[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 19, 2023)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 64349-64350]
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[FR Doc No: 2023-20397]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 180 / Tuesday, September 19, 2023 / 
Presidential Documents

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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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