Roosevelt Room 1:14 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: I just — I just had a significant briefing from Cabinet members and agency chiefs to prepare for the 2023 hurricane season and peak wildfire season. And last year, hurricanes and other extreme weather events here in the United States caused over $165 billion in damages. Three hurricanes —…
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, National Monkeypox Response Coordinator Bob Fenton and Deputy Coordinator Dr. Demetre Daskalakis
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:25 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. All right, so today we have two new guests that are with us in the briefing room. Our Monkeypox Response Coordinator, Bob Fenton, and Deputy Coordinator, Dr. Demetre, are here with us to provide an update on our progress against the…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, March 29, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:40 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Q Hello. MS. PSAKI: Hello. Okay, a couple of items for all of you at the top. First, welcome Andrew Bates, our new deputy press secretary. Anyone who covered the Biden campaign knows Andrew quite well. And he just joined our team after being —…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, April 1, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:44 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Q Hi, Jen. MS. PSAKI: Good after- — good morning. Good afternoon, good morning. Okay, a couple of items for you all at the top. Yesterday, the President laid out a once-in-a-century capital investment in America that will meet our current infrastructure…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Director of the National Economic Council Brian Deese, June 4, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:39 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Happy Friday. We have a special guest with us today, on Jobs Day — Brian Deese, our Director of the National Economic Council — who will give some brief remarks on the jobs numbers and take a few questions, and then we’ll…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, April 6, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:15 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. Okay, a couple of items for you at the top. On his first day in office, President Biden directed the Department of Education to pause federal student loan repayments through September of that year. He has since extended it twice, today being the…
Remarks by President Biden on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill and Build Back Better Agenda
3:38 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Michigan! (Applause.) It’s good to be back. It really is. And, John, thank you for that introduction. The truth of the matter is there’s a reason why the American labor movement across the board has the single-best workers in the world: because you’re the best trained. I wish the…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 1:46 P.M. EDT MR. ZIENTS: (Inaudible) — and thank you for joining us. I’ll turn to Doctors Walensky, Fauci, and Murthy after I provide a brief update. We have made remarkable progress on vaccinations in just seven months, with more than 200 million Americans now with at least their first shot and 171…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and CEA Member Jared Bernstein
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:16 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hello. Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Okay. So today I’d like to welcome Jared Bernstein, member of the Council of Economic Advisers, back to the briefing room. Jared is here to talk about the strong economic progress we’re making and the…
Remarks by President Biden on Hurricane Ian and Ongoing Federal Response Efforts
FEMA HeadquartersWashington, D.C. 12:58 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, first of all, excuse my back. (Laughter.) (Addresses FEMA staff.) You’re doing a hell of a job. No, no, no, you really, really are. And I’ve just been up in the other room with, quote, “the bosses.” And, you know, one of the things that I…
