State Dining Room 2:03 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. When I signed the American Rescue Plan last week, I said, “Help is on the way.” This week — and I — I can report — this is just — it’s here, sooner than many ever thought possible. Over the next 10 days, we’ll reach…
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President Biden’s FY 2025 Budget Advances Gender Equity and Equality
The President’s FY 2025 Budget includes critical policies for women and families across the country and around the world. It will give families more breathing room; support workers and strengthen the care economy; expand access to high-quality health care and improve health outcomes; prevent and address gender-based violence; and advance gender equality around the world.…
Statement by White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
Senator Sinema has been a key partner on some of the historic legislation President Biden has championed over the last 20 months, from the American Rescue Plan to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, from the Inflation Reduction Act to the CHIPS and Science Act, from the PACT Act to the Gun Safety Act to the Respect…
In 2023, President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Delivered Results for American Families
By Natalie Quillian, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff During his first two years in office President Biden worked with Congressional Democrats to pass historic laws that form the basis of his Investing in America agenda — a key pillar of Bidenomics. The American Rescue Plan, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS…
Honoring 60 Years of the Equal Pay Act and Advancing Pay Equity
June 10, 2023 Today is the 60th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act of 1963, a law that laid the foundation to ensure that workers in this country receive equal pay for equal work, regardless of their sex, for doing substantially similar jobs. It was the first of many laws that protect workers from pay…
FACT SHEET: The Biden-Harris Administration Announces Month of Action on Care with New Actions to Support Small Businesses
Today, the White House and Small Business Administration (SBA) announced new actions to support small businesses that offer child care for millions of working families. These announcements were made at a roundtable discussion with small business owners, lenders, and resource partners hosted at the White House by Director of the Gender Policy Council Jennifer Klein,…
A Proclamation on National Health Center Week, 2023
Every year, our Nation’s nearly 1,400 federally funded community health centers provide critical, accessible, and affordable medical, dental, and behavioral health care to over 30 million Americans. Spread across every State and territory, these vital health care centers help make real the promise that health care in this country should be a right, not a…
Remarks by Vice President Harris on the American Rescue Plan
Rose Garden 2:38 P.M. EST THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Madam Speaker and Mr. Majority Leader and America. The President promised help is on the way, and today, help has arrived. Help has arrived for the workers who lost their jobs. Help has arrived for the students who’ve been stuck at home. Help has arrived…
A Proclamation on 70th Anniversary Brown V. Board of Education
Seventy years ago, the Supreme Court delivered a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education that outlawed racial segregation in our Nation’s public schools, finding that “separate but equal” is “inherently unequal.” That landmark decision helped us move closer to realizing the idea that defines who we are as a Nation:…
Remarks By Vice President Harris On The American Rescue Plan
Rose Garden 2:38 P.M. EST THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Madam Speaker and Mr. Majority Leader and America. The President promised help is on the way, and today, help has arrived. Help has arrived for the workers who lost their jobs. Help has arrived for the students who’ve been stuck at home. Help has arrived for…