[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 177 (Friday, September 11, 2020)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 56463-56464]
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Vol. 85

Friday,

No. 177

September 11, 2020

Part V





The President





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Proclamation 10069--Labor Day, 2020
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                Proclamation 10069 of September 4, 2020

                
Labor Day, 2020

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On Labor Day, we recognize and celebrate the workers of 
                our great Nation. The American workforce is the best in 
                the world and, since day one of my Administration, I 
                have been standing up for the American worker. As 
                recent global challenges have tested our mettle, the 
                dedication of our workforce has once again proven that 
                Americans' resolve will never be overcome. Today, we 
                celebrate all workers, across every sector of our 
                economy, whose efforts have never been more appreciated 
                than in recent months.

                Since the founding of our Nation, American workers have 
                deployed their talents to build beautiful cities, 
                develop new technologies, and shape the global economy. 
                Now, our country depends on these hardworking patriots 
                as we continue to aggressively fight the coronavirus 
                pandemic. In particular, we celebrate every American 
                who has worked tirelessly to ensure we maintain our way 
                of life in this unprecedented time. These vital workers 
                include medical professionals, grocery store and 
                pharmacy clerks, farmers, meatpackers, truckers, 
                factory workers, and the many employees who are 
                important to the supply chain that makes essential 
                goods and medications accessible to all Americans. 
                Essential workers and volunteers like these and others 
                have enabled my Administration to respond swiftly to 
                the coronavirus pandemic and have safeguarded the 
                prospects of countless American businesses and the 
                lives and personal health of millions of people.

                From my first day in office, my Administration has 
                acted to foster an environment for growth, jobs, and 
                prosperity. Having built the greatest economy the world 
                has ever seen, my Administration will do it again. We 
                will not rest until American workers are safely back at 
                work. In March, I signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, 
                and Economic Security Act, which established the 
                Paycheck Protection Program that gave small businesses 
                the resources to keep their employees on payroll during 
                the pandemic. I also issued an Executive Order 
                continuing the work of the National Council for the 
                American Worker, which coordinates resources across our 
                Federal Government to ensure our Nation's workers have 
                the skills necessary for the jobs of the future. In 
                addition, my Administration's Fiscal Year 2021 Budget 
                includes $200 million for apprenticeship programs--up 
                $25 million from current funding levels and more than 
                double from when I first took office--to further 
                support and expand a highly skilled workforce that is 
                essential for global competitiveness. Even in the face 
                of tremendous adversity, we have set record numbers in 
                job growth along with record low unemployment--a trend 
                that will continue with the help of millions of 
                hardworking Americans across our country.

                On this Labor Day, we express our deep gratitude to 
                workers of every generation who helped create the 
                greatest economy in the world and the workers whose 
                tireless efforts will ensure our country and workforce 
                bounce back with full force as we defeat the virus. 
                Together, we will continue the great American comeback.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim September 7, 2020,

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                as Labor Day. I call upon all public officials and 
                people of the United States to observe this day with 
                appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities that 
                honor the contributions and resilience of working 
                Americans.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                fourth day of September, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and forty-fifth.
                
                
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