Via Teleconference 4:49 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hey, Jaime. Thank you, Mr. Chairman — Chairman Harrison. I tell you what: Your introduction was great — a little exaggerated, but thank you for your leadership. MR. HARRISON: (Laughs.) THE PRESIDENT: And I want to special thanks to each of you, the grassroots advocates for — from…
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Remarks by President Biden Announcing the Framework for His Build Back Better Agenda and Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
East Room 11:44 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Today, I am pleased to announce that after — after months of tough and thoughtful negotiations, I think we have a historic — I know we have a historic economic framework. It’s a framework that will create millions of jobs, grow the economy, invest in our nation and…
Remarks by President Biden at North America’s Building Trades Unions Legislative Conference
Washington HiltonWashington, D.C. 12:58 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: It’s good to be home! (Applause.) Whoa. AUDIENCE: Joe! Joe! Joe! THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. AUDIENCE: Joe! Joe! Joe! THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. You better stop; I’ll start believing it. (Laughter.) …
Remarks by President Biden at the National Association of Counties 2022 Legislative Conference
Washington HiltonWashington, D.C. 1:20 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. Folks, my name is Joe Biden. (Laughter.) And I used to be a county councilman. (Applause.) And I ran for the Senate because it was too damn hard being in the council. (Laughter.) It’s great to be…
Remarks by President Biden on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
NH 175 Pemigewasset River BridgeWoodstock, New Hampshire 2:51 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Before I officially start, Billy, you have something you have to give your wife — I got to remind you. Okay? (Laughter.) Okay? You got it? Okay. You got it. All right. Folks, it’s a great honor to be here. It really is. …
Remarks By President Biden at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 40th Annual Conference
McCormick Place Convention CenterChicago, Illinois 4:10 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello! (Applause.) Thank you, thank you, thank you. I want to start off by saying two things. Number one, the only reason I’m standing here as your President of the United States of America is because of the IBEW came on with me…
Remarks by President Biden on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill and Build Back Better Agenda
Electric City Trolley MuseumScranton, Pennsylvania 5:32 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello. It’s good to be home. (Applause.) Thank you all. Please, please be seated. I just want you to know we have a tradition in the Biden-Finnegan family: When you see a relative, you go see them first. These are my relatives in…
Remarks by President Biden on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
Port of BaltimoreBaltimore, Maryland 4:17 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank you, thank you. We have an expression — we used to have an expression when I served in the Senate — Senator Van Hollen — they said — when they wanted to make some statement that was personal, they’d say, “A point of…
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…
Summit for Democracy Summary of Proceedings
Calling the defense of democracy “the defining challenge of our time,” on December 9-10, 2021, President Biden convened world leaders in the first-ever Summit for Democracy, a gathering that spurred dialogue and initiated concrete action toward global democratic renewal. The Summit brought together more than 275 participants, representing governments, multilateral institutions, activists, journalists, parliamentarians, human…