Presidential Document2022-10882
National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week, 2022
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Published
May 19, 2022
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May 13, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 97 (Thursday, May 19, 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: 2022-10882]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 97 / Thursday, May 19, 2022 /
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Proclamation 10396 of May 13, 2022
National Defense Transportation Day and National
Transportation Week, 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
In 1919, Army Lieutenant Colonel Dwight D. Eisenhower
joined a cross-country convoy of trucks and tanks to
determine if our Nation had the capacity to transport
military assets. He discovered a poorly connected
patchwork of roads that were unsafe for civilians and
unsuitable for our military needs. When he became the
President 34 years later, Dwight Eisenhower made
connecting the Nation a top priority by creating the
unprecedented Interstate Highway System that linked the
country to coast-to-coast travel and commerce,
revolutionized public safety, and unleashed America's
unrivaled sense of discovery and exploration.
Today, America's transportation system weaves together
distant communities into one Nation, making our economy
more competitive in the global market and enabling our
American way of life. On National Defense
Transportation Day and during National Transportation
Week, we recognize the importance of our Nation's
infrastructure to our national and economic security.
We also recognize that our transportation systems are
not equally accessible to all groups. They link some
neighborhoods while undermining, dividing, and leaving
others behind. They create pollution and contribute to
climate change. In addition, many of our roads,
bridges, waterways, and airports that were once ranked
among the best in the world have fallen into disrepair
due to neglect and lack of investment.
That is why last year I signed the Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law--the largest investment in America's
infrastructure since President Dwight Eisenhower and
the largest single investment ever in our roads,
bridges, passenger rail, and public transit. These
historic investments are funding crucial repairs to the
infrastructure that our Nation relies on so heavily for
interstate commerce and national security. The law also
modernizes our Nation's ports and waterways,
strengthening our supply chains, our economic growth,
and our global competitiveness while protecting
communities from the accelerating impact of climate
change.
Working together, governments at every level will be
positioned to deliver tangible results for the American
people--safer roads, better public transit options, and
a national network of electric vehicle charging
infrastructure. We will reconnect communities and
create good-paying jobs, building and maintaining
infrastructure projects that are funded by this
landmark legislation.
During National Transportation Week, we acknowledge the
importance of our transportation infrastructure and
honor the men and women who design, build, operate, and
maintain it. We also recognize transportation workers
who serve traveling Americans every day. As we enter a
new era in transportation infrastructure, my
Administration will continue to support our Nation's
evolving transportation needs to fuel long-term
economic growth and improve the quality of life for all
Americans.
In recognition of the ongoing contributions of our
Nation's transportation system and in honor of the
devoted professionals who work to sustain
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its tradition of excellence, the United States Congress
has requested, by joint resolution approved May 16,
1957, as amended (36 U.S.C. 120), that the President
designate the third Friday in May of each year as
``National Defense Transportation Day'' and, by joint
resolution approved May 14, 1962 (36 U.S.C. 133), that
the week in which that Friday falls be designated as
``National Transportation Week.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, do hereby proclaim
Friday, May 20, 2022, as National Defense
Transportation Day and May 15 through May 21, 2022, as
National Transportation Week. I urge all Americans to
observe these occasions with appropriate ceremonies,
programs, and activities as we show our appreciation to
those who build and operate our Nation's transportation
systems.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirteenth 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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[FR Doc. 2022-10882
Filed 5-18-22; 8:45 am]
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