Administration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., 2021

May 27, 2021

Q. Mr. Presidentââ

Q. Mr. President, your response to the Republicans' counteroffer?

The President's Federal Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2022/Infrastructure and Jobs Legislation

Q. Mr. President, can you confirm that you're going to submit a $6 trillion budget?

The President. I beg your pardon.

Q. Six trillion dollar budget, can you confirm the topline number?

The President. Well, we'll confirm thatâthat will all be distributed. And one of the things I want to tell you is that I haven't had a chance yet to go over the details of the counteroffer made by Capito. I'll beâwe're going to meet sometime next week, and we'll see if we can move that. And I'll have more to say about that at the time.

Q. Are you going to beâ[inaudible]âMr. President?

2019 Coronavirus Outbreak in Wuhan, China

Q. What do you expect to get from your reviewâyour 90-day review on where the origins of the coronavirus were?

The President. If I knew that, I wouldn't ask for a 90-day review. I don't know.

Q. What can they get that they haven't found in the last year?

Intelligence Community Investigation on COVIDâ19 Origins

Q. Will you pledge to release it in full? Will you pledge to release the report in full after 90 days?

The President. Yes. That'sâunless there's something I'm unaware of.

Q. [Inaudible]

Infrastructure and Jobs Legislation

Q. Sir, what do you think of the proposal? Is the proposal too small for you from the Republicans? What is your thought on it?

The President. I had a good conversationâvery brief, but a good conversationâwith Capito, the Senator. And I told her we wouldâshe's going to contact me next week. I told her we have to finish this really soon. And there's another Republican group that also wants to talk.

Andâbut we're going to have to close this down soon.

Q. Whatâhowââ

Q. [Inaudible]

NOTE: The President spoke at 11:48 a.m. prior to boarding Air Force One en route to Cleveland, OH.

Categories: Interviews With the News Media : Exchanges with reporters :: Joint Base Andrews, MD.

Locations: Joint Base Andrews, MD. Names: Moore Capito, Shelley.

Subjects: Budget, Federal : Fiscal year 2022 budget; Communications : News media :: Presidential interviews; Defense and national security : COVIDâ19 origins, intelligence investigation; Infrastructure, national improvement efforts; Maryland : Joint Base Andrews; Maryland : President's visits.

DCPD Number: DCPD202100443.