The President spoke at approximately 5:35 p.m. in the East Room at the White House. In his remarks, he referred to Rhian Reyes, a campaign organizer of Audubon California's Deserts and Salton Sea Program and alumna of the Chuckwalla Youth Advisory Panel; Vice President Kamala D. Harris; and Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality Brenda Mallory. He also referred to his great-grandson William Brannon Neal IV. The transcript was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on January 15.