MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT: Modernizing United States Spectrum Policy and Establishing a National Spectrum Strategy By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to meet the growing…
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FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Marks Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act and Announces Resources to Support Individuals with Long COVID
Today, on the 31st Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), we celebrate the inclusion and access promoted by the landmark civil rights law for disabled Americans. Grounded in four core outcomes of full participation, equal opportunity, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency, the ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in contexts such…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Steps to Improve Quality of Nursing Homes
For far too long, nursing home residents have been victims of an industry with little accountability to keep American seniors safe and protected. COVID-19 has laid bare the challenges in America’s nursing homes, with over 200,000 residents and staff dying from COVID-19. That’s why in his State of the Union, President Biden launched an action…
Statement by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on Nelson Mandela International Day
For the last 12 years, the world has celebrated July 18 as Nelson Mandela International Day to honor the memory of a truly transformative leader and to shine a light on the legacy of South Africa’s first President elected by its citizens of all races. Nelson Mandela fought apartheid, presided over a new, democratic constitution…
Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Meeting with Secretary for Strategic Affairs Gustavo Beliz of Argentina
Today, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met with Secretary for Strategic Affairs Secretary Gustavo Beliz of Argentina at the White House to advance a roadmap for bilateral cooperation established at their August meeting in Buenos Aires. They focused on joint efforts to address the climate crisis, leveraging international financial institutions to promote a sustainable and…
President Biden Announces Key Nominees
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve as key leaders in his administration: Erika L. McEntarfer, Nominee for Commissioner of Labor Statistics at the Department of Labor Erika L. McEntarfer is a senior supervisory economist in the Center for Economic Studies at the United States Census…
Readout of White House Roundtable Meeting with Women’s Rights and Reproductive Health Leaders
Today, Gender Policy Council Co-Chairs Jennifer Klein and Julissa Reynoso, White House Counsel Dana Remus and Deputy White House Counsel Danielle Conley, Director of the Office of Political Strategy and Outreach Emmy Ruiz, and Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council Christen Linke Young hosted a roundtable with women’s rights and reproductive health leaders to discuss the Supreme Court’s ruling on…
Cancer Moonshot
The President and First Lady reignited the Biden Cancer Moonshot to mobilize a national effort to end cancer as we know it. We’re building a world where the word ‘cancer’ loses its power, a diagnosis isn’t a death sentence, we prevent cancer before it starts, we catch cancer early so people live longer and healthier…
Readout of White House Roundtable with Transgender Women of Color Advocates
This week Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice and Co-Chair of the Gender Policy Council Julissa Reynoso hosted a roundtable at the White House with transgender women of color advocates from around the country. This event was the first in a series of listening sessions that will be convened by the White House-led Interagency Working Group…
President Biden Announces Key Appointments to Boards and Commissions
WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to the U.S. AbilityOne Commission: Matthew R. Beebe, Commissioner, Department of Defense Angela Billups, Commissioner, Department of Veterans Affairs Megan Dake, Commissioner, Department of the Army Carol L. Dobak, Commissioner, Department of Education Robert D. Hogue, Commissioner, Department of the Navy Tara…
