U.S. CapitolWashington, D.C. (March 1, 2022) 9:08 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Madam Speaker, Madam Vice President, and our First Lady and Second Gentleman, members of Congress and the Cabinet, Justices of the Supreme Court, my fellow Americans: Last year, COVID-19 kept us apart. This year, we’re finally together again. Tonight — (applause) — tonight we…
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
2:07 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Happy Friday. Okay. I want to start by saying a word about the death of Tyre Nichols. Last night, the President extended condolences to the family of Tyre Nichols and to the entire Memphis community, and he addressed the pain this is causing across America, as, once…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, May 26, 2022
4:10 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hey, good afternoon, everybody. Okay, I have a few toppers, so please bear with me. Over the past 15 months, we’ve made tremendous progress in our fight against COVID, with 220 million Americans fully vaccinated and over 100 million people boosted. We’ve also moved quickly to ensure Paxlovid, an oral…
Remarks by President Biden on the Retirement of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer
Roosevelt Room 12:36 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. I’m going to begin by recognizing both Dr. Breyer and Dr. Biden — (laughs) — and — for being here. And I can’t tell you — this is sort of a bittersweet day for me. Justice Breyer and I go back a long way, all the…
Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Duluth, Minnesota 12:13 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hey, everybody. Okay. So, today, the President and the First Lady are traveling to Superior, Wisconsin, to discuss build — building a better America and how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law delivers for the American people by rebuilding roads and bridges, and creating…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Director of the White House Gender Policy Council Jennifer Klein
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:46 P.M. EST Q Hey, hey. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hey, hey. Well, Steve. Hi. That was so nice. A little rally. (Laughter.) Okay, so today, as you can see, we have Jen Klein in the room with us, in the briefing room — Director of the Gender Policy Council —…
Remarks by President Biden on the Administration’s Response to Recent Wildfires
Sacramento County Maintenance Service HangarSacramento, California 4:29 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, folks — thank you, Governor, for those comments. I want to say good afternoon and — to all of you here in this cool hangar. Earlier today, we were briefed by the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho. The Center located — is a…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:07 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So a couple things at the top before we take questions. Today marks the anniversary of three landmark Supreme Court cases which were consequential in affirming the basic truth that every American should have the right…
Remarks by President Biden on Passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
State Dining Room 9:59 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, folks. Well, finally: Infrastructure Week. (Laughter.) I’m so happy to say that: Infrastructure Week. (Laughs.) Folks, yesterday — I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to suggest that we took a monumental step forward as a nation. We learned that our economy created 5.6 million jobs…
Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Fort Campbell, Kentucky 10:35 A.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. Good morning, everyone. Thanks for joining us for President Biden’s visit to Kentucky, where he will survey the catastrophic storm damage firsthand and offer his support for the people of Kentucky who were impacted by this devastating storm. The President is accompanied…
