During President Biden’s first year in office, the Biden-Harris Administration has made more progress on executive actions to reduce gun violence than any other Administration has in its first year. The President is using the tools at his disposal to address the epidemic of gun violence that our country has faced for far too long…
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Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, April 21, 2022
Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Portland, Oregon 1:32 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, and thanks for joining us on President Biden’s first trip to Oregon and Washington. I know you all got a background memo last night, but just a few points about this trip I wanted to highlight. The focus of the President’s…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, December 9, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:12 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. All right, Happy Friday. Okay, so we are rounding out another big week here at the White House and a lot of great news for the American people. The President traveled to Arizona, underscoring how his economic plan continues to create…
Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on President Biden’s Plan to Respond to Putin’s Price Hike at the Pump
Via Teleconference 10:51 A.M. EDT MS. SIMONS: Thank you so much for joining this call. As a reminder, this call is on background as “senior administration officials” and is not under embargo. On this call, our senior administration officials will provide an overview on President Biden’s plan to respond to Putin’s price hike at…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, February 22, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:50 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay, a couple things at the top. Mondays, there’s always a lot to report. I’m sure you feel that way. Later today, the President, the First Lady, the Vice President, and the Second Gentleman will mark the solemn milestone of 500,000 American…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:26 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi. Good afternoon, everyone. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Happy Thursday? (Laughs.) Q Question mark. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Question mark. (Laughs.) So, today I am honored to speak to you from our brand new press toast lectern. Yay. Q Yay. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Yay. And I’m proud…
Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre En Route Cleveland, OH
Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Cleveland, Ohio 1:23 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. Hey, everybody. Okay, so today, the President is traveling to Max South [S.] Hayes High School in Cleveland, Ohio, to announce new protections for millions of workers in multiemployer pension plans thanks to the American Rescue Plan. Up to 3 million…
Press Gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates En Route Philadelphia, PA
Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 11:37 A.M. EST MR. BATES: I have a little bit for you at the top. So, today, after giving the keynote address at the House Democratic Issues Conference, President Biden will visit a Philadelphia-area, majority-Hispanic elementary school to highlight how the American Rescue Plan is delivering critical resources…
Memorandum on Maximizing Assistance to Respond to COVID-19
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY SUBJECT: Maximizing Assistance to Respond to COVID-19 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C.…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, February 25, 2021
12:36 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: All right. I will tell you masks are a little tricky with earrings on, so just bear with me here. Okay. So, just have a couple of items at the top. Okay. Learned my lesson on earrings. All right. Today, the President will deliver remarks to mark the 50 — mark 50 million…