Day: January 25, 2023

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:37 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I know that was a long two minutes. My team would not let me come out. We were bonding in Lower Press. Okay. As you saw, the President made a bit of news today on our continued support for Ukraine alongside our allies and partners. My colleague here from the National Security Council, John Kirby — Admiral Kirby — is here to take some of your questions. And I will welcome him to the podium. MR. KIRBY: Thank you, Karine. MS.…

Yesterday, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Isabel Guzmán, the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo, American Rescue Plan Coordinator Gene Sperling, and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council Bharat Ramamurti were joined by U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and small business leaders, advocates, and mission lenders with particular expertise in reaching minority small businesses to discuss the Biden-Harris Administration’s small business agenda to expand capital access, including newly proposed rules from the SBA and historic investments by the Treasury Department in CDFIs. The group included non-profit mission lender groups, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), foundations,…

Washington, D.C. Thank you, Alexandra and Gabi. Anthea, Lonnie, your commitment to preserving our nation’s legacy—and making it accessible for all—is remarkable. And I’m grateful to the Smithsonian Institution and the National Museum of American History for bringing us all together. I also want to thank Congresswoman Doris Matsui for joining us. Like all of us, my heart is with the people of Doris’ home state of California as they try to heal from the pain and violence of the last few days. Clothing is art and articulation. It’s a manifestation of a moment of time. It’s history. And today, I’m…

Via Teleconference 9:34 A.M. EST MODERATOR:  Thank you, everyone, for joining us today.  This is [senior administration official], and welcome to the background call on U.S. support for Ukraine.  As a reminder of the ground rules, this briefing will be on background, attributable to “senior administration officials,” and under embargo until 12:00 p.m. Eastern today, when the President is scheduled to deliver remarks. For your awareness but not for your reporting, our three speakers today are [senior administration official], [senior administration official], and [senior administration official].  I will turn it over to our speakers for opening remarks, after which we’ll do Q&A.  First, I’ll…

This week, Council of Economic Advisers Member Heather Boushey, Office of Management and Budget Chief Economist Zach Liscow, and other officials from across the Biden-Harris Administration attended the Executive Meeting of the Roundtable on Macroeconomic and Climate-related Risks and Opportunities convened by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. This Roundtable’s goal is to improve our understanding of how the physical and transition effects of climate change relate to and affect macroeconomic performance, in addition to exploring the implications for fiscal, monetary, and financial stability policies. In attendance were dozens of scholars and policymakers focused on the intersection of climate…

Roosevelt Room 12:01 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good almost morning. It’s exactly noon. Thank you for being here. Yesterday marked 11 months since Russia’s brutal, full-scale invasion of Ukraine; 11 months in which the Ukrainian people have showed Putin and the world the full force of their courage and the indomitable determination to live free. And through every single step of this horrific war, the American people have been strong and unwavering in their support. And Democrats and Republicans in Congress have stood together. The United States has worked in lockstep with our Allies and partners around the world to…

I promised to lower costs for families and ensure that all Americans have access to quality, affordable health care. Today, we received further proof that our efforts are delivering record-breaking results. More Americans than ever before have signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. From November 1st to January 15th, over 16.3 million Americans signed up for insurance on HealthCare.gov and the state-based Marketplaces.  This is more than double the number of Americans who signed up for coverage during the first ever Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment in 2014.  And for the more than 30 states that use…

Administration also launches Resident-Centered Housing Challenge, a call-to-action to improve the quality of life for renters Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing new actions to increase fairness in the rental market and further principles of fair housing. These actions align with a new Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights that the Administration is also releasing today. The Blueprint lays out a set of principles to drive action by the federal government, state and local partners, and the private sector to strengthen tenant protections and encourage rental affordability. Key actions announced today include: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the…

1:44 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  I always hear, like, comments when I walk in, and it’s always so funny.  (Laughs.) All right.  Good afternoon, everyone.  Q    Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  For the second time in recent days, a California community has been devastated by a mass shooting and families are mourning loved ones lost to a senseless act of gun violence.  As some of the victims’ families have said, we are starting Lunar New Year broken.  To read their stories is indeed heartbreaking.  Stories like the 65-year-old who went to the dance studio in Monterey Park on weekends because it’s what she loved to do. …