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…
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White House Announces Additional Staff
Today, President Biden and Vice President Harris announced the appointments of additional White House staff who will serve in the Office of Administration, White House Counsel’s Office, Office of Legislative Affairs, Office of Management and Administration, White House Military Office, Office of Presidential Correspondence, and Speechwriting. The new staff bring a breadth of exceptional talent,…
Remarks by President Biden on the Terror Attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport
East Room 5:24 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Been a tough day. This evening in Kabul, as you all know, terrorists attacked — that we’ve been talking about and worried about, that the intelligence community has assessed has [was] undertaken — an attack — by a group known as ISIS-K — took the lives of American…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, November 18, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:23 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Q Hi. MS. PSAKI: Okay. A lot going on here. I will warn you: We have some charts — (laughter) — to begin our briefing today. Settle in, everyone. Just to give you all an update and really give the American people…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:06 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. We have a return guest: Jake Sullivan, our National Security Advisor, who will give some brief remarks, take some questions. And then we will do a briefing from there. With that, I’ll turn it over to Jake. MR. SULLIVAN: Hi, everyone. I hope you…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, April 16, 2021
11:07 A.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. I know we’re loading briefing after briefing with you guys today. But, okay, happy Friday. I have a couple of items for you at the top. Like all of you, we’re horrified by the shooting overnight at a FedEx facility. The President has been briefed by his team…
Remarks by Vice President Harris in a Conversation on Reproductive Rights
Metropolitan State UniversitySt. Paul, Minnesota 12:15 P.M. CDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Madam Lieutenant Governor, it is good to be with you. Emily, it is good to be with you — and all of you. AUDIENCE MEMBER: Welcome! THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you. It’s good to be back. (Applause.) MS. TISCH SUSSMAN: Yes! It’s good. THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you. MS.…
Remarks by President Biden at a Roundtable with CEOs of Electric Utilities to Discuss His Build Back Better Agenda
State Dining Room 2:40 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Well, let me begin by thanking all these utility executives for coming in today. I think this is the beginning of a — God willing, a new era in the generation of electricity and, fundamentally, clean up the environment. And I can’t tell you how much…
What They Are Saying: Unions, Industry, Environmental Leaders, and Elected Officials Agree New Building Performance Standards Coalition Will Deliver
National Building Performance Standards Coalition to Scale Programs and Policies That Reduce Emissions Across America’s Buildings Sector Last week, President Biden announced during his remarks at the U.S. Conference of Mayors that his Administration is teaming up with states, cities, labor, and industry to launch the Building Performance Standards Coalition, a first-of-its-kind partnership between 33…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:40 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hello. Q Heads up. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Heads up. Heads up. Q Sorry. Q Good to see you. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Starting with you or without you. Good afternoon, everybody. I do want to take a couple of minutes to make some announcements that all of…