James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:46 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Happy Monday. Okay, just a couple of items at the top. And I know there is a hard out here for a gather time, so we’ll work to get through as many people as possible. And if our friends in the front row could…
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Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 11:02 A.M. EST ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT: Thank you for joining us. It was an important weekend for the President and the American people. President Biden came into office with two clear, immediate goals: mount a vaccination program to turn the tide on the pandemic and pass a rescue plan to bring the nation…
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…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, April 5, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:37 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Okay. All right. Just one update for all of you at the top. The President is always — is obviously quite focused on the American Jobs Plan that he just announced last week. As you all know, he’s already had two bipartisan congressional meetings…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology Anne Neuberger, and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics and Deputy NEC Director Daleep Singh, February 18, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:43 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Happy Friday. Okay, so we have two special guests with us today. Joining us are Deputy National Security Advisors Anne Neuberger and Daleep Singh. By way of a quick introduction, Anne is Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology. Previously,…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, October 14, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:42 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. All right. Hello. Hello. Okay, just a couple of items for you at the top. Today we learned that last week’s initial unemployment claims fell to another pre-pandemic low, down below 300,000 for the first time in almost 20 months. The four-week average similarly…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas
12:07 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Okay. Today, we have a very special guest, Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas. Secretary Mayorkas is the first Latino and immigrant confirmed to serve as Secretary of Homeland Security. He has led a distinguished 30-year career as a law enforcement official and a nationally recognized lawyer in the private sector. …
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, July 8, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:42 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Q Hello. MS. PSAKI: Happy Thursday. (Laughter.) Is it Thursday? Q (Inaudible) “Happy Birthday”? MS. PSAKI: I said, “Happy Thursday.” Well, I was going to say — I did hear it was Steve Holland’s 29th birthday. (Laughter.) So, happy 29th birthday. I…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, May 7, 2021
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…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, May 13, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:50 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. I know we’re waiting for a gather time, too. So not to scare you — if there is a note passed, nothing bad is happening. We’ll just keep you all abreast of when it’s time to do that. So just a couple of…
