WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve as members on the National Council on Disability: Hoskie Benally, Jr. Theo W. Braddy Claudia L. Gordon Risa Jaz Rifkind Emily Voorde National Council on DisabilityNational Council on Disability (NCD) is an independent federal agency charged with advising the President,…
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By the Numbers: Impacts of House Republicans’ Extreme CR 8% Cuts
With less than two weeks before the end of the fiscal year, extreme House Republicans are playing partisan games with peoples’ lives and marching our country toward a government shutdown instead of working in a bipartisan manner to keep the government open and address emergency needs for the American people. The continuing resolution they introduced…
Executive Order on Increasing Access to High-Quality Care and Supporting Caregivers
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. High-quality early care and education and long-term care are critical to our Nation’s economic growth and economic security. Early care and education give…
FACT SHEET: The President’s Budget Protects and Increases Access to Quality, Affordable Healthcare
The President and the Vice President believe that healthcare is a right, not a privilege. The Administration’s actions to protect and expand Americans’ access to quality, affordable healthcare have made a positive difference for Americans’ well-being and wallets. The Administration continues to build on, strengthen, and protect Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—and…
FACT SHEET: The President’s Budget Protects and Increases Access to Quality, Affordable Healthcare
The President and the Vice President believe that healthcare is a right, not a privilege. The Administration’s actions to protect and expand Americans’ access to quality, affordable healthcare have made a positive difference for Americans’ well-being and wallets. The Administration continues to build on, strengthen, and protect Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—and…
A Proclamation on Blind Americans Equality Day, 2022
On Blind Americans Equality Day, we celebrate the essential contributions of blind and low-vision Americans, whose talents and strength shape every industry and every community. In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson issued the first Presidential Proclamation honoring the independent spirit of blind Americans and calling on us all to help build a more…
Burden Reduction Initiative
Every year, administrative burdens make it harder for millions of individuals, families, and small businesses to receive government benefits and services for which they may be eligible. For some individuals, families or small businesses, these burdens—costs like the “time tax” required to learn about a program, fill out paperwork, assemble required documents, and schedule visits…
President Biden Announces Key Appointments to Boards and Commissions
WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve in key roles: Adams Memorial Commission The Adams Memorial Commission was enacted with the purpose of establishing a permanent memorial to honor John Adams and his legacy located in Washington, DC. The bi-partisan Commission shall consider and formulate plans for…
2022 Agency Equity Plans
Statement from President Joe Biden on the 60th Anniversary of the Equal Pay Act
Sixty years ago, President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act of 1963 into law. The landmark law recognized the right of equal pay for equal work, prohibiting pay discrimination on the basis of sex for workers doing substantially similar jobs. It was a momentous step forward and created the first of many equal…
