The COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force will provide recommendations for addressing health inequities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and for preventing such inequities in the future As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to plague the country, it has had a disproportionate impact on some of our most vulnerable communities. Shortly after COVID-19 was first identified in…
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Fact Sheet: United States to Announce Commitments to the Generation Equality Forum
Today, the United States joined global partners – including governments, civil society, and the private sector – in making commitments to the Generation Equality Forum, reasserting U.S. leadership on gender equity and equality on the world stage. The Generation Equality Forum (GEF), convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of France and Mexico,…
White House Releases Fact Sheets to Highlight Nationwide Need and Impact of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework
Today, the White House released state fact sheets that highlight the need for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework, the largest long-term investment in our infrastructure and competitiveness in nearly a century. The fact sheets highlight how the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework will deliver for states and territories across the country – creating a generation of good-paying, union…
Build Back Better Framework
The Build Back Better Act will create millions of good-paying jobs, enable more Americans to join and remain in the labor force, spur long-term growth, reduce price pressures and set the United States on course to meet its clean energy ambitions. Investments in Children, Families and Caregiving that Grow the Economy’s Capacity Universal Preschool for…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy, Unleashing America’s Cyber Talent
Read the full strategy here Today, the Biden-Harris Administration unveiled the National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy (NCWES), a first-of-its-kind comprehensive approach aimed at addressing both immediate and long-term cyber workforce needs. Filling the hundreds of thousands of cyber job vacancies across our nation is a national security imperative and the Administration is making generational…
Executive Order on Prohibiting Certain Imports, Exports, and New Investment with Respect to Continued Russian Federation Aggression
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President…
The Economics Behind the President’s Economic Agenda
Over the past several decades, the United States has failed to make important investments in its economy and underlying infrastructure. This has resulted in unequal economic growth and an economy that is not delivering the living standards it could. A common issue with these problems is that the private market cannot be expected to solve…
Statement from Acting Director Regina LaBelle on Today’s CDC Overdose Death Data
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Regina LaBelle, Acting Director of National Drug Control Policy, issued the following statement regarding the CDC’s release of provisional drug overdose death data, which show a record number of 99,106 predicted overdose deaths in the 12-month period ending in March 2021 – a 31 percent increase from the prior 12-month period ending…
Remarks by President Biden at the Summit for Democracy Virtual Plenary on Democracy Delivering on Global Challenges
South Court AuditoriumEisenhower Executive Office Building 11:42 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT BIDEN: Hello, everyone. Let me start by apologizing for the slight cold I have. That’s the only thing that’s happening to me these days. Let me start by thanking everyone for participating in the second Summit of Democracies — for Democracy, I should say. But more importantly,…
Acting Director Regina LaBelle Voices Support for Bill to End Federal Sentencing Disparity Between Crack and Powder Cocaine on Behalf of the Biden-Harris Administration
Acting Director LaBelle calls for swift passage of the bipartisan EQUAL Act Washington, D.C. — Today, Regina LaBelle, Acting Director of National Drug Control Policy, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled, “Examining Federal Sentencing for Crack and Powder Cocaine.” Acting Director LaBelle spoke about the importance of eliminating the federal sentencing disparity that remains…
