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James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:55 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Sorry, I think I jumped the two-minute gun.  I was just excited to see you all on St. Patrick’s Day.  Okay, a couple of items for all of you at the top.  Today, we wanted to highlight the strong unemployment claim data…

Via Teleconference 10:37 A.M. EDT ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT:  Good morning.  Thank you for joining us.  Today, we’re joined by Drs. Walensky and Fauci.  But let me begin by offering an update on our vaccination rollout. We continue to be encouraged by the pace of vaccinations in this country with three approved vaccines: Pfizer, Moderna, and…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:42 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Q    Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  So as the President spoke to yesterday, the United States undercoo- — undertook a counterterrorism operation in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday.  At his direction, the U.S. intelligence targeted and killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda’s leader. We…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:23 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  Hi.  I know — I know it’s been a slow news day these last couple days, so I know you guys, you know, have not missed the briefing at all.  But good afternoon, everybody.  It’s good to see everyone.  And welcome back to everyone who traveled…

12:05 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  Hey, everybody.  Happy 100 Days.  I’m going to start with something at the top here for folks.  The key components of the American Families Plan that the President unveiled last night are incredibly popular because they deliver for the American people.  Fifty-eight percent of Americans support universal pre-K.  Fifty-eight percent…

 12:17 P.M. EDT ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT:  Good afternoon, everyone.  Thank you for joining us. We’re going to be moving our press briefing calls from three days per week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, going forward to twice per week on Tuesdays and Fridays. As we enter the next phase of our COVID-19 response, transparency with…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:51 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Okay, I have a couple of notes for you at the top. Today, the Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, awarded $121 million in American Rescue Plan funding to support the work of trusted community-based…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:07 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Okay.  So, today, we have another great guest to kick off the new year — our first guest in the new year: John Porcari, who is the former Deputy Secretary of Transportation and currently the Port Envoy to the White House Supply…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:43 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Thank you for your patience today.  Promise not to make it a habit.  Two items for all of you at the top.  As you all know, last month, the White House — we announced the President will be hosting a meeting — would be…

1:48 PM MS. PSAKI:  We have a few updates for you all at the top this morning.  First, today, the President is signing three executive orders to rebuild and strengthen our immigration system.  These actions are centered on the basic premise that our country is safer, stronger, and more prosperous, with a fair, safe, and orderly…