As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s unprecedented commitment to protect America’s natural wonders for future generations, honor areas of cultural significance to Tribal Nations and Indigenous peoples, and expand access to nature, yesterday President Biden signed proclamations expanding the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument. Together, these actions protect…
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Remarks by President Biden on the Economy and Efforts to Tackle Inflation
South Court AuditoriumEisenhower Executive Office Building 10:42 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Sorry I’m a little late. And I’m due at the — please, have a seat — the National Cathedral at a little after 11:00. But good morning. Today, we’ve got some good news — good news about the economy. For the sixth month in…
Remarks by Vice President Harris at a Campaign Reception
Private ResidenceChicago, Illinois THE VICE PRESIDENT: Oh, it is so good to be back. Let me just say, it’s always warm, because Desirée always packs the apartment — (laughter) — every time I have been here. Desirée is a dear, dear friend of mine and, I know, so many here. And I just want to…
Remarks by President Biden on Student Loan Forgiveness
Delaware State UniversityDover, Delaware 3:37 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hey, everybody. (Applause.) It’s good to be home. (Applause.) Please, if you have a seat, please take it. (Laughs.) Folks, as my mother would say, “Excuse my back.” It’s impolite to be talking when I have my back to you. But I apologize. I can’t…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Hosts First-Ever White House Climate Resilience Summit and Releases National Climate Resilience Framework
In conjunction with White House Summit on Building Climate Resilient Communities, Administration announces more than $500 million in additional investment for resilience Across the country, Americans are experiencing the devastating impacts of climate change. In just the first eight months of the year, there have been 23 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters – more…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:26 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi. Good afternoon, everyone. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Happy Thursday? (Laughs.) Q Question mark. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Question mark. (Laughs.) So, today I am honored to speak to you from our brand new press toast lectern. Yay. Q Yay. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Yay. And I’m proud…
Remarks by President Biden at a Campaign Reception | Minneapolis, MN
6:09 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Please. Please, sit down. What — what generous introductions. Folks, as I was being introduced, I thought to myself how much — and you wouldn’t know this necessarily — this state has meant to me and my career and, quite frankly, my emotional sanity. (Laughter.) And…
Remarks by President Biden, President Lula of Brazil, and Director-General Houngbo of the ILO Launching the Partnership for Workers’ Rights | New York, NY
2:42 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT BIDEN: Thank you. Please, have a seat. Thank you very much. Thank you all for being here. (Members of the press can be heard speaking in the background.) When the press stops doing verbal interviews, we’ll get going. Growing up in my household, my dad used to have an expression, for real. He’d say, “A…
Executive Order on Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through The Federal Government
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. On my first day in office, I signed Executive Order 13985 of January 20, 2021 (Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through…
Readout from Vice President Harris’s Meeting with Constitutional Law, Privacy, and Technology Experts on Reproductive Rights
Today, Vice President Kamala Harris held a roundtable with constitutional law, privacy, and technology experts to discuss what is at stake if Roe v. Wade is overruled. The roundtable followed recent meetings about reproductive rights that the Vice President held with faith leaders, and with health care providers, and is part of the Administration’s work…
