South Court Auditorium Hello and welcome to the White House! I’m excited to celebrate the 2023 National Student Poets. We’re doing things a little differently this year. We’ve invited the communities and schools and teachers of our student poets to join us, so they can be a part of honoring our poets and marking this…
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Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by First Lady Jill Biden at a Writing Seminar for Gold Star Children and Siblings
South Court AuditoriumEisenhower Executive Office Building A few years ago, after Joe finished his time as Vice President, a publishing company told me that they thought that I should write a book about my life. Now, I teach writing at a community college, and I’ve always been a big fan of journaling. So I thought,…
Remarks of Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff at the Launch of the U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism
South Court AuditoriumThe White House SECOND GENTLEMAN DOUGLAS EMHOFF: Good morning. I want to thank President Biden, and my wife, Vice President Harris the comprehensive actions that they are taking to confront antisemitism, bigotry, and hate in all its forms. That is true leadership. Right now, antisemitic hate crimes in the United States are occurring at the…
Remarks by President Biden on Protecting Consumers from Hidden Junk Fees
South Court AuditoriumEisenhower Executive Office Building 2:16 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Before I begin, I want to thank everyone involved in reaching a tentative agreement at our ports on the West Coast. This deal shows collective bargaining works. When employers and workers come together to agree on a deal that works for both of them,…
Remarks by President Biden to the National Action Network Convention
South Court AuditoriumEisenhower Executive Office Building 2:52 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Rev. Thanks for that introduction. Look, we’ve known each other for a long time. I’m grateful not only for your leadership and partnership but, quite frankly, more importantly for your friendship. And thanks to all of you, members of our nation’s most…
Remarks by President Biden on the January Jobs Report
South Court AuditoriumEisenhower Executive Office Building 10:34 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everyone. Please, please sit down. Thank you. I’ll be short. There’s — but I have some good news. Before I head to Philadelphia, I wanted to say a few words about what I think is strikingly good news that we just received.…
Remarks by Vice President Harris at the White House Accelerating Infrastructure Summit
South Court AuditoriumEisenhower Executive Office Building 11:30 A.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Mitch. Good morning, everyone. I want to thank you all. There is so much about what the President signed into the law — the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law — just about a year ago that will be made real because of all of…
Remarks by President Biden at the U.S. Fire Administrator’s Summit on Fire Prevention and Control
South Court AuditoriumEisenhower Executive Office Building 3:48 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello. (Applause.) Thank you, Dr. Lori, for that introduction. You and your team deserve tremendous credit for what you’ve accomplished over these last two years. And a special hello to Eddie — Ed Kelly, my good friend. Ed, I can’t see you…
Remarks by Vice President Harris Before Virtual Meeting on Reproductive Rights
Via TeleconferenceSouth Court Auditorium 2:13 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everyone. And thank you all for joining us. We gather today to talk about Roe v. Wade — a decision that has protected a woman’s right to make decisions about her own body. For nearly half a century this deci- — this decision has…
Remarks by President Biden on Airline Accountability
South Court AuditoriumEisenhower Executive Office Building 2:04 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Secretary Buttigieg. Thank you all for being here. Please, sit down. As we approach Memorial Day this weekend and — Memorial Day Weekend — I’m rushing it — and a busy summer travel season, I’m here to talk about steps my administration…