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…
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, March 5, 2021
1:06 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Okay. Lots going on around here. I have a couple of items for all of you at the top. Obviously, today is “Jobs Day.” And with today’s jobs report showing — show — while it shows some progress, it also shows the long road ahead. Right now, there are 9.5 million fewer jobs…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Council of Economic Advisers Member Jared Bernstein, February 5, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room **Please see below for a correction, marked with an asterisk. 12:50 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Good afternoon. We have another special visitor and guest with us here today. The January jobs report, which we all saw came out this morning, is disappointing and underscores the need to act…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, January 25, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:17 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Good afternoon. Happy Monday to everyone. A couple of announcements at the top: First, as a part of this administration’s accessibility and inclusion efforts, starting today, we will have an ASL — an American Sign Language — interpreter for our daily press briefings. …
President Biden Announces American Rescue Plan
Emergency Legislative Package to Fund Vaccinations, Provide Immediate, Direct Relief to Families Bearing the Brunt of the COVID-19 Crisis, and Support Struggling Communities The COVID-19 pandemic and the corresponding economic crisis are devastating families across the country. More than 20 million Americans have contracted COVID-19, and at least 370,000 have died. From big cities to…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and National Economic Director Brian Deese
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:03 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Good afternoon, everyone. Happy Friday. Today, we are joined by National Economic Council Director Brian Deese, who will highlight some key aspects of the executive orders the President is issuing today related to the economy and underline their impact on American families and workers. Brian…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, May 4, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:55 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. It’s been awhile. I feel like somebody taller than me may have been in here more recently. Let’s see. Well, happy — what day is today? — Tuesday. (Laughter.) Happy Tuesday to all of you. We haven’t been in here since last…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, January 29, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 10:02 AM MS. PSAKI: Early morning briefing. We’ll see how this goes; you guys can give feedback on the time of day. Okay, I have several announcements for your today. To begin, I know many of you and the American people are interested in the news coming from Johnson…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, and National Security Advisor John Kirby
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:38 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi. Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. I do have a couple things at the top. I’ll get to it. Today, the Biden-Harris administration announced the next major step to cancel student debt for approximately 30 million Americans when combined…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, September 29, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:41 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Okay. Jonathan, second day in a row — nothing at the top. Q All right. Here we go. MS. PSAKI: So, let’s kick it off. Q All right. Well, let’s start here with budget talks still obviously ongoing on Capitol Hill. There’s a growing…
