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,…
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, December 20, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:03 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi everyone. Happy Monday. Q Happy, happy. MS. PSAKI: Happy, happy. Okay. One note for all of you at the top. President Biden has nominated and the Senate has confirmed the most diverse class of federal judges in history at a rate not seen…
Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad
The United States and the world face a profound climate crisis. We have a narrow moment to pursue action at home and abroad in order to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of that crisis and to seize the opportunity that tackling climate change presents. Domestic action must go hand in hand with United States international leadership, aimed…
U.S.-EU Summit Statement
Towards a Renewed Transatlantic Partnership The United States and the European Union represent 780 million people who share democratic values and the largest economic relationship in the world. We have a chance and a responsibility to help people make a living and keep them safe and secure, fight climate change, and stand up for democracy…
FACT SHEET: President Biden Takes Executive Actions to Tackle the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, Create Jobs, and Restore Scientific Integrity Across Federal Government
Biden-Harris Administration Commits on Climate Change – Creating Jobs, Building Infrastructure, and Delivering Environmental Justice Today, President Biden will take executive action to tackle the climate crisis at home and abroad while creating good-paying union jobs and equitable clean energy future, building modern and sustainable infrastructure, restoring scientific integrity and evidence-based policymaking across the federal…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby
Via Teleconference 1:42 P.M. EST OPERATOR: Please note at this time all audience members are in “listen only” mode to minimize background noise. There will be Q&A during this call. If you would like to ask a question, please press “#2” on your telephone keypad to be placed in the question queue. I would now…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:26 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. I have two items for all of you at the top. In Baltimore today, Secretary Becerra announced the Biden administration’s new federal Overdose Prevention Strategy, building on previous actions the administration has taken to address addiction and the overdose epidemic. The…
Remarks by President Biden on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework
La Crosse Municipal Transit UtilityLa Crosse, Wisconsin 12:58 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Thank you, Laurie. Please, please, please sit down. I once said that to a big crowd; it was in the evening. I said, “Please, sit down.” And there were no seats. They were out in a football field. (Laughter.) And the…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, April 19, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:19 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Happy Monday. Okay, a couple of items for you all at the top. Today is an exciting day; we enter a new phase of our vaccination program and our effort to put the pandemic behind us. Starting today, everyone 16 years and older, in…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, January 11, 2023
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:26 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hey, hey! All right, good afternoon, everyone. Happy Monday. Okay. Q Monday? MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Monday? Wednesday? See! (Laughter.) That is how my week is going. Q Do you mean previous Monday or next Monday? (Laughter.) MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Ahh, whatever Monday you want is yours.…