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3:00 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  So, as you guys know, in Pittsburgh today, President Biden will unveil his American Jobs Plan, which will create millions of good-paying jobs, rebuild our country’s infrastructure, and position the United States to outcompete China.  This is a once-in-a-century capital investment in America to transform our current and future infrastructure…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:31 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Hello. Q    Hello.  MS. PSAKI:  Joining us today is Bharat Ramamurti, the Deputy Director of the National Economic Council for Financial Reform and Consumer Protection.  Bharat was formerly the Managing Director of the Corporate Power Program at the Roosevelt Institute.  He also served on the Congressional…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:56 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  All right.  I have a couple of items for all of you at the top, and some charts.  We love charts in here.  In today’s encouraging report, initial claims for unemployment insurance fell to their lowest level and below 400,000 for the first time since the…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room  12:29 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hey.  Hi, everyone.  We were a little early today.  I apologize for that.  Okay, so good afternoon and happy “Jobs Day.”  Today I’m honored to have Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen join me here.  Secretary Yellen has almost 50 years of experience in academia and…

1:44 PM MS. PSAKI:  Good afternoon.  I just have a couple of items for you all at the top.  I was a little worried about getting that mask off with the earrings.  Okay, successful.  Good start. Today, President Biden joined the House Democratic Caucus meeting by phone to discuss the American Rescue Plan.  The President made…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 11:31 A.M. EST MS. PSAKI:  Hi everyone.  Happy Monday and International Women’s Day.  We have some special guests. Today, on International Women’s Day, the President signed two executive orders.  The first establishes the White House Gender Policy Council to ensure that the Biden administration advances gender equity and equal…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:27 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI:  Well, we are ending the week with a very special guest, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.  He’s our first repeat guest here — must be a lot going on in this world.  He’s going to give us a readout of the Quad meeting that…

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…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:07 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  (Phone alarm rings.)  TJ has an alarm going off.  He’s excited about the briefing.  (Laughter.)  Hey, just a couple of things for you all at the top.  The President and his entire administration are continuing to engage closely with leaders on Capitol…