James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:17 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. I have a couple of items for all of you at the top. I wanted to take a moment to recognize the passing of Metropolitan Police Officer Gunther Hashida and Officer Kyle DeFreytag — two officers who bravely defended the Capitol, both during…
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Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on National Security and Foreign Policy in President Biden’s First 100 Days
Via Teleconference 2:48 P.M. EDT SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Good afternoon, everyone. Thanks for joining us. Today’s call is going to be attributed to a “senior administration official,” and contents will be embargoed until the conclusion of the call. Our speaker today is [senior administration official]. I’ll turn it over to [senior administration official] for some…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, January 27, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:50 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay, just a couple of items for all you at the top. This morning, we saw proof of the strength of President Biden’s economy, with GDP figures showing our economy grew 5.7 percent last year. That’s the fastest year of economic growth in nearly…
Press Briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, May 26, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:29 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi, everybody. Okay, good to see everyone. I have a couple of things for you guys at the top. Yesterday, we made history: Kristen Clarke was confirmed with at — with — as the first woman and first woman of color to lead the…
Virtual On-the-Record Gaggle by NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby on Hamas Terrorist Attacks in Israel
5:54 P.M. EDT MR. KIRBY: Good evening, everybody. As you know, the White House has been closely following the situation in Israel, and the President has been actively engaged, regularly receiving updates on the latest developments from the national security team. In fact, this morning, he met with members of the senior team — including…
On-the-Record Press Call by OMB Acting Director Shalanda Young and CEA Chair Cecilia Rouse on the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2022
Via Teleconference 11:05 A.M. EDT MR. FRIEDLANDER: Hey, everyone. This is Rob from the OMB Communications team. Thanks so much for joining us. This will be an on-the-record call about the President’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget. We will be joined by Shalanda Young, Acting Director of OMB; as well as Cecilia Rouse, Chair of the…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, June 2, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:27 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Happy Wednesday. Don’t be distracted by Andrew’s fabulous seersucker suit over here. (Laughter.) Okay, a couple of items for all of you at the top. The President is running a little bit late too, so we’ll have a hard out at about…
Remarks by President Biden on the American Families Plan
Tidewater Community CollegePortsmouth, Virginia 1:09 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: My name is Joe Biden. I’m Jill’s husband. (Laughter.) And just like — just like the lovely lady in blue over here is a professor at a community college, my wife also works for your husband. (Laughter.) I — and thank you for the warm welcome…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm
3:06 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Okay. Today I would like to welcome Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm back to the Briefing Room. Secretary Granholm is here to talk about gas prices and Putin’s price hike, which you just heard the President talk about just about an hour ago. So we’re really glad…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, September 9, 2021
Brady Press Briefing Room 1:39 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay, I know it’s a packed day, and we’re going to work to try to get you out of here at about 10 after 2:00, given we’re going to do a preview call for the speech this eve- — that is happening later this…