At the annual Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride,
@FLOTUS
celebrated the courage and strength of our nation’s veterans and their families and caregivers.
President Biden’s Investing in America agenda has attracted more than $825 billion in private sector investment – igniting a manufacturing, clean energy, and semiconductor boom nationwide.
Because of President Biden’s CHIPS and Science Act, we reached a preliminary agreement with Micron to build three new semiconductor factories in New York and Idaho, unleashing Micron’s investment of over $125 billion and the creation of over 70,000 jobs.
American workers are seeing wages grow faster than prices as our economy remains strong. President Biden will keep working to build an economy where the middle class has a fair shot and no one is left behind.
Yesterday marks a major milestone toward fully reopening the Port of Baltimore by the end of May – the first large cargo ships traveling through the channel since the Francis Scott Key bridge collapsed.
@POTUS
will continue to lead a whole-of-government approach to reopen the…
The power sector is responsible for a quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Today, our Administration is announcing key actions to tackle climate change and other pollution, strengthen America’s electric grid, and boost clean energy deployment and manufacturing jobs.
As part of her Joining Forces initiative,
@FLOTUS
welcomed wounded warriors, their caregivers, and their families to the White House this week to kick-off the annual Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride.
The economy has grown more since President Biden took office than at this point in any presidential term in the last 25 years – while unemployment has stayed below 4% for more than two years.
Our Administration has finalized a new rule raising the threshold for overtime pay – ensuring that more workers who earn less than $58,656 a year have the right to overtime protections and receive the pay they deserve.
Non-compete agreements – which employers use to prevent workers from changing jobs – impact nearly 30 million Americans. Our Administration is banning these agreements nationwide, which will help put money in the pockets of workers across the country.
Our Administration is committed to improving access to long-term care and the quality of caregiving jobs. This week,
@VP
announced new actions to address staffing shortages in nursing homes and help increase pay for home health care workers.
BIG NEWS on junk fees! Our Administration has finalized rules:
✈️Requiring airlines to provide automatic cash refunds to passengers when owed
✈️Protecting consumers from costly surprise airline fees
We’re taking on corporate rip-offs to put money back in your pocket.
Roughly half of Tribal households lack access to clean drinking water or adequate sanitation. Our Administration is investing over $1 billion to accelerate the delivery of drinking water and community sanitation infrastructure projects in Indian Country.
Our Administration is taking big action today to support workers:
✅
@FTC
finalized a ban on new non-compete agreements
✅
@USDOL
finalized a rule raising the threshold for overtime pay
These new rules will help put money in the pockets of workers across the country.
NEW: Our Administration is announcing a bold national goal to protect, restore, and reconnect 8 million acres of wetlands and 100,000 miles of rivers and streams.
Securing clean water for every American means conserving and restoring our freshwater resources.