Immediate Steps Supplement the Biden-Harris Administration’s Push for Historic, Long-Term Investments in New Housing as Part of the Build Back Better Agenda Since President Biden took office, the economy has created more than 4 million jobs, with an average of more than 830,000 new jobs over the last three months. In the first half of…
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President Biden Announces New Actions to Protect Americans Against the Delta and Omicron Variants as We Battle COVID-19 this Winter
New Actions Aim to Get Americans Boosted for Even Greater Protection Against the Delta and Omicron Variants, Keep Schools and Businesses Open, and Help Quickly Respond to Surges if Needed During the Colder Months Today, President Biden will announce new actions to combat COVID-19 as the United States heads into the winter months and with…
FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Outlines Key Resources to Invest in Coal and Power Plant Community Economic Revitalization
White House Releases Initial Report Detailing Existing Resources for Energy Communities Department of Energy Announces $109.5 Million to Support Energy Jobs, Executive Director to Spearhead Interagency Efforts Today, the White House Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization released a report that was delivered to President Biden and included the…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:51 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Okay, so — come on in, guys. I have two housekeeping things, and then we’ll get started. So we are excited to welcome Olivia Dalton, our new Principal Deputy Press Secretary, into the briefing room and to our team. Olivia returns…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, August 27, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:53 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi. I have a couple of items for all of you at the top. On COVID-19 response, we just got today’s vaccine report, which Jeff Zients, our COVID Coordinator, touched on during his briefing this morning. But for the rest of you who weren’t…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, November 2, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:43 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi, good afternoon, everybody. Apologies for the late start. It’s been a busy day, so I apologize. The in-town pool is going to have to gather about 2:05. And so, I will stay beyond that time as long as we can. But again, apologies…
FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Additional Actions to Respond to Anti-Asian Violence, Xenophobia and Bias
“Too many Asian Americans have been walking up and down the streets and worrying, waking up each morning the past year feeling their safety and the safety of their loved ones are at stake. They’ve been attacked, blamed, scapegoated, and harassed. They’ve been verbally assaulted, physically assaulted, killed… The conversation we had today with the AAPI leaders,…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, February 23, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:05 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Okay. I have a few updates for all of you at the top. Today, President Biden will meet with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. President Biden’s first phone call, as you all know, was to — to a foreign leader was to the Prime…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:08 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon. Hello. Welcome back. Q Nice suit, John. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: What — nobody likes my outfit? (Laughter.) Q You look fantastic! MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I’m not quite understanding this. It’s okay. There might be issues if people start commenting on my outfit. Okay. So,…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, June 6, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:34 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hey! Okay. Good afternoon, everybody. Okay, I have one thing at the top for everybody. So, I know a lot of people have been asking about the Summit of Americas. And you probably saw: Tonight, at six o’clock, there’ll be a background call with…