Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. Today, Earth Day, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the availability of all chapters of the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) in Spanish. This marks the first time that the National Climate Assessment has been translated into Spanish, greatly broadening the reach and accessibility of the U.S. government’s premier resource…
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FACT SHEET:Biden-Harris Administration Announces Historic Investment to Bolster Nation’s Electric Grid Infrastructure, Cut Energy Costs for Families, and Create Good-paying Jobs
Across the country, the electric grid connects 145 million households and businesses. But many parts of the nation’s grid are over a century old and in dire need of upgrades. Last year, the United States experienced 18 separate natural disasters that resulted in millions of American families losing power. These outages hurt the economy –…
Remarks by President Biden Celebrating Labor Day and Honoring America’s Workers and Unions
Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 19Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 9:42 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Philadelphia! (Applause.) AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello! (Applause.) AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! THE PRESIDENT: Whoa! Thank you, thank you, thank you thank you. Hello, Philadelphia! And thank…
Extreme House Republicans’ Chaos Is Marching Us Toward a Government Shutdown
While President Biden continues delivering for the American people, extreme House Republicans are consumed by chaos and marching our country toward a government shutdown that would damage our communities, economy, and national security. Instead of following the bipartisan example of Republicans and Democrats in the Senate, extreme House Republicans continue to demand a reckless laundry…
Cancer Cabinet
When President Biden re-ignited the Cancer Moonshot in February 2022, he announced a whole of government response, including the formation of a Cancer Cabinet to be convened by the White House, bringing together cabinet agencies and relevant departments, including multiple White House components to address progress against cancer in five priority actions. Led by President…
Letter Regarding Critical Needs for the American People
The Honorable Kevin McCarthy Speaker of the House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Speaker: Earlier this summer, the President and congressional leaders reached a bipartisan budget agreement that allows for the annual appropriations process to proceed through regular order. The Administration looks forward to our continued work with members of both parties in…
FACT SHEET: White House Releases New Technical Assistance Resources to Help Communities Unlock Opportunities from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda
President Biden is growing the economy from the middle out and bottom up, and his Investing in America agenda unlocks billions of dollars in opportunity for states, territories, Tribes, and local governments to make a once-in-a-generation investment in infrastructure, clean energy and climate resilience. Over 90% of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)’s historic funding is…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Takes Action to Expand Access to Capital for Small- and Medium-Sized Climate Businesses
Through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. is making the largest public investment in climate action in history. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, the largest-ever investment in climate action, introduced and expanded grants, loans, tax incentives, and other programs to accelerate clean energy deployment, invest in resilience, and seed breakthrough…
Treasury Issues New Guidance to Support Good-Paying Jobs in Clean Energy Industries
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration took its latest step to build a clean energy economy in America that creates good-paying, family-supporting jobs. The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in coordination with the Department of Labor (Labor), issued initial guidance to clarify how taxpayers, project developers, contractors and sub-contractors can meet…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Releases Annual Agency Equity Action Plans to Further Advance Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government
Since Day One, the Biden-Harris Administration has championed an ambitious equity and racial justice agenda to ensure the full and fair participation of all communities in American life. Despite progress being made, entrenched disparities in our laws and public policies have often denied equal opportunity to historically underserved communities, including rural communities, Black, Latino, Asian American,…
