James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:11 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Sorry we’re starting a little late. We had to finish for the President to complete his remarks, and that was a request that we got from WHCA, so we wanted to make sure we adhered to it. As you all know,…
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CARBIS BAY G7 SUMMIT COMMUNIQUÉ
We, the leaders of the Group of Seven, met in Cornwall on 11-13 June 2021 determined to beat COVID-19 and build back better. We remembered everyone who has been lost to the pandemic and paid tribute to those still striving to overcome it. Inspired by their example of collaboration and determination, we gathered united by…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, and Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Michael Regan, May 12, 2021
12:12 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. We have two more special guests for all of you today. Secretary Buttigieg has, of course, been here before, so we’re not going to give him a lengthy introduction. But Administer — Administrator Regan previously served as the Secretary of North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. There, he…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, September 29, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:41 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Okay. Jonathan, second day in a row — nothing at the top. Q All right. Here we go. MS. PSAKI: So, let’s kick it off. Q All right. Well, let’s start here with budget talks still obviously ongoing on Capitol Hill. There’s a growing…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, April 7, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room **See correction below, marked by an asterisk. 12:21 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi. Good afternoon. Okay. Joining us today is another member of the President’s Jobs Cabinet, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. As you all know, the Secretary was the first woman to be governor of Rhode Island, where she…
Press Briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, July 29, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:37 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi, everyone. Good afternoon. All right, let’s get going. I have some updates on now what — what was once “BIF,” now it’s “BID.” And hopefully we’ll get it to “BIB”. That’s my joke for the day. (Laughter.) All right. Okay. (Laughter.) Thank you so…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, April 23, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 11:43 A.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Happy Friday. We have another very exciting guest today: our new Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland, who made history when she became the first Native American to serve as a Cabinet Secretary. She is the member — she is a member…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 11:03 A.M. EST MR. ZIENTS: Thank you for joining us. I want to begin by acknowledging that we have passed a grim milestone in this pandemic: Half a million people dead from COVID-19. This pandemic has touched each of us. So many have lost loved ones. We’ve been separated from our friends and…
President Biden Announces American Rescue Plan
Emergency Legislative Package to Fund Vaccinations, Provide Immediate, Direct Relief to Families Bearing the Brunt of the COVID-19 Crisis, and Support Struggling Communities The COVID-19 pandemic and the corresponding economic crisis are devastating families across the country. More than 20 million Americans have contracted COVID-19, and at least 370,000 have died. From big cities to…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Homeland Security Advisor Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, February 18, 2021
Via Teleconference 12:38 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us on this snow day. And we wanted to ensure we held a briefing today to, of course, keep our streak going and ensure we were being as transparent and open as possible to all of you and the questions you…
