Presidential Document2022-10192
Mother's Day, 2022
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Published
May 11, 2022
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May 6, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 11, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10192]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 91 / Wednesday, May 11, 2022 /
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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.
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