AVOCA, Pennsylvania, April 17 -- President Biden issued the following remarks ahead of the Air Force One departure at the Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport: * * * Q: Mr. President, will you talk about the war memorial you were just at very briefly? What did you see? What did you hear? THE PRESIDENT: I wanted to see where my uncle, Ambrose J. Finnegan, was memorialized. And there was a World War Two memorial built for those who lost their lives in World War Two. And when D-Day occu  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 18 -- President Biden issued the following remarks at a campaign event at Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center at 2:16 p.m.: * * * THE PRESIDENT: I tell you what, I'm not sure I want this night to be over with. (Laughter.) I tell you what, man, this is a bit of a dream for me. I mean it sincerely. Having the Kennedy clan here supporting me like they are, that really means a lot to me. You know, when I was the age of some of you guys in this audience, the  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 18 -- President Biden issued the following remarks at a campaign event at Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center at 1:47 p.m.: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Please, have a seat if you have one. (Laughter.) Mom and Dad, I hope you were listening. (Laughter.) What an incredible honor. What an incredible honor. I don't want to become emotional, but what an incredible honor to have the support of the Kennedy family. John White Jr., thanks for those kind wo  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 17 -- President Biden issued the following remarks during his visit to the United Steelworkers headquarters on actions to protect U.S. steel and shipbuilding industry from what he calls China's unfair practices: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Pittsburgh. (Applause.) Please have a seat. Robert, thank you for that introduction and for sharing your story about being a third-generation steelworker and a Marine Corps veteran. Where are you? Are you over on this side? T  more

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, April 18 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a press gaggle with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby while en route to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hey. Hey, guys. We sadly don't have a lot of time. So, let me just do this at the top really quickly, and then I'll turn it off -- turn it over. So, we do have some news for you at the top. On Monday, April 22nd, the President will   more