Actions Address the COVID-19 Pandemic, Provide Economic Relief, Tackle Climate Change, and Advance Racial Equity This is a non-exclusive list of agency actions that heads of the relevant agencies will review in accordance with the Executive Order: “Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis.” Additional agency actions also…
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Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad
The United States and the world face a profound climate crisis. We have a narrow moment to pursue action at home and abroad in order to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of that crisis and to seize the opportunity that tackling climate change presents. Domestic action must go hand in hand with United States international leadership, aimed…
Remarks by President Biden on the American Rescue Plan and Signing of Executive Orders
State Dining Room 3:04 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, folks. Vice President Harris and I just received a briefing from our economic team, and we remain in a once-in-a-century public health crisis that’s led to the most unequal job and economic crisis in modern history. And the crisis is only deepening. It’s not getting…
Remarks by President Biden in Meeting on Western Wildfires
South Court AuditoriumEisenhower Executive Office Building 11:11 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: (Audio turned off.) (In progress) — proud of our Cabinet. And they’re all here today. They all want to be engaged. They all want to help. And so, hopefully we’re going to get into some exchanges going down the line here. I want to…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:19 P.M. EDT Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Hello. Happy Monday. It’s going to be a great week. I have — I have very long things — l- — long toppers at the top. Just warning you all. No falling asleep, please. Okay. So, we’ve gotten…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, January 10, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:13 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay, just one item for all of you at the top. And I just have a hard out at five of, but I think we can get around to everybody in the room. Today, the President spoke with the New York City mayor,…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, July 15, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:05 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. We have another special guest today. Doesn’t sing as well as our guest from yesterday — (laughter) — but very knowledgeable. SURGEON GENERAL MURTHY: Definitely don’t ask me to sing. MS. PSAKI: (Laughs.) Today, we have a special guest, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. The Surgeon…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, April 8, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:44 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. We have another member of the President’s Jobs Cabinet joining us today: Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm. Secretary Granholm is just the second woman to lead the Department of Energy, where she will help America achieve President Biden’s goal of net-zero carbon emissions…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Michael Regan, June 30, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:23 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Q Good afternoon. Q Good to see you. MS. PSAKI: Good afternoon. Good to see you, too. Okay, it is so great to welcome back our Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Michael Regan. He’s here to talk more about the bipartisan…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, August 6, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:42 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Happy Friday. Okay. A couple of items for you at the top. Are you — Zeke, are you married? Q Yes. MS. PSAKI: Welcome back. Congratulations. (Applause.) Q Thank you. MS. PSAKI: You know, he’s got some bling on his finger. Okay. Most important decision you…