Pool Reports of February 8, 2022

Pool Report 1/Gathered for event

Good afternoon from the White House. The press pool and pre-credentialed media are gathered for President Biden's remarks on manufacturing, which are scheduled to begin at 1:45.

You can stream the event live on the WH website: https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/

Pool Report 2/Remarks begin

President Biden walked on stage at 2:13 in the EEOB. As a reminder, there's video of the event streaming on the White House website.

The press briefing with Jen Psaki, originally scheduled to begin at 2, is expected to be delayed, but we don't yet have a new start time.

Pool Report 3/Event attendees

The White House shares the following:

In attendance for the President’s remarks on his Administration’s work to rebuild our manufacturing to make more in America, create good-paying union jobs, and lower energy costs for Americans:
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm
Representative Jim Cooper (TN-05)
Brian Deese, Assistant to the President & Director of the National Economic Council
Gina McCarthy, Assistant to the President & National Climate Advisor
Mitch Landrieu, Senior Advisor & Infrastructure Act Implementation Coordinator
Celeste Drake, Made in America Director
Jane Hunter, CEO, Tritium

Speaking Program:
Gina McCarthy, Assistant to the President & National Climate Advisor
Jane Hunter, CEO, Tritium
The President

Pool Report 4/Remarks Conclude

President Biden finished speaking at 2:31. He immediately turned and walked away without taking any reporter questions.

Pool Report 5/Briefing time

Jen Psaki's briefing is now expected to begin at 2:45.

Pool Report 6/Briefing starts

The daily briefing started at 2:40, earlier than anticipated.

Jen Psaki stood at the podium and waited for about a minute for tech crews to set up to record the event.

Pool Report 7/Lid

We have a travel/photo lid.

Pool Report 8/Info for tomorrow

The White House shares the following:

On background from The White House:

Tomorrow, the President will participate in a roundtable with CEOs of electric utilities to discuss his Build Back Better agenda, which will make the largest investment in combatting climate change in U.S. history to lower energy costs for working families, create good-paying, union jobs, and build a reliable, clean energy future. The executives and organizations attending tomorrow operate key parts of America’s power grid and they know that the best way to ensure future economic growth is to make long-term investments that will combat the climate crisis, increase the competitiveness of our industries and protect our electrical grid from extreme weather events -- all while lowering costs for American families across the country.

Joining President Biden in the discussion from the Administration:

• Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm
• National Economic Advisor Brian Deese
• National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy
• Deputy National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi

Private Sector Participants:

• Nick Akins, Chairman, President and CEO, American Electric Power
• Gerard Anderson, Executive Chairman, DTE Energy
• Dennis Arriola, CEO, Avangrid
• Warner Baxter, Executive Chairman, Ameren
• Calvin Butler, SEVP and COO, Exelon
• Patricia Vincent-Collawn, Chairman, President and CEO, PNM Resources
• Thomas Fanning, Chairman and CEO, Southern Company
• Lynn Good, Chairman, President, and CEO, Duke Energy
• Thomas Kuhn, President, Edison Electric Institute
• Pedro Pizarro, President and CEO, Edison International