East Room 2:16 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT BIDEN: Well, good afternoon. Please have — please be seated. I’d like to start, with the permission of my British friends, to just say a few words about the wildfires in Canada and the quality of the air here in the East Coast that’s blanketed the communities in the…
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Remarks by Vice President Harris at a Democratic National Committee Finance Event
Private ResidenceParamus, New Jersey THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Please have a seat. Good afternoon, everyone. Inez, thank you for that introduction. That means a lot. It really does. And, you know, my mother had many sayings, and one of them is — she would say to me, “Kamala, you may be the first to do many…
Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on the Return of American Detainees from Iran
8:08 P.M. EDT MODERATOR: Good evening, everybody. This is [moderator]. Thank you all for joining us on this call on a Sunday evening to talk about Iran. Before we get started, I just want to put a couple of quick ground rules. This call is going to be held under an embargo until the President’s…
Leaders Applaud the President’s State of the Union Address
Tuesday, the President was strong and energetic in his State of the Union address. He spoke clearly and directly to the American people about the progress we’ve made over the past two years and his agenda for the future. And, he said clearly that we need to finish the job. He talked about his efforts…
Remarks by President Biden at a Democratic National Committee Fundraiser
Private ResidenceNew York, New York 2:31 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Stacey, thank you as well. Appreciate it. And, particularly, thank your daughter for permission to be here. (Laughter.) You know, this is what in our business we call a busman’s holiday. The Leader of the Senate has to listen to me…
Remarks of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan 54th Washington Conference on the Americas Luncheon
The State Department Well, first of all, thank you very much for that kind introduction, Andrés. And I was introduced as Jake Sullivan. I also go by Tony Blinken’s understudy. Secretary Blinken was hoping to be here, but I think there’s probably no better excuse for missing the keynote address at the Conference on the…
Remarks by President Biden at the 45th Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Gala to Kick Off Hispanic Heritage Month
Walter E. Washington Convention CenterWashington, D.C. (September 15, 2022) 8:29 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello. (Applause.) Folks, this happens to be Nanette’s birthday. (Applause.) It’s hell when you turn 25, but you know. (Laughter.) We have a tradition to the Biden family: We sing “Happy Birthday.” So, let’s go. Ready? (Singing.) Happy birthday to…
Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre En Route Madison, WI
Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Madison, Wisconsin 11:42 A.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. Hi, everybody. Q Hello. Q Hi, Karine. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi. I’m so tired. All right. Last night, the President delivered a strong and energetic State of the Union Address. He spoke clearly and directly to the American people about the progress…
Remarks by President Biden at a Political Event at South Carolina’s First in the Nation Dinner | Columbia, SC
South Carolina State FairgroundsColumbia, South Carolina (January 27, 2024) 7:37 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, South Carolina! (Applause.) AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you. AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! THE PRESIDENT: It’s — AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! …
Remarks by President Biden at a Democratic National Committee Fundraiser
Hotel WashingtonWashington, D.C. 7:59 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Happy to do that. First, let me begin by thanking you all for your commitment to the environment. I think maybe Mark is the only guy in here who knows that way back in the ‘80s, I wrote the first climate bill, and it didn’t go very…
