On National Equal Pay Day, we highlight the injustice of gender wage gaps by marking how far into this year women have to work, on average, to earn what men made last year. Over a lifetime, these inequities can amount to millions of dollars lost for women who do not receive the wages they…
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FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration’s Ongoing Efforts to Stem Firearms Trafficking to Mexico
The Biden-Harris Administration continues to take significant and historic actions to disrupt the trafficking of illicit fentanyl and dismantle firearms trafficking networks. Drug traffickers’ supply of firearms enables them to grow their enterprises and move deadly drugs, including illicit fentanyl, into the United States. They use these weapons, which consist of everything from handguns to…
Environmental Justice
“We’ve put environmental justice at the center of what we do, addressing the disproportionate health, environmental, and economic impacts that have been borne primarily by communities of color — places too often left behind” President Joe Biden, Earth Day 2022 For far too long, communities across our country have faced environmental injustices, bearing the brunt…
The White House Announces Guest List for the First Lady’s Box for the 2024 State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON, D.C. – First Lady Jill Biden will welcome guests to join her in the viewing box for President Biden’s State of the Union Address on Thursday, March 7, 2024. Each of these individuals were invited by the White House because they personify issues or themes to be addressed by the President in his speech,…
FACT SHEET: President Biden’s Safer America Plan
President Biden knows what works to make our communities safer: investing in community policing andcrime prevention. We need to fund police who walk the beat, know the neighborhood, are accountable to those they are sworn to serve, and build community trust and safety. We need to invest in mental health and substance use treatment services,…
A Message to the Congress on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Ukraine
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the…
Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities
On April 1, 2015, by Executive Order 13694, the President declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States constituted by the increasing prevalence and severity of…
Background Press Call On Upcoming Measures to Address Actions That Undermine Peace, Security, and Stability in the West Bank
National Security CouncilVia Teleconference 10:27 A.M. EST MODERATOR: Hi, everyone. Good morning, and thanks for joining today’s call on measures to address actions that undermine peace, security, and stability in the West Bank. As a reminder, this call is on background, attributable to senior administration officials, and it is embargoed until noon today. For your awareness, not for…
A Proclamation on National Voter Registration Day, 2023
The right to vote and to have that vote counted is the threshold of democracy. Without it, nothing is possible, but with it, anything is. On National Voter Registration Day, we reaffirm our commitment to ensuring every American has equal opportunity to participate in our democracy, and we encourage all eligible Americans to register to…
Ambassador Susan E. Rice Remarks to Wisconsin Communities in Action: Building a Better America
As Prepared For Delivery: Thank you, John [Podesta]. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the White House. It’s great to be with so many leaders from across Wisconsin. In November, Secretary Vilsack and I had the privilege of visiting Wisconsin to launch the Rural Partners Network in the state. We went to the Menominee Tribal…
