On Wednesday, February 7th, the White House and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), in coordination with the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), convened a roundtable discussion focused on ensuring adequate U.S. manufacturing capacity to build clean transit buses at the scale and pace needed to meet market demand and achieve national climate and equity goals.…
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FACT SHEET: President Biden Issues Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence
Today, President Biden is issuing a landmark Executive Order to ensure that America leads the way in seizing the promise and managing the risks of artificial intelligence (AI). The Executive Order establishes new standards for AI safety and security, protects Americans’ privacy, advances equity and civil rights, stands up for consumers and workers, promotes innovation…
FACT SHEET: The Biden-Harris Administration’s Work to Support Black Disabled Americans
Black Americans with disabilities are deserving of dignity, respect, and equal opportunity to achieve the American Dream. Black History Month celebrates the resilience and talents of Black people, including Black disabled people. This country was founded upon the idea that all people are created equal and should be treated equally. However, it is important to…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Actions to Protect Youth Mental Health, Safety & Privacy Online
The United States is experiencing an unprecedented youth mental health crisis. More than half of parents express concern over their children’s mental well-being, and there is now undeniable evidence that social media and other online platforms have contributed to our youth mental health crisis. The number of children and adolescents with anxiety and depression has risen nearly 30% in recent years.…
Readout of White House Roundtable on Leveraging the Inflation Reduction Act for Safety-Net Health Organizations
Today, Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation John Podesta, Assistant to the President and Director of the Domestic Policy Council Neera Tanden, Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Rachel Levine, and other Biden-Harris Administration officials met with health care providers, professional societies and associations, philanthropies, and financial institutions to discuss how…
FACT SHEET: The Biden-Harris Administration Advances Equity and Opportunity for Black Americans and Communities Across the Country
From the first day in office and every day since, the Biden-Harris Administration has taken an historic approach to advancing racial equity, including directing every agency across the whole of the federal government to address the lasting impacts of systemic racism on Black communities. For generations, entrenched disparities in our society and economy, at times…
Biden-Harris Administration Unveils First-Ever Strategy to Advance Environmental Justice for Communities That Rely on the Ocean and Marine Resources
During the United Nations’ Conference of Parties (COP28) today, the Biden-Harris Administration unveiled the first-ever U.S. Ocean Justice Strategy to advance environmental justice for communities that rely on the ocean and Great Lakes for economic, cultural, spiritual, recreational, and food security purposes. For the first time, the federal government is outlining how it will integrate…
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: Federal Salary Council The Federal Salary Council is an advisory board that provides recommendations on the federal employee locality pay program to the President’s Pay Agent. These recommendations include the establishment or modification of pay localities, the…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Measures to Promote Equitable Community Development
Bidenomics is rooted in the simple idea that we need to grow the economy from the middle out and the bottom up, not the top down. And we are making progress: President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, including the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA),…
Remarks by Vice President Harris Before Roundtable with Young Men of Color Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs
Indian Treaty RoomEisenhower Executive Office Building 1:33 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, again, good afternoon. Good afternoon to everyone here. I want to start by thanking each of you business leaders for joining us for this afternoon’s discussion at the White House. We have asked you to join us in this discussion because you are…
