Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, July 12, 2021

Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, July 12, 2021

Washington, DC…Hi, everyone. Happy Monday. Okay, just two items for all of you at the top. This afternoon, the President will be joined by Attorney General Garland, as well as law enforcement leaders, elected officials, and a community violence intervention expert to discuss his comprehensive plan to reduce gun violence and violent crime. During the […]

President Biden on His Administration’s Comprehensive Strategy to Reduce Gun Crimes

President Biden on His Administration’s Comprehensive Strategy to Reduce Gun Crimes

Washington, DC…Folks, I want to start by recognizing the remarkable protests that are taking place in Cuba, with the Cuban people demanding their freedom from an authoritarian regime. And I don’t think we’ve seen anything like this protest in a long, long time — if, quite frankly, ever. The United States stands firmly with the […]

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on Anti-Communism Protests in Cuba

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on Anti-Communism Protests in Cuba

Washington, DC…We stand with the Cuban people and their clarion call for freedom and relief from the tragic grip of the pandemic and from the decades of repression and economic suffering to which they have been subjected by Cuba’s authoritarian regime. The Cuban people are bravely asserting fundamental and universal rights. Those rights, including the […]

NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on U.S. Government Delegation to Haiti

NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on U.S. Government Delegation to Haiti

Washington, DC…On July 11, a United States interagency delegation with representatives from the Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, and National Security Council traveled to Haiti in response to the Haitian government’s request for security and investigative assistance following the July 7 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. The delegation reviewed […]

Governor Newsom, Legislative Leaders Announce Broadband Budget Bill

Governor Newsom, Legislative Leaders Announce Broadband Budget Bill

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) today announced an agreement on a broadband trailer bill, AB/SB 156, to expand the state’s broadband fiber infrastructure and increase internet connectivity for families and businesses. “This broadband package is historic. It transcends politics, and it […]

Governor Newsom Signs Order to Free Up Additional Energy Capacity Amid Oregon Wildfire Impacting Transmission Lines and Extreme Heat in the West

Governor Newsom Signs Order to Free Up Additional Energy Capacity Amid Oregon Wildfire Impacting Transmission Lines and Extreme Heat in the West

Sacramento, CA…In response to the growing wildfire in Southern-Central Oregon that is impacting transmission lines used to import energy to California and continued extreme temperatures in the West, Governor Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order to free up additional energy capacity. Building on his emergency proclamation yesterday which suspends certain permitting requirements to enable the use […]

State’s Grid Operator Asks Electric Customers Across California to Conserve Power Today from 4-9 p.m.

State’s Grid Operator Asks Electric Customers Across California to Conserve Power Today from 4-9 p.m.

San Francisco, CA…With electric transmission lines from Oregon still threatened due to the fast-growing Bootleg Fire and continued hot temperatures in California and throughout the West, the state’s grid operator has issued a Flex Alert for today (Monday, July 12), asking for voluntary conservation from 4-9 p.m. Californians who conserve energy this afternoon and evening […]