James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:04 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right, everyone. Happy Friday. Q Happy Friday. (Laughter.) MS. JEAN-PIERRE: It’s been a long week. It’s been a long week. Okay, I got a couple toppers for all. So, President Biden’s economic plan is working. And thanks to his Rescue Plan and our successful vaccine program, America…
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Readout of President Biden’s Call with Speaker Pelosi on Afghanistan Evacuations and the Build Back Better Agenda
This afternoon, the President and Speaker Pelosi spoke by phone about the ongoing evacuation operations in Afghanistan as well as the President’s Build Back Better agenda and the upcoming House action this week on key domestic issues. The President updated Speaker Pelosi about increasing progress made evacuating American citizens, our allies, Afghans who aided American military…
Statement by President Biden on Today’s Economic News
Today, we received two pieces of economic news which underscore that our recovery is continuing to progress, but that we also have more work to do before our economy is back to normal. First, on employment, we learned that we have had six consecutive weeks of decline in new unemployment claims. The number of workers…
Remarks by President Biden on the October Jobs Report
State Dining Room 10:52 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Today is another great day for our economic recovery. America is getting back to work. Our economy is starting to work for more Americans. Thanks to the economic plan we’ve put through in Congress earlier this year and a successful vaccine deployment, America continues to…
Remarks by President Biden on the Administration’s Efforts to Replace Lead Pipes and Provide Clean Drinking Water for All Americans
Belmont Water Treatment PlantPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 3:16 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: (Brings Nolyn Pace onstage.) I want you all to know — I want you to know, baby: You did so much for so many kids. Think about it. What you went through, you’re changing the life of thousands and thousands and millions of kids in…
Remarks by President Biden on COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Under Five
Roosevelt Room 3:55 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Thanks. As you can tell, I didn’t want to leave the clinic. Those children were wonderful. Thank you, Arseme [sic] — Arsema, and — for that introduction. And Jill and I were honored to visit your clinic today. We met with your fellow nurses…
Remarks by President Biden on the Infrastructure Investments Made at Portland International Airport
Portland Air National Guard BasePortland, Oregon 2:35 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT: Please have a seat if you have one. Thank you all very much. It’s great to be back in Portland. It’s great to — and, Lauren, thank you very much for that introduction. And, Mayor Wheeler, thanks for the passport into the city. Being…
Remarks by President Biden at a Campaign Reception
Private ResidenceNew York, New York 4:53 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, you know, it’s one thing to be invited to a person’s home once. They can make a mistake. But to invite the same person back twice, it’s their fault. (Laughter.) So, thank you for the hospitality. You know, there’s an expression we have. I…
Remarks by President Biden Before a Meeting With Business and Labor Leaders
Roosevelt Room 4:43 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, I’m delighted you’re all here. I’m meeting with a group of labor and business leaders who — and this is one of those meetings I’ve been looking forward to. They’re not here to negotiate with one another. The good news is they’ve been here negotiating — not…
Remarks by President Biden on Investing in America
WolfspeedDurham, North Carolina 2:49 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everyone. How are ya? (Applause.) Well, it’s great to be here. Before I begin to talk about the whole notion of rebuilding America, I want to talk very briefly about what happened in Nashville. You know, we know the names of the victims. We’ve seen the…