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James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:05 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. We have another special guest today. Doesn’t sing as well as our guest from yesterday — (laughter) — but very knowledgeable. SURGEON GENERAL MURTHY: Definitely don’t ask me to sing. MS. PSAKI: (Laughs.) Today, we have a special guest, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. The Surgeon…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:27 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Okay.  Just a few things going on today.  Okay, so we continue to make further progress on the President’s Port Action Plan which will lower the cost of goods for American families by strengthening supply chains and modernizing port operations. And today I wanted to highlight…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:42 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Happy Friday.  Okay.  A couple of items for you at the top. Are you — Zeke, are you married? Q    Yes. MS. PSAKI:  Welcome back.  Congratulations.  (Applause.) Q    Thank you. MS. PSAKI:  You know, he’s got some bling on his finger.  Okay.  Most important decision you…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:00 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Hello. Q    Welcome back, Jen. MS. PSAKI:  Thank you.  Well, thank you.  I know it’s a later briefing this afternoon.  Good things are worth the wait. And with that, we are — I’m pleased to be joined today by Gene Sperling, who…

12:41 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Happy Thursday.  Okay, we have a special guest.  Happy to welcome back Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo.  Today, she will be telling us about a new economic development initiative that the Department is launching, thanks to the American Rescue Plan.  She’ll take a couple of questions.  After that, as always,…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:53 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi.  I have a couple of items for all of you at the top. On COVID-19 response, we just got today’s vaccine report, which Jeff Zients, our COVID Coordinator, touched on during his briefing this morning.  But for the rest of you who weren’t…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:29 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  Hi, everybody.  Okay, good to see everyone.  I have a couple of things for you guys at the top.  Yesterday, we made history: Kristen Clarke was confirmed with at — with — as the first woman and first woman of color to lead the…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:37 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Okay.  Happy Wednesday.  It feels like it should be later than Wednesday in the week.  I may be the only one who feels that way. Okay, a couple of items for you all at the top.   Today, the Department of the Treasury announced the…

12:17 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI:  Happy Tuesday.  All right.  I have a couple of items for all of you at the top.  A lot of you have asked — maybe not in this room, but in general: What’s next?  What are we focused on next?  And the answer is the President is going to continue…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:04 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hello.  Okay.  Today we have another great guest joining us in the briefing room, Secretary Cardona.  As a mother of two little children myself, including one going to elementary school, I know you all have lots of questions about schools and school reopening and COVID. …