The President spoke at 1:56 p.m. at the Marriott Marquis Washington, DC, hotel. In his remarks, he referred to Mayor Andrew J. Ginther of Columbus, OH, who introduced the President; Senior Adviser and Director of the Office of Public Engagement Stephen K. Benjamin, in his former capacity as mayor of Columbia, SC; Secretary of Transportation Peter P.M. Buttigieg, in his former capacity as mayor of South Bend, IN; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia L. Fudge, in her former capacity as mayor of Warrensville Heights, OH; former Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms of Atlanta, GA, in her former capacity as Director of the Office of Public Engagement; former Mayor Mitchell J. Landrieu of New Orleans, LA, in his former capacity as Senior Adviser and Infrastructure Implementation Coordinator; Secretary of Agriculture Thomas J. Vilsack, in his former capacity as mayor of Mount Pleasant, IA; former Mayor Martin J. Walsh of Boston, MA, in his former capacity as Secretary of Labor; Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Thomas E. Perez, in his former capacity as a councilmember of Montgomery County, MD; and President Xi Jinping of China.