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12:15 P.M. EDT      THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon, everyone. As we head into Labor Day, we ought to take a step back and take note of the fact that America is now in one of the strongest job-creating periods in our history — in the history of our country. And it wasn’t that long ago that America was losing jobs.  In fact, my predecessor was the — one of only two presidents in history who entered his presidency and left with fewer jobs than when he entered. Look — look at where we are now.  Just this morning, we…

Readout of Vice President Harris’s Call with President-Elect Arévalo of Guatemala Vice President Kamala Harris spoke today with Bernardo Arévalo de León and congratulated him on his victory in the Guatemalan presidential election. The Vice President underscored the U.S. interest in deepening the partnership between our countries. The Vice President and President-elect Arévalo discussed our shared interests in combatting corruption, supporting civilian security, and increasing economic opportunity through the Vice President’s leadership of the Root Causes Strategy. The Vice President provided an update on Central America Forward, the public-private partnership that has generated more than $4.2 billion in private sector investments…

New actions announced this week empower workers to grow the economy from the middle out and the bottom up—a core pillar of Bidenomics President Biden promised to be the most pro-worker and pro-union President in American history, and he has kept that promise. Support for unions is at its highest level in more than half a century, inflation-adjusted income is up 3.5% since the President took office, and the largest wage gains over the last two years have gone to the lowest-paid workers. The unemployment rate is near a 50-year low, and a greater share of working-age people have a…

Biden-Harris Administration announced more than $450 million in new funding to support President Biden’s Unity Agenda efforts to beat the overdose epidemic and save lives Washington, D.C. – Today, on International Overdose Awareness Day, Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Dr. Rahul Gupta, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Mandy Cohen hosted a meeting at the White House with families from across the country who have lost loved ones to drug overdose. Family members shared their personal experiences with substance use disorder and drug overdose, and stressed the…

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met today with a delegation comprised of the heads of Ukrainian anti-corruption institutions, including the director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine Semen Kryvonos, Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Oleksandr Klymenko, and the Chief Justice of the High Anti-Corruption Court Vira Mykhailenko. They discussed the progress Ukraine has made in combatting corruption and safeguarding the autonomy of these crucial institutions. Mr. Sullivan underscored the vital importance to any democratic society of independent, impartial law enforcement and judicial institutions capable of investigating, prosecuting and adjudicating corruption cases no matter where they lead. Mr. Sullivan also reiterated steadfast…

  I have often said that the middle class built this country and that unions built the middle class.  On Labor Day, we honor that essential truth and the dedication and dignity of American workers, who power our Nation’s prosperity.       They have built the railways, highways, and waterways that connect us from coast to coast, have forged the look and feel of American cities, and have protected our communities and families as first responders.  Organized workers have fundamentally transformed how we live and work in this country — from securing the 8-hour work day and overtime pay to…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room (August 31, 2023) 3:05 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hello. Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Thank you for your patience today. As you saw, the President went to FEMA to thank the workers there — and their hard work over not just this past couple of days, but these past several weeks. So, thank you for your patience with all of us. I have a quick intro, and then we’ll — we’ll get going. As the President said earlier today, the entire administration is committed to supporting all the communities impacted by…