White House OPSO Weekly Newsletter - 5/6/22
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OFFICE OF POLITICAL STRATEGY AND OUTREACH WEEKLY NEWSLETTER  Above, the President speaks at the White House reception in honor of Eid al-Fitr on Monday, May 2, 2022. This week, the President traveled to Alabama to visit a Lockheed Martin facility which manufactures weapon systems such as Javelin anti-tank missiles, which the Biden-Harris Administration is providing Ukraine to effectively defend against the Russian invasion. On Thursday, May 5, the President and the First Lady hosted a Cinco de Mayo reception in the Rose Garden. Today, Friday, May 6, the President will travel to Cincinnati, Ohio to meet with manufacturing leaders, see new additive manufacturing technologies at work, and discuss his plan to make more in America by building on the 473,000 manufacturing jobs created since he took office—more jobs on average per month than under any other President in the last 50 years. The President will call on Congress to build on that success and pass legislation like the Bipartisan Innovation Act, which will create good-paying jobs, boost domestic manufacturing, and lower prices for working families. REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS  Watch HERE!  Amplify HERE!  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 3, 2022 | Link Statement by President Joe Biden We do not know whether this draft is genuine, or whether it reflects the final decision of the Court. With that critical caveat, I want to be clear on three points about the cases before the Supreme Court. First, my administration argued strongly before the Court in defense of Roe v. Wade. We said that Roe is based on “a long line of precedent recognizing ‘the Fourteenth Amendment’s concept of personal liberty’… against government interference with intensely personal decisions.” I believe that a woman’s right to choose is fundamental, Roe has been the law of the land for almost fifty years, and basic fairness and the stability of our law demand that it not be overturned. Second, shortly after the enactment of Texas law SB 8 and other laws restricting women’s reproductive rights, I directed my Gender Policy Council and White House Counsel’s Office to prepare options for an Administration response to the continued attack on abortion and reproductive rights, under a variety of possible outcomes in the cases pending before the Supreme Court. We will be ready when any ruling is issued. Third, if the Court does overturn Roe, it will fall on our nation’s elected officials at all levels of government to protect a woman’s right to choose. And it will fall on voters to elect pro-choice officials this November. At the federal level, we will need more pro-choice Senators and a pro-choice majority in the House to adopt legislation that codifies Roe, which I will work to pass and sign into law. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 3, 2022 | Link Statement by Vice President Kamala Harris The United States Supreme Court has now confirmed that the draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade is genuine. Roe ensures a woman’s right to choose to have an abortion. It also, at its root, protects the fundamental right to privacy. What is clear is that opponents of Roe want to punish women and take away their rights to make decisions about their own bodies. Republican legislators in states across the country are weaponizing the use of the law against women. The rights of all Americans are at risk. If the right to privacy is weakened, every person could face a future in which the government can potentially interfere in the personal decisions you make about your life. This is the time to fight for women and for our country with everything we have. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 3, 2022 | Link Statement on Alleged Draft Supreme Court Opinion Re: Roe v. Wade from Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra Today, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra released the following statement on the heels of a Politico report, claiming to include a draft Supreme Court opinion on Roe v. Wade -- Patients make their own decisions about their own bodies. That’s their right. I strongly believe in protecting and promoting access to health care — that includes sexual and reproductive health care, and that includes safe and legal abortion care. Abortion remains legal today and patients can access care. The laws we have seen coming out of states that deny care are dangerous HHS has taken several meaningful actions under the Biden-Harris Administration to protect and bolster reproductive health, rights, and justice, including:
The unemployment rate stands at 3.6%— marking the fastest decline in unemployment to start a President’s term ever recorded. There have only been 3 months in the last 50 years when the unemployment rate in America was lower than it is now.  Amplify HERE!  Amplify HERE!  Watch HERE!ECONOMY RESOURCES
LABOR & SMALL BUSINESSOn Thursday, May 5, Vice President Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh held a roundtable discussion with a diverse group of young, grassroots worker organizers to discuss their extraordinary efforts to organize unions in their workplaces, and how their efforts can inspire workers across the country to make the choice to join or organize a union. The roundtable was led by the Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment, which the Vice President chairs with Secretary Walsh as vice-chair.    INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOREIGN AFFAIRSOn Tuesday, May 3, the President traveled to Alabama to visit a Lockheed Martin facility which manufactures weapon systems such as Javelin anti-tank missiles, which the Biden-Harris Administration is providing Ukraine to effectively defend against the Russian invasion.    Watch HERE!  COVID-19Mask & Travel Recommendation: CDC published a statement recommending that everyone aged two and older – including passengers and workers – properly wear a well-fitting mask or respirator over the nose and mouth in indoor areas of public transportation (such as airplanes, trains, etc.) and transportation hubs (such as airports, stations, etc.). White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and HealthOn Wednesday, May 4, President Biden announced that for the first time in over 50 years, the White House will host a Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health this September. The Conference, and the preparatory work leading up to it, will accelerate progress and drive significant change to end hunger, improve nutrition and physical activity, reduce diet-related disease, and close the disparities around them. Read more HERE!  Watch HERE! TEAM USA VISITOn Wednesday, May 4, the President and the First Lady welcomed Team USA to the White House to celebrate their participation and success in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games and Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Watch the event HERE!  |
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