James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:20 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. I know also there’s a time limitation today, so we will make sure everybody is where they need to be when they need to be there. Good morning. I just wanted to note at the top: I’m wearing red today in honor of…
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Readout of the White House’s First Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization
Today, National Economic Council (NEC) Director Brian Deese and National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy convened and co-chaired the first meeting of the Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization as outlined by President Biden’s January 27 executive order on tackling the climate crisis. The Working Group will focus on identifying…
FACT SHEET: President Biden Calls on Congress to Lower Prescription Drug Prices
President Biden believes that health care is a right, not a privilege. No American should have to face difficult choices between paying for their prescription medications or other essential needs. And yet, too many Americans face this exact challenge. On average, Americans pay two to three times as much as people in other countries for…
Readout of the Fifth National Climate Task Force Meeting
On the heels of the latest IPCC report, the National Climate Task Force met to discuss delivering on President Biden’s entire Build Back Better agenda in Congress and driving additional climate ambition. Today, National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy convened the fifth National Climate Task Force meeting where she was joined by Cabinet members and senior…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, July 9, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:50 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Happy Friday. I have a couple of items for all of you at the top. First, we welcome the unanimous adoption today in the U.N. Security Council to extend the mandate for a critical humanitarian aid lifeline to Syria. This…
A Proclamation on Law Day, U.S.A, 2021
In the many years I spent as a United States Senator and as Vice President, I logged hundreds of thousands of miles of travel, and had the opportunity to meet with foreign officials all over the world. Those experiences impressed upon me a truth about America: that what makes our Nation unique is the depth…
FACT SHEET: Reopening Schools and Rebuilding With Equity
The Administration has taken decisive action to support the safe reopening of schools for in-person instruction and to address the pandemic’s disparate impact on students of color and other underserved students. As families across the country eagerly anticipate a return to school, the Administration is determined to ensure that our schools and students not only…
FACT SHEET: Update on the Collaborative Migration Management Strategy
Since the launch of the Collaborative Migration Management Strategy, the U.S. Government has made progress with its partners on each line of action, setting the strong foundation of collaborative migration management upon which to further build. The February 2, 2021 Executive Order, Creating a Comprehensive Regional Framework to Address the Causes of Migration, to Manage…
Remarks by President Biden After Air Force One Arrival
Delaware Air National Guard BaseWilmington, Delaware Q On COVID, sir, do you have any theories about the origins of COVID ahead of the WHO report on the origins of COVID? THE PRESIDENT: Do I have — Q Any theories on the origins of the coronavirus — THE PRESIDENT: No — no, I don’t. I have…
A Proclamation on Revoking Proclamation 9945
The suspension of entry imposed in Proclamation 9945 of October 4, 2019 (Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Will Financially Burden the United States Healthcare System, in Order To Protect the Availability of Healthcare Benefits for Americans), does not advance the interests of the United States. My Administration is committed to expanding access to quality, affordable…
