THROUGH THE WHITE HOUSE AND
DOMESTIC POLICY COUNCIL BECAUSE
I KNOW SHE WILL SEE IT THROUGH.
EVERY WHITE HOUSE, EVERY WHITE
HOUSE COMPONENT AND EVERY AGENCY
WILL BE INVOLVED IN THIS WORK
BECAUSE ADVANCING EQUITY HAS TO
BE EVERYONE’S JOB.
TODAY I’LL BE SHORTLY SIGNING AN
ADDITIONAL PACKAGE OF EXECUTIVE
ACTIONS TO CONTINUE THIS VITAL
WORK.
HOUSING, FOR EXAMPLE, HOUSING IS
A RIGHT IN AMERICA AND
HOMEOWNERSHIP IS AN ESSENTIAL
TOOL TO WEALTH CREATION AND TO
BE PASSED DOWN TO GENERATIONS.
TODAY I’M DIRECTING THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
AFFAIRS AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TO
ADDRESS FEDERAL HOUSING
POLICIES.
TODAY I’M DIRECTING THE FEDERAL
AGENCY TO REINVIGORATE THE
CONSULTATION PROCESS WITH INDIAN
TRIBES.
RESPECT WILL BE A CORNERSTONE
ENGAGING WITH NATIVE AMERICAN
COMMUNITIES.
THIS BILL IS ON THE WORK WE DID
LAST WEEK TO EXPAND TRIBES
ACCESS TO THE STRATEGIC NATIONAL
STOCKPILE FOR THE FIRST TIME.
TO ENSURE THEY RECEIVE HELP FROM
THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY, FEMA, TO FIGHT THIS
PANDEMIC.
TODAY, I’M DIRECTING FEDERAL
AGENCIES TO COMBAT RESURGEANCE
OF XENOPHOBIA SPECIFICALLY
AGAINST ASIAN AMERICANS AND
PACIFIC ISLANDERS THAT WE’VE
SEEN SKYROCKET DURING THIS
PANDEMIC.
IT’S UNACCEPTABLE AND
UNAMERICAN.
I ASKED THE DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE TO STRENGTHEN ITS
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ASIAN
AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER
COMMUNITY TO PREVENT THOSE HATE
CRIMES.
I’VE ALSO ASKED THE DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO
PUT OUT BEST PRACTICE FOR
COMBATTING XENOPHOBIA AND OUR
NATIONAL RESPONSE TO COVID.
LOOK IN THE WEEKS AHEAD I’LL BE
REAFFIRMING THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT’S COMMIT TO DIVERSITY
AND INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY
AND BUILDING ON THE WORK WE
STARTED IN THE OBAMA/BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION.
THAT’S WHY I’M RESCINDED THE
PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION HARMFUL
BAND ON DIVERSITY AND
SENSITIVITY TRAINING AND ABOLISH
THE COUNTERFACTUAL 1776
COMMISSION.
UNITY AND HEALING MUST BEGIN
WITH UNDERSTANDING AND TRUTH,
NOT IGNORANCE AND LIES.
TODAY I’M ALSO ISSUING AN
EXECUTIVE ORDER AND THAT WILL
ULTIMATELY END THE JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT’S USE OF PRIVATE
PRISONS AND AN INDUSTRY THAT
HOUSES DETAINEES AND FEDERAL
PRISONS.
THE EXECUTIVE ORDER DIRECTS THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL TO DECLINE TO
RENEW CONTRACTS WITH PRIVATELY
OPERATED CRIMINAL FACILITIES, A
STEP WE STARTED TO TAKE IN THE
END OF THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION
AND WAS REVERSED UNDER THE
PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION.
THIS IS A FIRST STEP TO STOP
CORPORATION FROM PROFITING OFF
OF INCARCERATION THAT IS LESS
HUMANE AND LESS SAFE AS THE
STUDY SHOWS.
IT IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF MY
ADMINISTRATION’S PLAN TO DRASZ
SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS IN OUR
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
HERE’S ANOTHER THING WE NEED TO
DO.
WE NEED TO RESTORE AND EXPAND
THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT.
NAMED AFTER OUR DEAR FRIEND JOHN
LEWIS AND CONTINUE TO FIGHT BACK
AGAINST LAWS THAT MANY STATES
ARE ENGAGED IN TO SUPPRESS THE
RIGHT TO VOTE WHILE EXPANDING
ACCESS TO THE BALLOT BOX FOR ALL
ELIGIBLE VOTERS.
BECAUSE HERE’S THE DEAL, AND
I’LL CLOSE WITH THIS, I RAN FOR
PRESIDENT BECAUSE I BELIEVE
WE’RE IN A BATTLE FOR THE SOUL
OF THIS NATION.
AND THE SIMPLE TRUTH IS, OUR
SOUL BE TROUBLED AS LONG AS
SYSTEMIC RACISM IS ALLOWED TO
PERSIST.
IT’S NOT GOING TO BE OVERNIGHT.
WE CAN’T ELIMINATE EVERYTHING,
BUT IT’S CORROSIVE, IT’S
DESTRUCTIVE AND IT’S COSTLY.
IT COSTS EVERY AMERICAN.
NOT JUST WHO FELT THE STING OF
RACIAL INJUSTICE.
WE’RE NOT JUST LESS, WE’RE NOT
JUST A NATION OF MORALLY
DEPRIVED BECAUSE OF SYSTEMIC
RACISM.
WE’RE ALSO LESS PROSPEROUS.
WE’RE LESS SUCCESSFUL AND LESS
SECURE.
WE MUST CHANGE AND I KNOW IT IS
GOING TO TAKE TIME BUT I KNOW WE
CAN DO IT.
AND I FIRMLY BELIEVE THE NATION
IS READY TO CHANGE.
BUT GOVERNMENT HAS TO CHANGE, AS
WELL.
WE NEED TO MAKE EQUITY AND
JUSTICE PART OF WHAT WE DO EVERY
DAY.
TODAY, TOMORROW AND EVERY DAY.
I AM GOING TO SIGN THESE
EXECUTIVE ACTIONS TO CONTINUE
THE WORK TO MAKE REAL PROMISE OF
AMERICA FOR EVERY AMERICAN.
AGAIN, I’M NOT PROMISING WE CAN
END IT TOMORROW, BUT I PROMISE
YOU, WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
MAKE PROGRESS TO ELIMINATE
SYSTEMIC RACISM AND EVERY BRANCH