By Sharon Block, Associate Administrator, OIRA This Administration is using every lever at its disposal – including regulatory action – to deliver on the President’s priorities, including containing the pandemic, driving a durable economic recovery, advancing equity, and combating climate change. Since the President took office, we’ve worked to slow the spread of COVID-19 through…
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The Biden-Harris Administration Advances Equal Pay and Promotes Gender Equity Through President Biden’s Invest in America Agenda
By: Jennifer Klein White House Gender Policy Council Today is Equal Pay Day, a moment to highlight the persistent gender pay gap between men and women and recommit to fighting for equal pay for all. In 2021, women working full-time, year-round were paid 84 cents, on average, for every dollar paid to men. Pay disparities…
Breakthroughs for All: Delivering Equitable Access to America’s Research
By: Dr. Christopher Steven Marcum, Assistant Director for Open Science and Data Policy Dr. Ryan Donohue, AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow and Senior Policy Advisor President Biden has said that America can be defined in one word: Possibilities. There are few areas with greater prospects for realizing these possibilities than the investments that American…
Remarks by President Biden at Signing of Veterans Bills
South Court Auditorium 11:25 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Well, I think it’s still morning. Good morning, everyone. Please — AUDIENCE: Good morning. THE PRESIDENT: — please be seated. I feel like we have a quorum in the House. (Laughter.) I miss the quorums. Vice President Harris, honored guests: I want to thank you all for…
FACT SHEET: The Biden-Harris Administration Launches the SAVE Plan, the Most Affordable Student Loan Repayment Plan Ever to Lower Monthly Payments for Millions of Borrowers
See President Biden’s Video Announcing the Plan HERE: “Today I’m proud to announce a new program called the SAVE Plan. It’s the most affordable student loan plan ever.” Borrowers can sign up by visiting StudentAid.gov/SAVE The Biden-Harris Administration believes that education beyond high school should unlock doors to opportunity, not leave borrowers stranded with debt they cannot…
Statement by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on the 49th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
The constitutional right established in Roe v. Wade nearly 50 years ago today is under assault as never before. It is a right we believe should be codified into law, and we pledge to defend it with every tool we possess. We are deeply committed to protecting access to health care, including reproductive health care—and…
Neera Tanden Remarks to American Association of Community Colleges’ Workforce Development Institute
As Prepared For Delivery: Thank you so much, Jen [Worth], for the kind introduction. I am so grateful to you and your team at the American Association of Community Colleges for everything you’re doing to ensure that we’re preparing young people for the future and workers for in-demand, good-paying, high-quality jobs. Community colleges play a…
Remarks by President Biden at Signing of Bills that Extend Critical Support to our Law Enforcement and First Responders
State Dining Room 10:00 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everyone. Sorry to keep you waiting for a few minutes. We were doing a little bit of a check-in with — making sure everybody is clear to come in, in terms of health. Anyway, thank you all for being here. Please, sit down. Please, sit down. …
Clean Indoor Air Benefits Everyone
By Erica Kimmerling, OSTP Senior Policy Advisor for Public Engagement in Science Steph Guerra, OSTP Assistant Director for Health Security and Biodefense Georgia Lagoudas, OSTP Senior Advisor for Biotechnology and Bioeconomy The quality of the air we breathe indoors impacts our ability to fully participate in society and live our healthiest lives. For over two…
Remarks by President Biden at an Affordable Care Act Anniversary Event
East Room 1:09 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you, Teresa. What a — what a lovely introduction. You have such grace and calm and charm. I said on the way out — I said, “If it gets confusing, just say, ‘Here’s Joe.’” (Laughter.) She said, “I think I’ll be…
