Presidential Document2023-20605
National Farm Safety and Health Week, 2023
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September 21, 2023
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September 15, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 182 (Thursday, September 21, 2023)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 65111-65112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20605]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 182 / Thursday, September 21, 2023 /
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Proclamation 10626 of September 15, 2023
National Farm Safety and Health Week, 2023
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
America's farmers, farmworkers, and ranchers are the
backbone of our Nation. They feed our families, power
much of our economy, and help America lead the world.
We owe them the dignity and certainty of knowing they
are safe on the job. During National Farm Safety and
Health Week, we renew our Nation's commitment to
protecting the well-being of everyone who works in
agriculture.
The prosperity that American farms provide our Nation
can come with great personal risk. Agriculture has long
been one of our most dangerous industries, with nearly
six times as many fatalities as other industries, often
due to tractor rollovers and road accidents while
moving equipment from farm to field. Heavy labor,
unsafe pesticides, extreme heat and weather, volatile
markets, and other uncertainties can cause stress and
injury. At the same time, nearly 200 rural hospitals
have closed since 2005, making it harder to find
emergency treatment and health care in agricultural
areas.
When I ran for office, I promised to be the most pro-
worker President in history and to get rural
communities the resources they need to keep everyone
healthy and safe. My Administration has fought to keep
workers safe on the job--including issuing the first-
ever Heat Hazard Alert, ramping up enforcement of heat-
safety violations, increasing inspections in high-risk
industries like agriculture, and working toward a
national standard for workplace heat-safety rules. The
Department of Agriculture is investing $500 million in
American Rescue Plan funds in rural health care
services so more Americans can get needed care closer
to home. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is investing
$65 billion in broadband, boosting access to remote
telehealth services. The Inflation Reduction Act is
slashing health care coverage premiums and prescription
drug prices for seniors. At the same time, we have
proposed new rules to require health insurers to cover
mental health care the way they would anything else,
moving toward real mental health parity. We have opened
140 new Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics
and launched the nationwide Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
(9-8-8) connecting those in crisis to trained
counselors by phone, text, or chat.
Meanwhile, my Administration is also focused on growing
the rural economy more broadly. We are getting States
the funds they need to expand access to small and
midsized meat and poultry processing so producers have
a better shot at fair prices. We are harnessing the
bioeconomy and creating new revenue streams for farmers
by supporting new and innovative products, like plant-
based packing materials and sustainable aviation fuels.
Throughout, we are making sure small and midsized
farmers and ranchers have a chance to succeed right
where they are from so the wealth they generate stays
in their communities and their children can keep
farming, building a stronger rural economy long-term.
America's farms, farmworkers, and ranchers represent
the best of our Nation. Working together, we can make
sure they have all they need to live healthy and safe
lives.
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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 17
through September 23, 2023, as National Farm Safety and
Health Week. I call upon the people of the United
States--including America's farmers; ranchers; and
agriculture-related institutions, organizations, and
businesses--to reaffirm a dedication to farm safety and
health. I also urge all Americans to express
appreciation and gratitude to our farmers, farmworkers,
and ranchers for their tireless service to our Nation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
fifteenth 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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