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Remarks by President Biden on American Rescue Plan Investments
South Court Auditorium Eisenhower Executive Office Building 11:23 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you all for your patience. Secretary Raimondo, thank you. Before we begin, I’d like to speak very briefly about today’s jobs report that was just been issued. We received more good news. In August, the economy created 315,000 new jobs. The great American jobs machine…
The American Rescue Plan (ARP)’s Impact on Women: 15 Highlights by the Numbers
This has led to:
The American Rescue Plan People Difference
ARP powered historic jobs recovery – with the largest calendar increase in jobs on record, unemployment down to 3.8%, and record drops in Hispanic Unemployment and Youth Unemployment – and ensured less scarring than any recovery in memory.Lowering Health Care Costs and Increasing Health Coverage 14.5 million Americans – the most ever – signed up…
The American Rescue Plan (ARP): Top 15 Highlights from 2 Years of Recovery
1. Led to the Strongest Jobs Recovery on Record: When President Biden came into office, there was tremendous economic uncertainty. Unemployment was at 6.1% when ARP passed. It was expected to average 5% in 2022. With the passage of ARP, unemployment averaged 3.6% in 2022 and fell to 3.4% at the beginning of 2023. 2. Powered…
Remarks by President Biden on the American Rescue Plan’s Special Financial Assistance Program
3:19 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Cleveland! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you. (The orchestra concludes playing “Hail to the Chief.”) Thank you to the orchestra. Thank you very much. (Applause.) Well, let me start off by saying — I’d get in trouble with my mother, were she here, if I didn’t say, “Excuse my back…
Remarks by Vice President Harris at the American Rescue Plan Workforce Development Summit
South Court AuditoriumEisenhower Executive Office Building 11:28 A.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everyone. Good morning. Thank you, Se- — AUDIENCE MEMBER: Good morning! THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good mor- — (laughs) — good morning. What an array of extraordinary American leaders. So, thank you all for being here and for the work you’re doing every day. And, Secretary Walsh,…
President Biden to Announce 21 Winners of $1 Billion American Rescue Plan Regional Challenge
Funding Provides Regional Investments to Transform Local Economies, Create Good-Paying Jobs, Jumpstart Emerging Industries, and Prepare Workforce for the Future WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden will announce the 21 winners of the $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge, the most impactful regional economic development competition in decades. Funded by President Biden’s American Rescue Plan…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Report: “Advancing Equity Through the American Rescue Plan”
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…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces American Rescue Plan’s Historic Investments in Community Health Workforce
$225 Million in Training Grants Awarded Today; American Rescue Plan Investments for Community Health Workforce Total Over $1.1 Billion Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is awarding $225 million in American Rescue Plan funds to train over 13,000 Community Health Workers (CHWs). In response to the acute need to expand the health care workforce and address pandemic-related burnout,…