State Dining Room 3:04 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, folks. Vice President Harris and I just received a briefing from our economic team, and we remain in a once-in-a-century public health crisis that’s led to the most unequal job and economic crisis in modern history. And the crisis is only deepening. It’s not getting…
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Remarks by President Biden in Address to a Joint Session of Congress
U.S. Capitol(April 28, 2021) **See correction below, marked by an asterisk. 9:06 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you. Good to be back. And Mitch and Chuck will understand it’s good to be almost home, down the hall. Anyway, thank you all. Madam Speaker, Madam Vice President — (applause) — no President…
FACT SHEET: The American Families Plan
Today, President Biden announced the American Families Plan, an investment in our kids, our families, and our economic future. In March, the President signed into law the American Rescue Plan, which continues to provide immediate relief to American families and communities. Approximately 161 million payments of up to $1,400 per person have gone out to households, schools…
Fact Sheet: List of Agency Actions for Review
Actions Address the COVID-19 Pandemic, Provide Economic Relief, Tackle Climate Change, and Advance Racial Equity This is a non-exclusive list of agency actions that heads of the relevant agencies will review in accordance with the Executive Order: “Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis.” Additional agency actions also…
Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Comprehensive Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gun Crime and Ensure Public Safety
President Biden believes that the surge in gun violence that has affected communities across the country over the last year and a half is unacceptable, and his Administration is moving decisively to act with a whole-of-government approach as we enter the summer months when cities typically experience a spike in violence. Today, the Biden-Harris Administration…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology Anne Neuberger, February 17, 2021
1:11 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Well, we have another special guest with us here today. Joining us today is Anne Neuberger, Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology. I told her that’s quite a title. Well deserved. Anne was previously the National Security Agency’s Director of Cybersecurity, where she led NSA’s…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:08 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon. Hello. Welcome back. Q Nice suit, John. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: What — nobody likes my outfit? (Laughter.) Q You look fantastic! MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I’m not quite understanding this. It’s okay. There might be issues if people start commenting on my outfit. Okay. So,…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Director of the White House Gender Policy Council Jennifer Klein
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:46 P.M. EST Q Hey, hey. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hey, hey. Well, Steve. Hi. That was so nice. A little rally. (Laughter.) Okay, so today, as you can see, we have Jen Klein in the room with us, in the briefing room — Director of the Gender Policy Council —…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, December 13, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:51 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. All right. Good afternoon. Let me just start out with an update on the tornadoes. You obviously just saw the President speak to this. Our hearts, as you heard him say, go out to all the families and communities impacted by this weekend’s…
U.S.-EU Summit Statement
Towards a Renewed Transatlantic Partnership The United States and the European Union represent 780 million people who share democratic values and the largest economic relationship in the world. We have a chance and a responsibility to help people make a living and keep them safe and secure, fight climate change, and stand up for democracy…
