Jean-Pierre [7-28-22]: We need to pass the Inflation Reduction Act as soon as possible, because this is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to fight inflation, and lower costs like prescription costs, energy, and healthcare…it's critical for our country that we pass it as soon as possible.
Jean-Pierre [7-28-22]: [The Inflation Reduction Act] is a game-changer…it's historical.
[their demand to pass proves treachery]
Reporter: Are there pieces of Build Back Better that are not in this new deal that [Biden] plans on actively pursuing going forward?
Jean-Pierre [7-28-22]: Right now we're going to focus on the deal that's in front of us, the Inflation Reduction Act. We believe this is the time to act. It is historic.
Jean-Pierre [7-28-22]: Experts have said, they will tell you, that when you look at this act, it will indeed help fight inflation, it will indeed help reduce the deficit. Experts are saying that as well.
Reporter: On the phone today, did [Biden] ask President Xi anything about getting to the bottom of the origins of COVID?
Jean-Pierre [7-28-22]: The two…did discuss the health security, and transparency is a key part of that. The PRC is not living up to scientific and public health norms for data and information sharing. The international community needs more data to make clear the origins of the pandemic.
Reporter: Did [Biden] ask Xi about the findings of that congressional investigation that the Chinese were trying to infiltrate the Federal Reserve over the last couple of years?
Jean-Pierre [7-28-22]: We don't have anything to share on that.
Reporter: Wil the bill, if enacted, actually have an impact on the price of rent, on food, on some of the other things that have seen prices gone up in the current inflationary dynamic?
Jean-Pierre [7-28-22]: Right now, what we're seeing the act deals with healthcare and climate. Which are important things in lowering costs, creating jobs, and making lives better for the middle-class. We should not downplay that. That is historic.
Reporter: Why was [Biden] not wearing a mask today when he was meeting with CEOs, when doctors said he would.
Jean-Pierre [7-28-22]: They were socially-distanced. They were far enough apart. So we made it safe for them to be together…he will continue CDC guidance that individuals who have tested positive wear a mask when around others for ten days after symptom onset.
Jean-Pierre [7-28-22]: We were given a disjointed response to COVID, and [Biden] had to turn that around.
Reporter: Online business records suggest that [Hunter] still holds a ten percent stake in a Chinese investment fund. Is it possible to have basic transparency there on whether he actually divested that stake or not?
Jean-Pierre [7-28-22]: I would refer you to his representatives. That's not something I can speak about at the podium.
Reporter: Naomi Biden said she is going to have her wedding ceremony on the South Lawn. Can you ensure the American people that taxpayer dollars will no go toward that ceremony?
Jean-Pierre [7-28-22]: I can ensure to you that taxpayer dollars will not go to that. That is a personal affair…that is not White House business.
Reporter: Will the press have access?
Jean-Pierre: That is a couple months away…I'm not going to speak to that at this time.
Jean-Pierre: [Biden] intends to run in 2024.
LIVE: Illegals in Mexico blocking a highway; National Guard of Mexico on scene. This has been going on for twenty hours.
Oscar El Blue says the illegals blocking highway in Mexico are largely from Venezuela, and also includes Honduras, Guatemala, Africa, and Asia [mostly China].
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Oscar El Blue says the 25-30 illegals from China that are protesting on the highway in Mexico told him they are escaping from the CCP.