WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve in key roles: Nancy D. Berman, Commission Member, United States Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad Herbert Block, Commission Member, United States Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad Harley Lippman, Commission Member, United States Commission for…
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, October 4, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:38 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. Happy Monday. Two items for all of you at the top. We’re seeing strong movement and early action toward vaccine requirements across industries and, importantly, in the airlines industry. United Airlines was notably first to institute a requirement and, within 53…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, October 18, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:15 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Good afternoon. Okay, I have a update for all of you on some of the President’s outreach and engagement as it relates to Build Back Better and his legislative agenda. He spent the weekend continuing his deep engagement on behalf of his economic growth…
FACT SHEET: The Biden-Harris Administration is Taking Action to Restore and Strengthen American Democracy
From the first day in office and every day since, the Biden-Harris Administration has taken decisive action to restore and strengthen American democracy, from cracking down on corruption and promoting transparency to taking critical steps to ensure the federal government works for every American — no matter what they look like or where they live.…
Remarks by Vice President Harris at the NALEO 39th Annual Conference
SwissotelChicago, Illinois THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, NALEO! Good afternoon. (Applause.) Have a seat. Have a seat. Good afternoon. Oh, it’s so good to — look at this wonderful, big crowd. It’s so good to be back together under the same roof, isn’t it? Yeah, it’s good to see everyone. And I hope we all walk away…
Remarks by President Biden at the U.S. Conference of Mayors 90th Annual Winter Meeting
Capital HiltonWashington, D.C. 1:54 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello. (Applause.) It’s good to have you all back in person. (Applause.) Mr. Mayor, thank you for your leadership. I appreciate it. I know one thing: We both did marry up. (Laughter.) Mayor Bowser, thanks for hosting us. You’re the best. You really are. Thank you…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, May 5, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 5:16 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Okay. Hi, everyone. It’s been a bit of an exciting day around here. So, before I get to the briefing, I just want to start by — I’m going to cry. Okay, whew. I want to talk about my friend Karine. You’ve got to…
Remarks by President Biden on Building a Better America
3:21 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: (Applause.) Please sit down. Please, please sit down. JoJo, thank you very much. You know, I can picture him in Desert Storm as a sergeant, barking out orders, can’t you? When my son Beau was promoted to major in Iraq and — I said, “Now you’re a field-grade officer.” He said,…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Economic Council Director, February 6, 2023
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:28 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Happy Monday. Okay. So before I introduce our special guest today, I wanted to address the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria. Today, our deepest condolences are with those who have lost loved ones in the devastating earthquakes that have thus far claimed…
Remarks by President Biden and President López Obrador of Mexico Before Bilateral Meeting
Oval Office 3:40 P.M. EST PRESIDENT BIDEN: Well, welcome. Mr. President, it’s a delight to have you here. The President I were just talking about the long, over — almost 200-year relationship with Mexico. And we were talking about — I was explaining why Roosevelt and Lincoln were — their portraits were up here on the wall. And…
