12:02 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Justin. Thank you so much and for all of your work and your continued leadership on this issue. So, hello, everyone. It’s good to be with you. I was just looking up on the screen at — at the participants. And I want to just thank you before I…
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FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Advance Pay Equity on the 15th Anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
New Biden-Harris Administration actions will help close wage gaps and improve pay transparency for workers. President Biden and Vice President Harris have long championed equal pay as a cornerstone of their commitment to ensuring opportunity and fairness for all workers. Closing gender and racial wage gaps is essential to ensuring that women and people of color can fully…
Statement from President Biden on George Floyd’s 50th Birthday
George Floyd should be alive. He should be celebrating his 50th birthday with his young daughter Gianna, family, and friends. He deserved so much more. Today, we join his family to honor his life and legacy. And we remember the tragedy and injustice of his death that sparked one of the largest civil rights movements…
Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Yemen
On May 16, 2012, by Executive Order 13611, the President declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the actions and policies of certain members…
Remarks by Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall Assistant to the President for Homeland Security on Countering Bioterrorism in an Era of Technology Convergence
Ash Carter ExchangeRemarks as Prepared I’m grateful to be here today with a group of kindred spirits focused on tackling some of the hardest problems we face at the intersection of technology and national security. Ash Carter devoted his life to working in this arena, and many of you are here because of the…
Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Somalia
On April 12, 2010, by Executive Order 13536, the President declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the deterioration of the security situation and…
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…
Press Release: Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Foreign Interference in or Undermining Public Confidence in United States Elections
On September 12, 2018, by Executive Order 13848, the President declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the threat of foreign interference in or undermining…
Letters to the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Foreign Interference in or Undermining Public Confidence in United States Elections
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Madam President:) Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency…
Biden-Harris Administration Releases Final Guidance to Improve Regulatory Analysis
Today, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) is issuing revisions to Circular A-4, the government-wide guidance on regulatory analysis. These revisions will help ensure that agencies analyze the consequences of regulations using the most up-to-date economic and scientific understandings. While much of Circular A-4—which was originally issued in 2003 and which has not…
