James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:58 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay, so we are thrilled to have a very special guest with us today on Jobs Day — a remarkable Jobs Day it is — Dr. Cecilia Rouse, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. Because we’re running a bit late, she…
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, August 5, 2021
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. …
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, May 11, 2021
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…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, April 14, 2021
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…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, August 17, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:33 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. So, joining me today is our National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, who will provide an update on Afghanistan and then take some of your questions. And with that, I’ll turn it over to Jake. MR. SULLIVAN: Thank you, Jen. And hello, everybody. I’m going to start with just an update,…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, March 15, 2022
1:10 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. I’m making up for my lack of toppers over the last couple of days today, but hopefully some of this information will be helpful to all of you. First, as you may have seen and many of you reported, today we’ve outlined the severe and immediate consequences…
G7 Hiroshima Leaders’ Communiqué
Preamble We are taking concrete steps to: as outlined in the reference documents of this Communique. We are determined to work together and with others to: 2. We will champion international principles and shared values by: 3. We will work with our international partners to achieve a world that is human-centered, inclusive and resilient, leaving no…
Global COVID-19 Summit: Ending the Pandemic and Building Back Better
On September 22, 2021, President Biden convened a virtual Global COVID-19 Summit focused on ending the pandemic and building better health security to prevent and prepare for future biological threats. The President called on the world to collectively end the COVID-19 pandemic as soon as possible, with every country, partner, and organization doing its part,…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, June 1, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 4:09 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hello. Good afternoon. Oh my, it’s four o’clock. Oh my. So, no BTS today, but you do have KJP. (Laughter.) Thank you. Thanks, Peter. I worked on that. Okay, let me see. Yes, okay. So there are two graphs behind me. What — basically,…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, February 9, 2022
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 —…