[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 17, 2023)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 31465-31466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10665]


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                Proclamation 10580 of May 12, 2023

                
Mother's Day, 2023

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On Mother's Day, we celebrate the moms and the women 
                filling the role of a mother in our lives, who bless us 
                with a total sense of what it means to be family. They 
                believe in us so we can believe in ourselves. They 
                sacrifice to give us opportunities they never had. They 
                are there for us at our highest points and our lowest 
                moments, lifting us up when we need it most.

                The lessons I learned from my mother, Catherine Eugenia 
                ``Jean'' Finnegan Biden, continue to guide me today. 
                She led with honor. She believed everyone deserved to 
                be treated equally. She reminded my siblings and me 
                that failure was inevitable, but giving up was never an 
                option. She would say that courage is the greatest 
                virtue, because without courage, you cannot love with 
                abandon.

                My wife, First Lady Jill Biden, has loved our children 
                and grandchildren with abandon as well. She was the 
                glue that helped put our family back together after my 
                boys and I experienced profound loss. Every day, her 
                joy, wisdom, and strength bring light to so many, 
                including the students she teaches full time.

                Across the country, mothers are nurturing children, 
                providing for families, and driving innovation in every 
                field. They serve at the highest levels of government, 
                lead our Nation's military, and power our economy--
                running some of the biggest companies in the world and 
                operating beloved small businesses on Main Streets 
                across America. At the same time, many mothers work 
                night shifts and jobs that often do not pay them enough 
                to make ends meet and support their families. As moms 
                continue knocking down the barriers that stand in the 
                way of all women and girls reaching their full 
                potential, my Administration is working to give them 
                support and opportunity. Our American Rescue Plan 
                helped keep the doors open for 220,000 child care 
                providers--90 percent of which are owned and staffed by 
                women--so families could go to work while their 
                children were cared for. We expanded the Child Tax 
                Credit and cut child poverty in half during our first 
                year in office. The historic infrastructure, 
                manufacturing, and clean energy laws I signed as part 
                of our Investing in America agenda are creating good-
                paying jobs for women in sectors where they have been 
                previously underrepresented. And to ensure that new and 
                expecting mothers can thrive in the workplace, I signed 
                into law new protections for pregnant workers and 
                nursing parents in the workplace: the Pregnant Workers 
                Fairness Act and the Providing Urgent Maternal 
                Protections for Nursing Mothers Act.

                Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris is leading the 
                charge to make pregnancy and childbirth safer for all 
                women and to make sure pregnant women and moms in all 
                communities are treated fairly. We released a Blueprint 
                for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis to lower the 
                rates of maternal mortality and morbidity; reduce 
                disparities in maternal health; and improve the 
                experiences of women before, during, and after birth 
                across the country. Our American Rescue Plan gave 
                States the option to extend Medicaid postpartum 
                coverage for a full year--up from just 60 days--and we 
                have already approved requests from over 30 States and 
                Washington,

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                D.C., to expand this coverage. And my Administration 
                continues fighting for a national, comprehensive paid 
                family and medical leave program.

                Today, at family gatherings across America, let us give 
                thanks for all the mothers and mother-figures, who we 
                love so much. Let us be sure to make the most of our 
                precious time together. Let us also keep in our prayers 
                those who observe this day with a hole in their heart, 
                missing a mom's irreplaceable presence and the comfort 
                it brings, as well as the mothers who know the pain of 
                losing a child. Finally, let us continue working to 
                extend our country's promise of dignity and opportunity 
                to America's mothers--the least we can do for the 
                people in our lives who have given us the most.

                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, do hereby proclaim May 
                14, 2023, 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 
                twelfth day of May, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-three, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                seventh.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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