James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:18 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. It would not be a briefing without some special guests. So I have some with me today. Today, President Biden is welcoming mayors, chiefs of police, a county commissioner, and a community violence intervention expert to the White House to talk…
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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…
Remarks by President Biden in Press Conference
East Room 4:02 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, folks. Thanks for being here. Well, good afternoon, everyone. Tomorrow will mark one year since I took office. It’s been a year of challenges, but it’s also been a year of enormous progress. We went from 2 million people being vaccinated at the moment I was sworn…
Remarks by President Biden At Signing of An Executive Order Promoting Competition in the American Economy
State Dining Room 1:48 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everyone. They have a Cabinet meeting. (Laughter.) Please — please be seated. Thank you. Well, it is not “good morning,” which my remarks say here, but — (laughter) — good afternoon. We’re in the midst of a historic economic recovery. And because our successful vaccination program strategy has…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, February 8, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:41 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Okay. Well, happy Tuesday, everyone. As you all know — just a couple of announcements for all of you at the top. As you all know, the pandemic-induced global supply chain backlog has strained our transportation industry and created a critical shortage of truck drivers. Almost two…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, December 1, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:53 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. On popular demand and request of the press corps, I’m joined today by Dr. Fauci, who will give a brief statement and then answer some questions. He does have a hard out a little bit after 2:00, so we’re going to…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby, January 4, 2024
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:12 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hey, everybody. Good afternoon. Q Good afternoon. Q Good afternoon, Karine. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi. Hi, Weijia. (Laughter.) The President is tracking the tragic school shooting at Perry Middle and High School in — in Iowa. Our hearts break for the families of the victims…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, April 29, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:12 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. A couple items for you at the top. President Biden is committed to doing everything he can to address — (staffer pulling chair seat down) — some sticky seats over there — MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Sorry. (Laughter.) MS. PSAKI: — to address…
Remarks by President Biden on How His Build Back Better Agenda Will Lower Prescription Drug Prices
East Room 1:27 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Before I begin, let me say a few words about the pandemic — the pandemic of the unvaccinated. I know there are lot of people out there trying to turn a public safety measure — that is, children wearing masks in school so they can be…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, July 9, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:50 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Happy Friday. I have a couple of items for all of you at the top. First, we welcome the unanimous adoption today in the U.N. Security Council to extend the mandate for a critical humanitarian aid lifeline to Syria. This…