[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 87 (Thursday, May 5, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 26671-26672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09766]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 87 / Thursday, May 5, 2022 / 
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                Proclamation 10386 of April 29, 2022

                
Public Service Recognition Week, 2022

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                America's dedicated public servants are the lifeblood 
                of our democracy. Every day, millions of public workers 
                at all levels of government do extraordinary things to 
                make our lives better and our country stronger. During 
                Public Service Recognition Week, we honor the dedicated 
                Federal, State, Tribal, and local public servants who 
                embody the spirit of service and endless possibilities 
                that define America.

                Public servants make crucial contributions in every 
                community in America. They educate our children, keep 
                our communities safe, defend our country, deliver our 
                mail, maintain our roads and bridges, develop cures for 
                diseases, improve sustainability, and care for our 
                veterans--among countless other essential services that 
                keep our country safe and propel us forward. Public 
                servants reflect the full diversity of this Nation, and 
                deliver the promise of a Government by and for the 
                people.

                Our public servants have displayed remarkable 
                resilience and dedication throughout the COVID-19 
                pandemic. They have led vaccination efforts to keep our 
                communities safe, provided relief to small businesses, 
                supported natural disaster recovery efforts, and safely 
                reopened schools so that our students can learn. I am 
                proud that my Administration's American Rescue Plan 
                provided $350 billion to State, Tribal, and local 
                governments so that they could retain and re-hire vital 
                public servants--educators, police officers, 
                firefighters, public works employees, and countless 
                others. The American Rescue Plan also provided $122 
                billion for our public schools, equipping them with the 
                resources they need to operate safely and support our 
                students. Every day, public servants continue to put 
                these funds to work in ways that transform our 
                communities for the better.

                My Administration is committed to protecting, 
                empowering, and rebuilding the career Federal workforce 
                so they can bring more resources to bear in service of 
                the American people. To recruit and retain the best 
                career civil service employees, I directed executive 
                departments and agencies to increase the minimum wage 
                for Federal employees to $15 per hour to make 
                Government jobs more competitive. I established a White 
                House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment, 
                led by Vice President Harris, which has already put 
                forward nearly 70 recommendations to strengthen the 
                right to unionize among Federal Government workers. I 
                have also taken steps to protect Federal employees 
                against discrimination on the basis of gender identity 
                or sexual orientation. I established a government-wide 
                initiative to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion 
                in the Federal workforce--because when public servants 
                reflect the full diversity of the communities they 
                serve, governments are more effective and successful.

                I am proud that my Administration has delivered 
                significant relief to public servants who have Federal 
                student loans. It is crucial that student loans create 
                a pathway to opportunity, not a lifelong burden. In 
                October, my Administration announced a series of 
                actions to make it easier for borrowers to receive loan 
                forgiveness. Since then, more than 100,000 public 
                servants have received nearly $6.2 billion in student 
                loan debt relief. We will continue to build a student 
                loan system that provides borrowers the relief they 
                need.

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                This week, we recognize the indispensable contributions 
                of our Nation's public servants. We honor all our 
                public workers who perform critical roles across our 
                country and around the globe. I have the greatest honor 
                of serving alongside these workers every day, and I am 
                humbled by their commitment to building a better 
                America.

                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 May 1 through 
                May 7, 2022, as Public Service Recognition Week. I call 
                upon all Americans to celebrate public servants and 
                their contributions this week and throughout the year.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-ninth day of April, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                sixth.
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[FR Doc. 2022-09766
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