Presidential Documents

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Federal Register 

Vol. 85, No. 228 

Wednesday, November 25, 2020 

Title 3— 

The President 

Proclamation 10120 of November 20, 2020 

National Family Week, 2020 

By the President of the United States of America 

A Proclamation 

Families strengthen our communities, shape our values, and provide a foundation for future success. Families are—and will always be—the basic building block of our society. During National Family Week, we take time to 

honor and appreciate the many blessings of strong and healthy families, 

and we recognize that our policies must empower and enable them to 

flourish so they can contribute to an even brighter future for our great 

Nation. 

Every family is unique and remarkable, and my Administration is committed 

to providing meaningful solutions to address the issues that matter most 

to them, especially when facing extraordinary challenges. As our Nation 

confronted the coronavirus pandemic, I signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, 

and Economic Security (CARES) Act to provide over $2 trillion in economic 

relief to quickly help families, small businesses, and communities, and 

the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which provided timely and 

critical support for families by expanding paid family, medical, and sick 

leave. We also increased unemployment benefits, enhanced flexibility within 

unemployment insurance programs, suspended student loan payments, and 

removed the threat of foreclosures and evictions for families with Government 

guaranteed mortgages. My Administration continues to call on the Congress 

for additional support to sustain families through this pandemic, particularly 

those most harmed by State and local shutdown orders and other restrictions 

on economic activity. 

The pandemic has placed great strain on American families, from those 

who have mourned the loss of a loved one to those who have struggled 

to adjust to new and burdensome daily routines. In times like this, mental 

health becomes even more important. That is why I signed an Executive 

Order to provide grant funding for easier access to mental health services, 

including telehealth, peer-to-peer, and safe in-person therapeutic treatments. 

Despite impediments and adversity, we have made great progress to help 

bring an end to this terrible pandemic and rebuild our previously booming 

economy. In addition to identifying many successful therapeutics through 

Operation Warp Speed, I recently announced tremendous progress in developing and distributing safe and effective vaccines. Moreover, with unprecedented rapid reductions in unemployment and historic third-quarter growth, 

the United States, in just a few months, has recovered two-thirds of the 

economic output lost to the pandemic. America will fully recover not only 

emotionally and physically, but also fiscally, from the devastation of the 

pandemic—and our families will be the bedrock of our Nation’s renewed 

success. 

Families are our most cherished and sacred institution. They play a vital 

role in providing emotional, physical, and communal support and help 

us endure the inevitable difficulties of life. My Administration stands firm 

in supporting the success of our families by ensuring that every child— 

born and unborn—can thrive in a loving home with caregivers who are 

bolstered by access to childcare, paid family leave, school choice, and job 

training. By enacting tax cuts, lowering prescription drug prices, and working 


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to increase wages and benefits, we have enabled families to keep more 

of their hard-earned money so they can realize their own American dream. 

In this season of Thanksgiving, we thank God for the wonderful families 

across our great Nation who are working to build brighter, better, and more 

prosperous futures. This week, we acknowledge that we are only as strong 

as our families and vow to prioritize their well-being and to uphold their 

fundamental role in our society. 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, 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 November 22 through 

November 28, 2020, as National Family Week. I invite communities, churches, and individuals to observe this week with appropriate ceremonies and 

activities to honor our Nation’s families. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day 

of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty, and of the 

Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fortyfifth. 

[FR Doc. 2020–26228 

Filed 11–24–20; 8:45 am] 

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