Prince George’s Community CollegeLargo, Maryland 3:18 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello. (Applause.) As my mother would instruct me to say, please excuse my back. I apologize. (Laughter.) Sadé — I just told her, when she walked off the stage, when she’s President and they say, “Joe Biden is out in the waiting room,”…
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FACT SHEET: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Boosts Clean Energy Jobs, Strengthens Resilience, and Advances Environmental Justice
President Biden has made combatting the climate crisis a central priority of his Administration, including throughout his legislative agenda. Climate change is already impacting almost every aspect of life in the United States. Extreme heat waves, catastrophic wildfires, and severe drought are taking American lives and livelihoods. In the last year alone, extreme weather has…
FACT SHEET: The American Families Plan Advances Equity and Racial Justice
On his first day in office, President Biden signed an Executive Order directing the whole of the federal government to advance equity and racial justice. Today, the President announced a historic new set of investments to deliver on his vision of a more equitable America through the American Families Plan. The American Families Plan will…
FACT SHEET: The Biden-Harris Administration Responds to Immediate Needs of the Community in the Buffalo and Uvalde Attacks
The Biden-Harris Administration is using the full resources of the federal government to respond to the horrific massacres that took place at Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo, New York, and at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. This fact sheet summarizes some key federal social service programs and other supports that are part of that…
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President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. to Award Medal of Honor
On December 16, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., will award the Medal of Honor to Sergeant First Class Alwyn C. Cashe, United States Army, Sergeant First Class Christopher A. Celiz, United States Army, and Master Sergeant Earl D. Plumlee, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry. Sergeant First Class Alwyn C. Cashe will receive…
How the American Rescue Plan, the American Jobs Plan, and the American Families Plan Meet the Moment for Moms this Mother’s Day
By: The White House Gender Policy Council As we mark Mother’s Day, more than a year has now passed since a once-in-a-century public health crisis, a once-in-a-generation economic crisis, and an ongoing caregiving crisis conspired to place an unprecedented burden on millions of moms — and their families— across the country. In a year of…
Executive Order on White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics
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. Nearly 14 million students in our Nation’s public elementary and secondary school system and nearly 4 million students in post-secondary education are Hispanic. Hispanic students constitute more than…
Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials Previewing the 9th Summit of Americas: Health Systems and Health Security
[Via Teleconference] 7:05 P.M. EDT MODERATOR: Hello, everyone. Thank you so much for joining us today. I just wanted to start by setting some ground rules as a reminder that this call is currently under a 5:00 a.m. embargo and you may attribute the contents of the call to a “senior administration official.” We really…
President Biden Appoints Members to United Service Organizations Inc. Board of Governors
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden appointed the following members to the board of governors of United Service Organizations (USO) Inc., a non-profit, charitable corporation that provides live entertainment to members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families: Gil Kerlikowske of South Carolina Ginger Miller of New York Chief Master Sergeant Manuel Piñeiro, USAF…
