[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 11, 2011)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 27601-27602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11749]


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                Proclamation 8671 of May 6, 2011

                
Mother's Day, 2011

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                As our society has changed, so have the challenges 
                facing women raising families. Many American women are 
                raising children at home while caring for an elderly 
                parent, holding down two jobs, serving as the sole 
                parent in a family, or defending our country overseas 
                as a service member. Our Nation's mothers not only look 
                after our needs and teach us to be compassionate and 
                responsible, but also manage households, build careers, 
                and improve our neighborhoods and communities. While 
                the roles and responsibilities of mothers have evolved, 
                their guidance and care remains as strong and constant 
                as ever.

                On Mother's Day, we celebrate the extraordinary 
                importance of mothers in our lives. The bond of love 
                and dedication a mother shares with her children and 
                family is without bounds or conditions. Whether an 
                adoptive mom or grandmother, mother or partner, the 
                women who raise us show us that no hurdle is too high, 
                and no dream is beyond our reach. As sons and 
                daughters, we show our gratitude for the women in our 
                lives who care for us, shape our values, and set us on 
                the path to a limitless future.

                Throughout our history, mothers have made remarkable 
                sacrifices for the well-being of their loved ones. 
                Nearly a century ago, Anna Jarvis, who had suffered the 
                loss of her beloved mother, campaigned with many other 
                Americans to make Mother's Day a recognized holiday and 
                pay respect to all women raising children. Today, we 
                continue to celebrate the influence, love, and 
                nurturing our mothers provide in our lives and in our 
                national life.

                To support the parents who are raising tomorrow's 
                leaders, my Administration is committed to doing all we 
                can to create jobs and economic opportunities for 
                families across America. We are striving to help 
                mothers in the workplace by enforcing equal pay laws 
                and addressing workplace flexibility as families 
                balance the demands of work, child and elder care, and 
                education. My budget strengthens the Child and 
                Dependent Care Tax Credit to help families afford the 
                cost of quality childcare. The tax-cut package we 
                passed last December extended expansions of the Child 
                Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit, providing a 
                tax cut for 15.7 million families with about 29.1 
                million children. The Affordable Care Act gives women 
                more access to health care and better resources to 
                protect the health of their families by requiring new 
                insurance plans to cover wellness benefits for 
                children, ending the exclusion of pre-existing 
                conditions by insurance companies, and extending 
                parents' health coverage for young adults up to age 26. 
                First Lady Michelle Obama's ``Let's Move!'' initiative 
                is also providing mothers with helpful tools to support 
                their children's healthy growth.

                Mothers are the rocks of our families and a foundation 
                in our communities. In gratitude for their generous 
                love, patient counsel, and lifelong support, let us pay 
                respect to the women who carry out the hard work of 
                motherhood with skill and grace, and let us remember 
                those mothers who, though no longer with us, inspire us 
                still.

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                The Congress, by a joint resolution approved May 8, 
                1914, (38 Stat. 770), has designated the second Sunday 
                in May each year as ``Mother's Day'' and requested the 
                President to call for its appropriate observance.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 8, 
                2011, as Mother's Day. I urge all Americans to express 
                their love, respect, and gratitude to mothers 
                everywhere, and I call upon all citizens to observe 
                this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and 
                activities.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                sixth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand 
                eleven, and of the Independence of the United States of 
                America the two hundred and thirty-fifth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2011-11749
Filed 5-10-11; 11:15 am]
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