National Family Week, 2019
| Published date | 27 November 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 65257 |
| Record Number | 2019-25886 |
| Section | Presidential Documents |
| Court | Executive Office Of The President |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 229 (Wednesday, November 27, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 27, 2019)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 65257-65258]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25886] Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 84 , No. 229 / Wednesday, November 27, 2019 /
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 9967 of November 22, 2019
National Family Week, 2019
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
The strength of our Republic is not measured only by
our military might and robust economy but also by the
strength of our family bonds. Families shape our
values, develop our character, and teach us to love,
forgive, and become productive citizens and responsible
members of society. During National Family Week, we
pause to reflect on the importance of the family--the
bedrock of our Nation.
Since I took office, my Administration has empowered
families. We are currently in the midst of the longest
economic recovery in our Nation's history, which is
improving quality of life and stability for families of
all types. Thanks to our economic policies, which
include eliminating unnecessary and burdensome
regulations and the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs
Act, we have seen the unemployment rate drop to a half-
century low, real median household income reach a
record high, and the poverty rate fall to its lowest
level since 2001. We have fought for families by
securing a doubling of the Child Tax Credit, preserving
the Child and Dependent Care Credit, signing into law
the largest ever increase in child care and development
block grants--a major new investment in child care
affordability--and developing a tax credit for
employers who offer paid family and medical leave. We
continue to call on the Congress to pass a nationwide
paid family leave program.
Last year, I signed into law the Family First
Prevention Services Act, which reimagines and reorients
our Nation's child welfare system toward keeping at-
risk families intact in their own homes and communities
and minimizing the need for foster care. This
legislation provides funding for mental health therapy,
family counseling, addiction treatment, and parenting
classes. Additionally, we are working to expand
adoption providers so that children of all ages in the
foster care system can experience what every child
deserves--a loving family in a forever home.
For some of our Nation's families, the incarceration of
a loved one is a tremendous challenge. My
Administration is proud that the reunification and
strengthening of families is one of the many benefits
of our criminal justice reform efforts. Since
maintaining family and community ties is key to the
successful reentry of prisoners into society, the
bipartisan First Step Act, which I signed into law in
2018, includes provisions that allow inmates to be
placed closer to their home communities, which
facilitates family visitation. Further, it includes
reasonable sentencing reforms that make our criminal
justice system fairer by reducing excessive penalties
for certain drug offenders, which allows families to
reunify more quickly.
This week, we vow always to cherish, honor, protect,
and respect the incredible gift of family and renew our
commitment to strengthening and celebrating all of our
Nation's families. A stable, loving family is one of
life's greatest blessings. It provides support,
comfort, guidance, acceptance, and joy.
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 24 through
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November 30, 2019, 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
twenty-second day of November, in the year of our Lord
two thousand nineteen, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
fourth.
(Presidential Sig.)
[FR Doc. 2019-25886
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