East Room (August 28, 2023) 6:16 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Mr. President, thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Please have a seat. Judge, what’s the dog’s name? JUDGE TATEL: Vixen. THE PRESIDENT: Vixen? Well, I tell you what, I got a German Shepherd upstairs. His name is Commander. They’d get along well. (Laughter.)…
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Remarks by President Biden at Greek Independence Day Reception
East Room 5:30 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Archbishop, thank you very much for those kind words. And I should begin by explaining why this may be the first Greek American event that my wife, Jill, has not been with me. But she is down in Tennessee with the families of — of those who were killed…
A New Chapter for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
President Biden announced this week that Dr. Alondra Nelson will lead the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and Dr. Francis Collins will serve as Science Advisor to the President and Co-Chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) until permanent leadership is nominated and confirmed. In elevating…
Remarks by President Biden at the 45th Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Gala to Kick Off Hispanic Heritage Month
Walter E. Washington Convention CenterWashington, D.C. (September 15, 2022) 8:29 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello. (Applause.) Folks, this happens to be Nanette’s birthday. (Applause.) It’s hell when you turn 25, but you know. (Laughter.) We have a tradition to the Biden family: We sing “Happy Birthday.” So, let’s go. Ready? (Singing.) Happy birthday to…
Statement by President Joe Biden on Dr. Francis Collins Stepping Down as Director of the National Institutes of Health
Dr. Francis Collins is one of the most important scientists of our time. During the course of his extraordinary three-decade career at the National Institutes of Health, the NIH, and the world’s preeminent medical research organization, he helped finish the sequencing and mapping of the human genome to unlock the mysteries of our DNA, which earned him the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George W.…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby, January 10, 2024
1:06 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. Good afternoon, everyone. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Okay. So, this morning, President Biden announced that a record-breaking 20 million Americans have enrolled in healthcare coverage through the Affordable Care Act. This is yet another major milestone in his work to lower costs for families across the country and expand access…
Remarks by President Biden on American Manufacturing and Creating Good-Paying Jobs
TSMC Semiconductor PlantPhoenix, Arizona 2:17 P.M. MST THE PRESIDENT: I don’t know if any of you have any seats, but if you have a seat, please take them. (Laughter.) I once said that when I first became President, and they said, “Biden is so slow, he doesn’t realize there’s no seats out here.” (Laughter.) Anyway,…
Remarks by President Biden at Signing of H.R. 4346, “The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022”
South Lawn 10:38 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, I tell you what: Detroit is making some really hot vehicles. (Laughter.) They even got a Hummer that can go 4.1, 0 to 60. That’s faster than my Corvette, and my Corvette is older than I am, almost. But what I realize is that my Corvette is…
Remarks by President Biden at the National Safer Communities Summit
University of HartfordWest Hartford, Connecticut 2:53 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello. AUDIENCE: Hello! THE PRESIDENT: I think maybe your patience exceeds your good judgment. (Laughter.) Please, have a seat, if you have one. Thank you for — thank you for your commitment. I really mean it. You know, as a kid, I came out of a different movement, the…
Remarks by President Biden on the American Rescue Plan’s Special Financial Assistance Program
3:19 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Cleveland! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you. (The orchestra concludes playing “Hail to the Chief.”) Thank you to the orchestra. Thank you very much. (Applause.) Well, let me start off by saying — I’d get in trouble with my mother, were she here, if I didn’t say, “Excuse my back…
