Promoting gender equity and equality is a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy in Africa and around the world. Advancing the status of women and girls is not only a matter of human rights, justice, and fairness—it is also a strategic imperative that reduces poverty and promotes sustainable economic growth, increases access to education, improves health…
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Remarks by President Biden on the Economy
IBEW Local 26Lanham, Maryland 2:34 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello! (Applause.) Hello, IBEW! (Applause.) Please, sit down, if you have a seat. (Laughs.) Well, thank you, Travis, for that introduction. You know, I want to thank Kenny Cooper, president of the IBEW, who is doing a great job for this union, and for all —…
The American Rescue Plan (ARP)’s Impact on Women: 15 Highlights by the Numbers
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JOINT STATEMENT OF JANET L. YELLEN, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, AND SHALANDA D. YOUNG, DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, ON BUDGET RESULTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda D. Young today released the final budget results for fiscal year (FY) 2023. The Biden-Harris Administration’s record of building the economy from the middle out and bottom up helped sustain a significant economic recovery and laid…
FACT SHEET: President Joseph R. Biden and President Joko Widodo Announce the U.S.-Indonesia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
Today, President Biden welcomed President Joko Widodo of Indonesia to the White House. Marking a historic new phase in our bilateral relations, the two leaders elevated U.S.-Indonesia ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. President Biden and President Widodo celebrated this unprecedented level of cooperation, built on shared values of democracy and pluralism, by announcing new…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Takes Action to Promote Access to Behavioral Health Care for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities
Last week, the Biden-Harris Administration hosted its inaugural mental health summit focused on improving equity and access to behavioral health care for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) communities. The White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Initiative to Tackle Unsheltered Homelessness
Today, the Biden-Harris administration will announce the launch of ALL INside, a first-of-its-kind initiative to address unsheltered homelessness across the country. ALL INside is a key part of All In: The Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness, which set a bold goal to reduce homelessness 25 percent by 2025 and ultimately build a…
Readout of Los Angeles Declaration Implementation Launch
On Monday, September 26, 2022, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Homeland Security Advisor Liz Sherwood-Randall welcomed representatives from countries across the Western Hemisphere to the White House to launch the implementation process of the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection. The Declaration was announced by President Biden and fellow heads of state from…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy, Unleashing America’s Cyber Talent
Read the full strategy here Today, the Biden-Harris Administration unveiled the National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy (NCWES), a first-of-its-kind comprehensive approach aimed at addressing both immediate and long-term cyber workforce needs. Filling the hundreds of thousands of cyber job vacancies across our nation is a national security imperative and the Administration is making generational…
FACT SHEET: President Biden’s Budget Improves Customer Experience and Service Delivery for the American People
During his first year in office, President Biden signed an Executive Order directing a whole-of-government effort to design and deliver an equitable, effective, and accountable Government that delivers results for all Americans. Since then, more than 17 Federal agencies, through 35 High Impact Service Providers (HISPs), have taken actions to deliver customer experiences that are…
