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James S. Brady Press Briefing Room  1:25 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Happy Monday. Q    Happy Monday. MS. PSAKI:  Okay.  Our special guest today is our Director of the National Economic Council, Brian Deese.  And he will be — as you may know, Brian was Senior Advisor to President Obama and previously served as Acting Director of…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:05 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI:  Okay.  I have a few updates for all of you at the top.   Today, President Biden will meet with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.  President Biden’s first phone call, as you all know, was to — to a foreign leader was to the Prime…

11:41 A.M. EST MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  We have a very special guest today. Since his inauguration, President Biden has put diplomacy at the center of the United States’ foreign policy, grounding our international engagement in American values, rebuilding our alliances, and reengaging with international institutions to help strengthen them.  Obviously, part of his visit…

12:39 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Hello.  Okay.  I have quite a few things at the top.  Lots of news happening here at the White House. Today, in our COVID team’s weekly meeting with the governors, we announced another supply increase for states, tribes, and territories — from 14.5 to 15.2 million doses per…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:31 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Hello. Q    Hello.  MS. PSAKI:  Joining us today is Bharat Ramamurti, the Deputy Director of the National Economic Council for Financial Reform and Consumer Protection.  Bharat was formerly the Managing Director of the Corporate Power Program at the Roosevelt Institute.  He also served on the Congressional…

12:49 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI:  Well, we have another very special guest today.  Today we are joined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, my former boss, Denis McDonough, who is working tirelessly to build and restore trust in the VA. As you all know, Secretary McDonough served as White House Chief of Staff in the Obama-Biden administration…

12:07 P.M. EST      MS. PSAKI:  Okay.  Today, we have a very special guest, Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas.  Secretary Mayorkas is the first Latino and immigrant confirmed to serve as Secretary of Homeland Security.  He has led a distinguished 30-year career as a law enforcement official and a nationally recognized lawyer in the private sector. …

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 4:03 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI:  Good afternoon.  Thank you for joining us today.  Many familiar faces from yesterday back again.  We are pleased to have Dr. Fauci here with us as part of the President’s commitment to have public health experts lead our communication with the American people about…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:06 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone. Q    Hello. MS. PSAKI:  Hello.  So joining us today is Ambassador Roberta Jacobson, Coordinator for the Southern Border.  Ambassador Jacobson was the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico from 2016 to 2018.  She previously served as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for the Western…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room **Please see below for a correction, marked with an asterisk. 12:50 P.M. EST      MS. PSAKI:  Good afternoon.  We have another special visitor and guest with us here today.  The January jobs report, which we all saw came out this morning, is disappointing and underscores the need to act…