Actions are the latest in a series of steps the Biden Administration has taken to eliminate hidden junk fees and lower prescription drug costs Today, President Biden announced a series of new actions under a core pillar of his “Bidenomics” agenda to lower health care costs and crack down on surprise junk fees for American…
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FACT SHEET: How The American Rescue Plan Is Keeping America’s Schools Open Safely, Combating Learning Loss, And Addressing Student Mental Health
On March 11, 2021 – one year ago today – President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act into law, an unprecedented $1.9 trillion package of emergency assistance measures. The ARP provides a historic investment in America’s preschool through twelfth grade (P-12) schools in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to keep schools safely open,…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Advances Equity And Economic Opportunity Through Federal Procurement And State And Local Infrastructure Contracting
Administration Announces Record Contract Spending on Small Disadvantaged Businesses and New Steps to Create Contracting Opportunities for Disadvantaged Businesses through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law The Federal Government is the largest consumer of goods and services in the world, spending roughly $600 billion each year. Thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law , states, territories, Tribes,…
FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Announces Actions to Address the Health Effects of Military Exposures
Exposure to contaminants and environmental hazards poses a major health concern for veterans of all generations. There are also gaps and delays in the scientific evidence demonstrating conclusive links between known exposures and health impacts, leaving many veterans without access to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits and high-quality treatment to address significant health conditions.…
Remarks by President Biden on Actions to Address the Climate Crisis
South Court AuditoriumEisenhower Executive Office Building 10:40 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. Appreciate it. Well, I told Ritika: When she’s president, don’t forget me. (Laughter.) Ritika, thank you for that introduction and your beautiful artwork. You all see the artwork? Can you see it up here? It’s on the right side; I don’t know if…
Bidenomics Is Working: The President’s Plan Grows the Economy from the Middle Out and Bottom Up—Not the Top Down
President Biden and Vice President Harris came into office determined to rebuild our economy from the middle out and the bottom up, not the top down—and that strategy is working. Even as they faced an immediate economic and public health crisis—with a raging pandemic, elevated unemployment, snarled supply chains, and hundreds of thousands of small…
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…
Advancing Equity with Community Data Partnerships: We Need to Hear from You
By Denice Ross, U.S. Chief Data Scientist in the Office of Science and Technology Policy Alex Hertel-Fernandez, Senior Equity Fellow in the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs How can we provide more transparency on whether the communities that need Federal funds are receiving support? How can we empower low-income communities with the same knowledge…
A Proclamation on National Domestic Violence Awareness And Prevention Month, 2022
While our Nation has made significant progress in addressing domestic violence by responding to the stories and leadership of courageous survivors, as well as through advocacy and legislative action, domestic violence nonetheless remains all too common in America. During National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, we continue to shine a light on the…
Statement by President Joe Biden on the Passing of Former Senator Orrin Hatch
Jill and I and the entire Biden family are saddened to learn of the passing of Orrin Hatch, the longest-serving Senator in Utah’s history, and the longest-serving Republican Senator in our nation’s history. Orrin Hatch once shared in an interview that he had a soft side, and he had a tough side. To serve with…
