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James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:39 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Happy Monday.  Okay.  This afternoon, the President will meet with the White House Competition Council to discuss its success thus far in providing concrete cost savings to — for Americans families, and to discuss plans for further actions in the weeks, months,…

12:50 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Good afternoon.  All right, I promise we will keep you all on time — who’s going to the President’s event. A couple of items for all of you this afternoon.  Today, the President is meeting with business leaders and CEOs that have instituted vaccine requirements or are working to implement…

12:38 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI:  Okay.  I have a couple of items for all of you at the top.  Yesterday, I discussed the President’s announcement about the historic partnership between Merck and Johnson & Johnson to produce more COVID-19 vaccines.  And, of course, he laid out more details yesterday afternoon. He also directed states to…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 10:02 AM MS. PSAKI:  Early morning briefing.  We’ll see how this goes; you guys can give feedback on the time of day.  Okay, I have several announcements for your today.  To begin, I know many of you and the American people are interested in the news coming from Johnson…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:05 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI:  Hello, everyone. Q    Hello. MS. PSAKI:  Take your time.  We’re good.  Okay, good afternoon.  (Removes facemask.)  Oh, masks are a little difficult with earrings, I’m learning right now.  Okay.  Well, okay.  (Laughs.) Happy day 364 of this administration.  I’m excited to welcome the President’s…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:13 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Okay, just one item for all of you at the top.  And I just have a hard out at five of, but I think we can get around to everybody in the room. Today, the President spoke with the New York City mayor,…

2:24 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  Good afternoon, everybody.  As you all know, I received a letter from the President’s personal physician this morning.  We released it to you shortly thereafter in the interest of transparency.  I have the letter here, and I just want to read it through so we can get started — before…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:24 P.M. EST       MS. PSAKI:  Okay.  A couple of items for you at the top.  Today, the President is hosting a roundtable of CEOs of electric utilities from all over the country to discuss his economic growth plan for the middle class — the Build Back Better Agenda —…

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 12:23 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hello, everyone.  Okay, happy Monday.  I know we have a busy afternoon for all of you, so we will try to get through as many questions as we can possibly get through.  I just have two items for you at the top. This morning, the White…