WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Sept. 6, 2023: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon. Hey, hey. All right. A couple things for -- for you all at the top, and then we'll get going. So, in an hour, President Biden will meet with leaders of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, which represents 22,000 workers of -- at -- at West Coast ports, and the Pacific Maritime Association, whi- --  more