. EST AMBASSADOR RICE: Good afternoon, and welcome. I’m Susan Rice, President Biden’s Domestic Policy Advisor. It’s great to be with you all and with President Biden. I help President Biden formulate and implement his domestic policy, and there’s no greater priority than tackling the COVID-19 pandemic and…
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Leaders Summit on Climate Summary of Proceedings
After fulfilling his promise to bring America back into the Paris Agreement, President Biden convened 40 world leaders in a virtual Leaders Summit on Climate this week to rally the world in tackling the climate crisis and meeting the demands of science. The United States and other countries announced ambitious new climate targets ensuring that…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, August 31, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 4:15 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Good afternoon, everyone. I just wanted to provide you all an update on our ongoing efforts on Hurricane Ida. The President and his Homeland Security team are closely monitoring the impacts of Hurricane Ida as damage assessments continue. He has made clear that the state,…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, February 11, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:43 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Good afternoon. I have quite a few things at the top, but then we will take plenty of questions. I wanted to take a moment, at the top of our briefing today, to note that on this day, 21 years ago,…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, April 5, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:37 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Okay. All right. Just one update for all of you at the top. The President is always — is obviously quite focused on the American Jobs Plan that he just announced last week. As you all know, he’s already had two bipartisan congressional meetings…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, May 21, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:02 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Happy Friday. Okay, I only have one item for you all at the top: a brief preview of the President’s schedule for next week. On Monday, he will visit FEMA headquarters in D.C. to receive a briefing on the Atlantic hurricane outlook and preparedness…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, April 8, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:44 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. We have another member of the President’s Jobs Cabinet joining us today: Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm. Secretary Granholm is just the second woman to lead the Department of Energy, where she will help America achieve President Biden’s goal of net-zero carbon emissions…
Remarks by President Biden on America’s Place in the World
U.S. Department of State HeadquartersHarry S. Truman BuildingWashington, D.C. 2:45 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Secretary, it’s great to be here with you. And I’ve been looking forward a long time to be able to call you “Mr. Secretary.” Good afternoon, everyone. It’s an honor to be back at the State Department under the…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, and National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy, April 22, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:44 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Q Hello. MS. PSAKI: Okay. Happy Earth Day, everyone. And joining us in the Briefing Room for the second time — I told you they’d come back and take more questions; I deliver on my promises — is National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy and Special…
Remarks by President Biden at South Carolina State University’s 2021 Fall Commencement Ceremony
South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, South Carolina 10:34 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Mr. President, distinguished faculty, I — I learned a long time ago that if you wanted to get anything done with Jim, you went to his wife. (Laughter.) All kidding aside, the story Jim tells is absolutely accurate. I had — I got what…
