Highlights the Most Equitable Economic Recovery Ever Details Efforts to Ensure Equity in 32 Major American Rescue Plan Policies Today, the American Rescue Plan Implementation Team and the Domestic Policy Council released their interim American Rescue Plan Equity Report. It covers 32 different American Rescue Plan programs that represent nearly $900 billion or 60 percent of…
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A Proclamation on National Homeownership Month, 2022
For many Americans, a home is more than just a residence. It is a place that instills a sense of pride, security, and comfort that, no matter what challenges in life arise, they have somewhere to go and call their own. Whether owning or renting, a home is where we can live with…
A Proclamation on National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, 2022
During National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, we recommit ourselves to taking on a cancer that will affect over 260,000 people in America this year alone. It is for those we have lost, those who continue to fight, and those who will undergo this battle in the future that we redouble our efforts to better…
President Biden’s FY 2024 Budget Advances Gender Equity and Equality
The President’s FY 2024 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.…
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…
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Leaders Praise Biden-Harris Administration Pause on Pending Decisions of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports
This week, the Biden-Harris Administration announced a temporary pause on pending decisions for exports of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). During this period, the Department of Energy will evaluate the impacts of LNG exports on energy costs, America’s energy security, and climate change – the existential threat of our time. Since day one, President Biden has…
Every Day as Women’s History Day: Advancing Women’s Equality in the Biden-Harris Administration
By Emma Turner (she/her) In honor of Women’s History Month, Emma Turner, Staff Assistant for Economic Agency Personnel in the Presidential Personnel Office, spoke with Natalie Madeira Cofield, Assistant Administrator for the Office of Women’s Business Ownership at the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and Wendy Chun-Hoon, Director of the Women’s Bureau at the U.S.…
A Proclamation on Women’s History Month, 2022
Every March, Women’s History Month provides an opportunity to honor the generations of trailblazing women and girls who have built our Nation, shaped our progress, and strengthened our character as a people. Throughout our history, despite hardship, exclusion, and discrimination, women have strived and sacrificed for equity and equality in communities across the country. Generations…
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by First Lady Jill Biden at a Reception in Honor of Native American Heritage Month
East Room, The White House Welcome everyone to the first Native American Heritage Month Reception at the White House! It’s wonderful to be here with so many friends—like Congresswoman Davids; Shelly Lowe, our first Native American chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities; and so many Tribal leaders. Last Friday, a flame was lit…
Remarks by President Biden at the Investing in America Content Series Kickoff Event
South Court AuditoriumEisenhower Executive Office Building 2:26 P.M. EDT MR. BENJAMIN: Thank you all so much for being here. We’re so delighted to speak to you today and to hear your stories. It’s my pleasure to start the first of what will be many conversations just like this led by our president. It’s also my…
