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James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:17 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  I have a couple of items for all of you at the top.  I wanted to take a moment to recognize the passing of Metropolitan Police Officer Gunther Hashida and Officer Kyle DeFreytag — two officers who bravely defended the Capitol, both during…

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 12:42 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone. Q    Hello. MS. PSAKI:  Happy Thursday.  (Laughter.)  Is it Thursday? Q    (Inaudible) “Happy Birthday”? MS. PSAKI:  I said, “Happy Thursday.”  Well, I was going to say — I did hear it was Steve Holland’s 29th birthday.  (Laughter.)  So, happy 29th birthday.  I…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:25 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Okay, a couple of items for you at the top. The President has said that the challenges of our time — the challenge of our time is to demonstrate that democracies can deliver by improving the lives of their own people and…

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 2:02 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Happy Friday.  Okay, I only have one item for you all at the top: a brief preview of the President’s schedule for next week.  On Monday, he will visit FEMA headquarters in D.C. to receive a briefing on the Atlantic hurricane outlook and preparedness…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:13 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Good afternoon.  We have three guests joining us today: Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, and Deputy Security of Energy David Turk. I — since Secretary Granholm and Mayorkas have been here before, I will skip their…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:32 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Q    Hi, good afternoon.  MS. PSAKI:  Good afternoon.  Okay.  We have another special guest joining us today: Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.  As you all know, this is Secretary Vilsack’s second turn at the Department of Agriculture, which he led in the Obama-Biden administration from 2009…