James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:47 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Today, the Vice President is in Memphis, Tennessee, to attend the celebration of life service for Tyre Nichols. White House officials, including Senior Advisor for Public Engagement Keisha Lance Bottoms and Senior Advisor and Infrastructure Coordinator…
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, April 6, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:15 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. Okay, a couple of items for you at the top. On his first day in office, President Biden directed the Department of Education to pause federal student loan repayments through September of that year. He has since extended it twice, today being the…
Remarks by President Biden on Building a Better America
3:21 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: (Applause.) Please sit down. Please, please sit down. JoJo, thank you very much. You know, I can picture him in Desert Storm as a sergeant, barking out orders, can’t you? When my son Beau was promoted to major in Iraq and — I said, “Now you’re a field-grade officer.” He said,…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Leverages Historic U.S. Climate Leadership at Home and Abroad to Urge Countries to Accelerate Global Climate Action at U.N. Climate Conference (COP28)
Since day one, President Biden, Vice President Harris, and the entire Biden-Harris Administration have treated climate change as the existential threat of our time. After spearheading the most significant climate action in history at home and leading efforts to tackle the climate crisis abroad, the United States heads into the 28th U.N. Climate Change Conference…
Remarks by President Biden on How the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Delivers for Missourians
2:52 P.M. CST THE PRESIDENT: Well, I tell you what, I don’t know where that phrase “It’s a big deal” came from. (Laughter.) If anybody remembers that — which you seem to all remember — after the President spoke, and I spoke after then-President Obama — he was back to my right. And I went…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator For Strategic Communications John Kirby
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room (January 17, 2024) 2:33 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everyone. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, today, the Biden-Harris administ- –(the briefing room sound system experiences technical difficulties) — the levels. Is there a — should I start? Sou- — is — do I sound,…
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…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, April 25, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:20 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. There’s nothing happening in the world today, I hear — (laughter) — so this should be a quick one. I have a couple of items for you at the top, as usual. Over the past year, businesses have been dealing with…
Remarks by President Biden on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
NH 175 Pemigewasset River BridgeWoodstock, New Hampshire 2:51 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Before I officially start, Billy, you have something you have to give your wife — I got to remind you. Okay? (Laughter.) Okay? You got it? Okay. You got it. All right. Folks, it’s a great honor to be here. It really is. …
Remarks by President Biden on the Economy
11:43 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, good morning. Tomorrow marks exactly six months since my administration began. I think it’s a fitting moment to take a look at our economy — where we were six months ago, what we’ve achieved since then, and what I believe we’ve — I believe where we’re headed. Before I took…