[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 11, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 28753-28754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10192]


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                Proclamation 10393 of May 6, 2022

                
Mother's Day, 2022

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Every Mother's Day, we give special thanks to honor and 
                celebrate the mothers in our lives. Mothers across 
                America provide unconditional love and extraordinary 
                strength. They are our rocks in moments of crisis and 
                our guiding lights when we need it most. Our Nation 
                would not be where we are today without their enduring 
                foundation of love and support.

                This Mother's Day and every day, I celebrate the 
                mothers who have anchored my life. I honor my wife, 
                Jill--the love of my life and my north star. After 
                profound loss, Jill gave me back my life, and she made 
                me believe that our family could be whole again. She 
                brings us joy and laughter every day. And I remember my 
                own mother--Catherine Eugenia ``Jean'' Finnegan Biden--
                who has been gone since 2010 and whom I miss every day. 
                She taught me that character and integrity matter. When 
                I succeeded, she was also quick to remind me it was 
                because of the support and prayer of others. And if I 
                did not succeed the first time, she made sure I picked 
                myself up and kept at it. To this day, I live by her 
                words.

                In a year of extraordinary challenges, mothers have 
                done what they always have--carried their families, 
                communities, and our Nation with selflessness and 
                courage, despite the barriers that they so often face. 
                Americans must always care for our mothers in turn: 
                mothers who have worked to make ends meet for their 
                families, even in workplaces where they face 
                discrimination and disparities; mothers who serve 
                simultaneously as frontline workers and caregivers; 
                mothers who are grieving the loss of a child; and all 
                mothers across the Nation, who sacrifice every day.

                My Administration is working to build our economy from 
                the bottom up and the middle out to give America's 
                hardworking mothers some much needed breathing room. 
                Through the American Rescue Plan, we delivered a 
                historic expansion of the Child Tax Credit, which 
                helped us reduce child poverty last year by an 
                estimated 40 percent. We also delivered increased 
                Federal subsidies for child care providers, along with 
                critical utility assistance for low-income families. My 
                Administration is also committed to ensuring that 
                pregnancy and childbirth are safe and dignified 
                experiences for all families. That is why we are 
                working hard to address our maternal health crisis. 
                America's maternal mortality rates are among the 
                highest in the developed world, and they are especially 
                high among Black women and Native American women, 
                regardless of their income or education levels. We must 
                continue working to improve health outcomes for 
                pregnant women and mothers across the board.

                The progress we are making for mothers is undeniable, 
                but we are not done yet. We are still fighting hard to 
                pass paid family and medical leave for American 
                workers, to address the barriers and discrimination 
                women continue to face in the workplace, and to 
                strengthen and invest in our country's care 
                infrastructure. As we work to build a better America, I 
                will continue to use every tool at my disposal to 
                ensure that all mothers and families have the 
                opportunities they need to thrive.

                My mom used to always say, ``The greatest virtue of all 
                is courage, because without courage, you couldn't love 
                with abandon.'' Every day, mothers

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                summon the courage to love us with abandon. On Mother's 
                Day, we honor all of the mothers who continue to build, 
                shape, and sustain our Nation.

                The Congress, by 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, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., 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 May 8, 2022, 
                as Mother's Day. I urge all Americans to express their 
                love, respect, and gratitude to mothers everywhere. 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 
                twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2022-10192
Filed 5-10-22; 8:45 am]
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