Pennsylvania Convention CenterPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 12:38 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hi, everyone. Good afternoon, SEIU. Good afternoon. (Applause.) Good afternoon. Oh, it is good to be in the house of labor. AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! THE VICE PRESIDENT: That’s right. We’ll do it together. We’ll do it together. Thank…
Search Results
A Proclamation on Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 2021.
Thirty-one years ago, on July 26, 1990, our Nation moved closer to the fulfillment of its foundational promise when we passed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This landmark law affirms and protects the fundamental rights of people with disabilities — the right to equal opportunity, economic self-sufficiency, independent living, and equitable participation in every…
Nominations Sent to the Senate
Nancy G. Abudu, of Georgia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, vice Beverly Baldwin Martin, retired. Jennifer M. Adams, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Cabo…
Remarks by Vice President Harris on the Biden-Harris Administration’s Historic Investments to Remove and Replace Lead Pipes
Community Empowerment AssociationPittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1:51 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everyone. Good afternoon. Kim, I want to thank you for that. We had a wonderful conversation with Hanna, who I think is out here — there’s Hanna — and Gwendolyn. And I just want to thank the leaders here in Pittsburgh, in Pennsylvania, for…
Remarks of Principal Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer Deirdre K. Mulligan at the Public Interest Technology University Network Convening
Thank you for having me here today. It’s great to be back with this group. I’ve spent my career in the public interest technology field. While I’m a lawyer by training, throughout my career in civil society, academia, and now in the federal government, I’ve collaborated with technologists, computer and data scientists, and social scientists…
President Biden’s FY 2025 Budget Advances Gender Equity and Equality
The President’s FY 2025 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.…
FACT SHEET: The President’s Budget Tackles Crime, Keeps Americans Safe at Home
From the day he was sworn in, President Biden has taken bold action to reduce crime and make America’s communities safer. He has worked to fund effective, accountable policing; invest in intervention and prevention strategies; and keep especially dangerous guns off our streets and out of dangerous hands. From combatting hate in America’s communities to…
FACT SHEET: The President’s Budget Tackles Crime, Keeps Americans Safe at Home
From the day he was sworn in, President Biden has taken bold action to reduce crime and make America’s communities safer. He has worked to fund effective, accountable policing; invest in intervention and prevention strategies; and keep especially dangerous guns off our streets and out of dangerous hands. From combatting hate in America’s communities to…
President Biden’s FY 2023 Budget Advances Equity
From his first days in office, the President has pursued an agenda to ensure all Americans can lead lives of dignity and extend the reach of America’s promise. Consistent with the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to a whole-of-government effort to advance equity and racial justice, the President’s Budget for fiscal year 2023 makes historic investments to…
Build Back Better, Build Back Accessible: Appointees Reflect on National Disability Employment Awareness Month
By Emily Voorde (she/her) In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month this past October, Emily Voorde, Associate Director for Disability Community Engagement in the White House Office of Public Engagement, spoke with Taryn Williams, Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy at the Department of Labor, and Kelly Buckland, Disability Advisor in the Office of…