James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:28 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Q Hello. MS. PSAKI: All right. Happy Tuesday. Okay, a couple of items for you at the top. Today, President Biden is issuing an executive order requiring federal contractors to pay a $15 minimum wage to hundreds of thousands of their employees. These workers are critical…
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Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Comprehensive Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gun Crime and Ensure Public Safety
President Biden believes that the surge in gun violence that has affected communities across the country over the last year and a half is unacceptable, and his Administration is moving decisively to act with a whole-of-government approach as we enter the summer months when cities typically experience a spike in violence. Today, the Biden-Harris Administration…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, July 16, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:20 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Q Hello. MS. PSAKI: Happy Friday. Q Happy Friday. MS. PSAKI: Brian Karem has got some sunglasses on. Everybody is ready for the weekend. Okay, I have a couple of items for all of you at the top. Last week, we launched…
President Biden to Sign Executive Order Creating the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States
President Biden will today issue an executive order forming the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States, comprised of a bipartisan group of experts on the Court and the Court reform debate. In addition to legal and other scholars, the Commissioners includes former federal judges and practitioners who have appeared before the…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, March 29, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:40 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Q Hello. MS. PSAKI: Hello. Okay, a couple of items for all of you at the top. First, welcome Andrew Bates, our new deputy press secretary. Anyone who covered the Biden campaign knows Andrew quite well. And he just joined our team after being —…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, and National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy, January 27, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:31 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Good afternoon. President Biden is continuing to follow through on his key promise to take swift and bold action that addresses the climate crisis, building on his day-one actions of rejoining the Paris Agreement and strengthening our clean air and water protections and holding…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, and National Economic Council Director Brian Deese, September 8, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:16 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. So, today we have two special guests. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and National Economic Council Director Brian Deese are here to talk to you about what we’re seeing behind increases in grocery food prices and what the Biden-Harris administration is doing…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, December 3, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:54 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Happy Friday. Okay. A lot happening in the world; I don’t have to tell all of you. Just a couple of notes for you all at the top. This morning, we learned the unemployment rate is 4.2 percent, down by a historic 2 full percentage…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, June 22, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:13 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. So, I know some of you are going to have to leave for the pool call, which is absolutely fine. We will also keep you honest on when the President is getting ready to speak. So there are a couple of mechanics. …
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, February 9, 2021
12:47 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Happy Tuesday. A couple of things to just update you on, on the top. As we’ve discussed previously in this room, the President and the administration are making the case directly to the country about the need to pass the Rescue Plan so we can finish the job…
