Jen Psaki

Now is not the time to come. The border is not open. This is a treacherous journey. The vast majority of people will be certainly sent back on their journey and that`s the message we`re sending.

Well, first Joy, I think that it -- anyone who wants to make it harder to vote, make it less accessible, make it more difficult, and less likely for more people to vote maybe should take a close look at whether they have bad ideas, and…

What`s in the national interests of the United States? And we are going to -- we have not held back either when it -- as it relates to Saudi Arabia.

Our policy continues to be: We`re not going to send a 10-year-old back across the border. That was the policy of the last administration. That`s not our policy here.

The American people elected Joe Biden so that we can work together and that's what he's committed to doing.

he is directing states to ensure that all adult Americans are eligible to receive the vaccine by May 1.

the majority of the American public supported this. The majority of Republicans supported this package.

We are continuing to work to convey to people in the region that this is not the time to come, that the majority of people who come to the border will be turned away.

We've been very clear that there is an increase, that there are more children coming across the border than we have facilities for at this point in time.

The President believes we can and there is historic evidence that it is possible to take a number of paths, including through reconciliation.

The minimum wage question is not going away, we are absolutely going to fight for it.

President Biden is disappointed in this outcome as he proposed having the $15 minimum wage as part of the American Rescue Plan. He respects the parliamentarian's decision and the Senate's process.

Again, he -- well, it would be up to him. You know, he has executive order authority.

He`d certainly support a study. But we`ll see what happens through the legislative process.

It’s, of course, Congress’s decision to form this commission, as we’ve talked about a bit in here. But it’s certainly one the president would support. He backs efforts to shed additional light on the facts to ensure something like that…

He will not spend too much time watching the proceedings of any time. Over the course of this week he will remain in closely in touch with Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, a range of officials on the hill.

We want to put in place an immigration process here that can -- that is humane, that is moral. That's going to take some time. It's not going to happen overnight.

I promise you, I`ve been in this town long enough, so has President Biden, nobody`s naive in the White House about how hard it`s going to be or none of us think that Republicans are just going to lay down and work with us overnight, but we…

I am honored that I get to serve in this role and to serve for this president who, you know, every day is willing to answer my questions and wants to make sure that we’re on the same page about the tone we’re sending and what he’s thinking…

The American people don`t have certainty about being able to put food on the table.

you can expect you`ll hear more from him on it next week.

he's going to go visit the State Department and thank them for all of the work they do and really showcase how government works and how incredible the men and women who serve and have been serving for decades are.

We want to lay this out and speak directly to the people out in the public who are watching the briefing, too, sometimes or watching clips of it, too, sometimes to really explain to them what we’re doing.

There’s urgency here. You know, if we don’t have certainty, if the American people don’t have certainty about being able to put food on the table when we hit this unemployment cliff in March, if we aren’t able to plan for how we’re going…

this is an issue people have been waiting on for some time, creating a reunification task force that can help finally bring some relief to families who have been cruelly and immorally separated from -- as a result of the policies of the…