Presidential Document2023-20397
National Hispanic Heritage Month, 2023
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Published
September 19, 2023
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September 14, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 19, 2023)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 64349-64350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20397]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 180 / Tuesday, September 19, 2023 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10623 of September 14, 2023
National Hispanic Heritage Month, 2023
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During National Hispanic Heritage Month, we honor the
diverse history of generations of Latinos, whose
aspirations and achievements have shaped the soul of
our Nation.
I have often said that America can be defined in one
word: possibilities. The Hispanic community has always
embodied that ideal. It lives in the dreams of those
who have only just arrived here and in the legacy of
families who have been here for centuries. Latinos have
helped chart America's course since our start--as
doctors and engineers; artists and entrepreneurs; and
leaders in science, business, labor, government, and
military and across grassroots movements. Their faith
and drive have pushed our country to grow, prosper, and
pursue its highest ideals.
My Administration is working to make the American Dream
real for everyone, including by expanding opportunities
for Latinos across the country. Since I took office, we
have seen over 13 million new jobs created.
Unemployment is near a 50-year low. We helped more than
2.5 million Latinos enroll in health insurance through
the Affordable Care Act--that is an increase of more
than 50 percent since 2020. We expanded the Child Tax
Credit, which slashed child poverty by over 40 percent
among Latinos to the lowest rate on record. I signed
the most significant gun safety legislation in 30
years. We have invested in community colleges, Pell
Grants, and Hispanic-Serving Institutions, helping more
Latino students access higher education. And we have
made Puerto Rico's economic recovery and development a
priority by providing funding for new infrastructure
and clean energy projects and upgrading their
transportation.
We are doing all this by investing in America--
rebuilding our Nation's roads, bridges, ports, and
public transportation; replacing every lead pipe in the
country; and expanding access to high-speed internet.
Our historic Inflation Reduction Act is giving families
more breathing room by lowering health insurance and
prescription drug costs, including capping the cost of
insulin at $35 a month for people with Medicare. And it
makes the biggest investment ever in combating climate
change while bringing environmental justice to
communities of color, including Latinos, that have been
exposed to legacy pollution.
At the same time, on my first day in office, I sent the
Congress a plan to finally fix our Nation's broken
immigration system--securing our border while building
a fair, orderly, and humane process for migration that
keeps families together and protects workers from
exploitation. It also includes a pathway to citizenship
for Dreamers, temporary status holders, and farm
workers.
Throughout our work, the leadership of my four Latino
Cabinet members--Secretary of Health and Human Services
Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona,
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, and
Small Business Administrator Isabella Guzman--has made
an immense difference. And tens of thousands of other
Latinos serving our Nation continue to inspire us all--
including history-makers like Supreme Court Justice
Sonia Sotomayor; educators like Dr. Julieta
Garc[iacute]a, to whom I awarded
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the Medal of Freedom; brave police officers like the
fallen Wilbert Mora and Jason Rivera, who posthumously
received the Medal of Valor; and the 28 Hispanic
Federal judges that I nominated and have seen
confirmed. And countless more are enriching our country
in meaningful ways, including legendary artists like
Jos[eacute] Feliciano, Judith Baca, and Antonio
Martorell--who each received the National Arts Medals--
and Richard Blanco, who I awarded the National
Humanities Medal.
During National Hispanic Heritage Month, we salute the
vital contributions of these public servants and of the
more than 62 million Latinos who help make our Nation
stronger every day. Latino history is American history.
It is a story of hard work, family, faith, pride, and
possibility, and it is proof that there is nothing we
cannot do when we do it together.
In recognition of the achievements of the Hispanic
community, the Congress, by Public Law 100-402, as
amended, has authorized and requested the President to
issue annually a proclamation designating September 15
through October 15 as ``National Hispanic Heritage
Month.''
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 September 15
through October 15, 2023, as National Hispanic Heritage
Month. I call upon all Americans to observe this month
with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs
that celebrate Hispanic heritage and recognize the
impact Hispanic peoples have had on our Nation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
fourteenth day of September, 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-
eighth.
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