Presidential Document2022-09766
Public Service Recognition Week, 2022
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May 5, 2022
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April 29, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 87 (Thursday, May 5, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 26671-26672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09766]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 87 / Thursday, May 5, 2022 /
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Proclamation 10386 of April 29, 2022
Public Service Recognition Week, 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
America's dedicated public servants are the lifeblood
of our democracy. Every day, millions of public workers
at all levels of government do extraordinary things to
make our lives better and our country stronger. During
Public Service Recognition Week, we honor the dedicated
Federal, State, Tribal, and local public servants who
embody the spirit of service and endless possibilities
that define America.
Public servants make crucial contributions in every
community in America. They educate our children, keep
our communities safe, defend our country, deliver our
mail, maintain our roads and bridges, develop cures for
diseases, improve sustainability, and care for our
veterans--among countless other essential services that
keep our country safe and propel us forward. Public
servants reflect the full diversity of this Nation, and
deliver the promise of a Government by and for the
people.
Our public servants have displayed remarkable
resilience and dedication throughout the COVID-19
pandemic. They have led vaccination efforts to keep our
communities safe, provided relief to small businesses,
supported natural disaster recovery efforts, and safely
reopened schools so that our students can learn. I am
proud that my Administration's American Rescue Plan
provided $350 billion to State, Tribal, and local
governments so that they could retain and re-hire vital
public servants--educators, police officers,
firefighters, public works employees, and countless
others. The American Rescue Plan also provided $122
billion for our public schools, equipping them with the
resources they need to operate safely and support our
students. Every day, public servants continue to put
these funds to work in ways that transform our
communities for the better.
My Administration is committed to protecting,
empowering, and rebuilding the career Federal workforce
so they can bring more resources to bear in service of
the American people. To recruit and retain the best
career civil service employees, I directed executive
departments and agencies to increase the minimum wage
for Federal employees to $15 per hour to make
Government jobs more competitive. I established a White
House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment,
led by Vice President Harris, which has already put
forward nearly 70 recommendations to strengthen the
right to unionize among Federal Government workers. I
have also taken steps to protect Federal employees
against discrimination on the basis of gender identity
or sexual orientation. I established a government-wide
initiative to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion
in the Federal workforce--because when public servants
reflect the full diversity of the communities they
serve, governments are more effective and successful.
I am proud that my Administration has delivered
significant relief to public servants who have Federal
student loans. It is crucial that student loans create
a pathway to opportunity, not a lifelong burden. In
October, my Administration announced a series of
actions to make it easier for borrowers to receive loan
forgiveness. Since then, more than 100,000 public
servants have received nearly $6.2 billion in student
loan debt relief. We will continue to build a student
loan system that provides borrowers the relief they
need.
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This week, we recognize the indispensable contributions
of our Nation's public servants. We honor all our
public workers who perform critical roles across our
country and around the globe. I have the greatest honor
of serving alongside these workers every day, and I am
humbled by their commitment to building a better
America.
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 1 through
May 7, 2022, as Public Service Recognition Week. I call
upon all Americans to celebrate public servants and
their contributions this week and throughout the year.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-ninth day of April, 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.
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[FR Doc. 2022-09766
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