WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve as key leaders in his administration: Shereef Elnahal, Nominee for Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs Ray Jefferson, Nominee for Under Secretary for Benefits, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs Rita Landgraf, Nominee…
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Remarks by President Biden at a Campaign Event | Las Vegas, NV
Pearson Community CenterLas Vegas, Nevada 7:04 P.M. PST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Nevada! (Applause.) Hello, hello, hello. What a great crowd. Melvin, thank you for that introduction. And thank you, Congressman Steven Horsford, a great friend and an incredible leader of the Congressional Black Caucus. Where is he? (Applause.) There is he. Well, you know, it’s been — he’s been…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, October 13, 2021
1:35 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. All right. Just a few items at the top, and I have a bit of a hard out shortly after 2:00. I’m — I’ll be upstairs for people who have follow-up questions, but we’ll try to get to as many as possible. So, I just wanted to recap just…
President Biden Announces Key Nominations
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following seven individuals to serve in key roles: Paloma Adams-Allen, Nominee for Deputy Administrator for Management and Resources, United States Agency for International Development Isobel Coleman, Nominee for Deputy Administrator for Policy and Programming, United States Agency for International Development Grant Harris, Nominee…
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Bipartisan Leaders Applaud Biden-Harris Administration’s Announcement of Over 40B for High-Speed Internet to Kick off Investing in America Tour
On Monday, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that it has allocated over $40 billion to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and five territories to deploy affordable, reliable high-speed Internet service to American families through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. Every state received more than $100 million in BEAD allocations, with 19…
FACT SHEET: How the Build Back Better Plan Will Create a Better Future for Young Americans
Although there has been a strong economic recovery under President Biden, young adults have now lived through two historic economic downturns. In 2008, many young workers without a college degree lost their jobs. In 2020, at the height of the pandemic, the highest proportion of young adults between the ages of 18 and 29 were…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:18 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Oh, what’s going on? Good afternoon. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I hear comments. Okay, here we go. So, yesterday, Secretary Yellen estimated that without action by Congress, we could be unable to meet our obligations. In other words, default as early as June 1st. The updated projection should…
ASEAN-U.S. Special Summit 2022, Joint Vision Statement
WE, the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United States gather on the occasion of the ASEAN-U.S. Special Summit, the first-ever to be held in Washington, D.C., on 12-13 May 2022. EMPHASIZING the importance of adhering to key principles, shared values and norms enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations,…
Innovation, Investment, and Inclusion: Accelerating the Energy Transition and Creating Good Jobs
“When I think of climate change, I think about jobs. Good-paying, union jobs that put Americans to work, make our air cleaner, and rebuild America’s crumbling infrastructure.” —President Joe Biden1 On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon. This achievement was the result of a decade of work…
The Biden-Harris Plan to Revitalize American Manufacturing and Secure Critical Supply Chains in 2022
Release of Historic Industrial Base Reports by Seven Federal Agencies Caps Off a Year of Action Fortifying America’s Supply Chains One year ago, President Biden signed Executive Order 14017 directing an all-of-government approach to assessing vulnerabilities in – and strengthening the resilience of – the United States’ critical supply chains. Within six months of taking…
