The White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, in partnership with the National Association of Counties (NACO), hosted a Convening of County Association Presidents and Executive Directors to highlight President Biden’s Investing in America agenda’s local impact on communities across the country. Senior Administration officials and county executives explored opportunities to continue to partner on implementation…
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FACT SHEET: White House Launches Invest.gov, Highlights Record Public and Private Investment in Communities Under President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda
Today, the White House launched Invest.gov, a new website showing the historic public and private sector investments President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is bringing to states and territories across America. Invest.gov features an interactive map showing infrastructure projects underway that are funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as well as private sector investments…
FACT SHEET: Historic Biden-Harris Administration Investments in Child Care Recovery Lowered Costs for Millions of Families, Helped Speed the Return to Work of Hundreds of Thousands Mothers, and Grew the Child Care Workforce
New CEA analysis shows that American Rescue Plan support for child care helped lower child care costs for a typical family with young children by over $1,200 per child per year President Biden and Vice President Harris know that children, their parents, and the economy are all made stronger through accessible, affordable, high-quality child care.…
Statement from President Joe Biden on a Record 18 Million Small Business Applications
Today, my Administration announced over 18 million new business applications since I took office, each one an act of hope and confidence. We’ve had the three strongest years for new businesses on record and the small business boom that has powered our economic comeback continues. Since the pandemic, Black business ownership has more than doubled, Hispanic…
Readout of Communities in Action: Illinois and Indiana
On February 1, the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and the Office of Public Engagement hosted 100 local elected officials and community leaders from across the states of Illinois and Indiana as part of its “Communities in Action” event series. During the half-day forum, senior Biden-Harris Administration officials highlighted the impacts of the American…
A Proclamation on National School Lunch Week, 2023
I have often said that children are the kite strings that keep our national ambitions aloft. During National School Lunch Week, we recognize that the health and well-being of children is a national priority and that every student should have access to healthy meals. We also reaffirm our support of the National School…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $25 Billion in American Rescue Plan Funding to Help Ensure Every American Has Access to High Speed, Affordable Internet
The Biden-Harris Administration is announcing new investments from the American Rescue Plan to help provide every American with access to affordable, high-speed internet. The American Rescue Plan funding is in addition to the $65 billion investment in high-speed Internet access in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and recent announcements to lower the cost of high-speed internet…
Statement from President Joe Biden on Record Decrease in Violent Crime in 2024
Americans are safer from violent crime today than a year ago. Today, an independent organization of police chiefs from the nation’s largest cities released data showing that, compared to a year earlier, violent crime declined across every category in the first quarter of 2024 and murders are down 17%. These decreases build on substantial decreases in…
Readout of White House Community Violence Awareness Week and Culminating Ceremony
Today, the Vice President and the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention (OGVP) hosted Community Violence Intervention leaders from across the country to recognize their efforts in reducing and preventing violence, and ultimately, saving lives. Community Violence Intervention programs are a key piece of the President’s Safer America Plan, with some behavioral science-informed CVI…
Neera Tanden Remarks to U.S. Conference of Mayors’ National Homelessness Convening
As Prepared For Delivery: Mercedes, thank you for that kind introduction—and, more importantly, for your tireless efforts to address homelessness in Los Angeles. And Mayor Bass, I want thank you so much for your tremendous leadership and advocacy. It has been wonderful to collaborate with you on this critical issue. More on that collaboration in…
