[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 228 (Wednesday, November 25, 2020)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 75221-75222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26228]


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 Title 3--
 The President

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                Proclamation 10120 of November 20, 2020

                
National Family Week, 2020

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Families strengthen our communities, shape our values, 
                and provide a foundation for future success. Families 
                are--and will always be--the basic building block of 
                our society. During National Family Week, we take time 
                to honor and appreciate the many blessings of strong 
                and healthy families, and we recognize that our 
                policies must empower and enable them to flourish so 
                they can contribute to an even brighter future for our 
                great Nation.

                Every family is unique and remarkable, and my 
                Administration is committed to providing meaningful 
                solutions to address the issues that matter most to 
                them, especially when facing extraordinary challenges. 
                As our Nation confronted the coronavirus pandemic, I 
                signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic 
                Security (CARES) Act to provide over $2 trillion in 
                economic relief to quickly help families, small 
                businesses, and communities, and the Families First 
                Coronavirus Response Act, which provided timely and 
                critical support for families by expanding paid family, 
                medical, and sick leave. We also increased unemployment 
                benefits, enhanced flexibility within unemployment 
                insurance programs, suspended student loan payments, 
                and removed the threat of foreclosures and evictions 
                for families with Government guaranteed mortgages. My 
                Administration continues to call on the Congress for 
                additional support to sustain families through this 
                pandemic, particularly those most harmed by State and 
                local shutdown orders and other restrictions on 
                economic activity.

                The pandemic has placed great strain on American 
                families, from those who have mourned the loss of a 
                loved one to those who have struggled to adjust to new 
                and burdensome daily routines. In times like this, 
                mental health becomes even more important. That is why 
                I signed an Executive Order to provide grant funding 
                for easier access to mental health services, including 
                telehealth, peer-to-peer, and safe in-person 
                therapeutic treatments.

                Despite impediments and adversity, we have made great 
                progress to help bring an end to this terrible pandemic 
                and rebuild our previously booming economy. In addition 
                to identifying many successful therapeutics through 
                Operation Warp Speed, I recently announced tremendous 
                progress in developing and distributing safe and 
                effective vaccines. Moreover, with unprecedented rapid 
                reductions in unemployment and historic third-quarter 
                growth, the United States, in just a few months, has 
                recovered two-thirds of the economic output lost to the 
                pandemic. America will fully recover not only 
                emotionally and physically, but also fiscally, from the 
                devastation of the pandemic--and our families will be 
                the bedrock of our Nation's renewed success.

                Families are our most cherished and sacred institution. 
                They play a vital role in providing emotional, 
                physical, and communal support and help us endure the 
                inevitable difficulties of life. My Administration 
                stands firm in supporting the success of our families 
                by ensuring that every child--born and unborn--can 
                thrive in a loving home with caregivers who are 
                bolstered by access to childcare, paid family leave, 
                school choice, and job training. By enacting tax cuts, 
                lowering prescription drug prices, and working

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                to increase wages and benefits, we have enabled 
                families to keep more of their hard-earned money so 
                they can realize their own American dream.

                In this season of Thanksgiving, we thank God for the 
                wonderful families across our great Nation who are 
                working to build brighter, better, and more prosperous 
                futures. This week, we acknowledge that we are only as 
                strong as our families and vow to prioritize their 
                well-being and to uphold their fundamental role in our 
                society.

                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 November 22 through 
                November 28, 2020, as National Family Week. I invite 
                communities, churches, and individuals to observe this 
                week with appropriate ceremonies and activities to 
                honor our Nation's families.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twentieth day of November, 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.
                
                

[FR Doc. 2020-26228
Filed 11-24-20; 8:45 am]
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