This week, combat veteran and photojournalist Michael A. McCoy captured portraits of families impacted by President Biden’s signing of the PACT Act – a historic law that will get toxic-exposed veterans and their families the help they need.
Here is some of what he captured:
Meet June. Her husband, Brigadier General Michael Heston, served in the Vermont National Guard for more than 30 years and passed away after a battle with a very rare form of pancreatic cancer.
Meet Suzanne, Ava, and Ethan. Their husband and father, Retired Army SSG Will Thompson, suffered fatal lung damage from exposure to burn pits while serving in Iraq.
.@VP Harris is convening leaders across the nation who are fighting to protect reproductive rights. This Administration is committed to working with elected leaders at the local, state, and federal level to protect reproductive health care.
Here are a few of their stories:
The impact of abortion bans across southern states is overwhelming health systems, particularly in Florida. State legislators like Leader Designate Fentrice Driskell fought against Florida's extreme abortion restrictions:
The maternal mortality rate in the United States is the highest of any developed nation in the world. As Indiana House Minority Leader Rep. Phil GiaQuinta notes, a total abortion ban in his state of Indiana would endanger women’s lives:
Yesterday, the Biden-Harris Administration announced an operational plan that will ensure that vaccines — if authorized by FDA and recommended by CDC — are readily available for kids under 5 years of age.
Next week, the FDA and CDC will consider authorizing and recommending vaccines for kids under 5.
Our Administration is already prepared to launch a comprehensive, nationwide effort to ensure that parents can get their youngest kids vaccinated easily.
We expect pediatricians and other providers to offer appointments as early as the week of June 20th.
We are committed to reaching every family where they are – and are working to ensure parents have the facts they need to make informed decisions for their child.
Senior administration officials are traveling the U.S. to discuss how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is fulfilling @POTUS's promise to rebuild safe roads and bridges, provide clean drinking water, create good-paying jobs, and deliver for rural communities.
A few highlights:
@EPAMichaelRegan toured a wastewater treatment plant in West Salem, WI where @EPA funding helped make critical upgrades to the facility’s capacity & ability to protect public health. This is the kind of investment the infrastructure law will fund in rural communities nationwide.
@SecRaimondo & @MitchLandrieu46 visited a community in South Carolina where they highlighted the $100M+ the Biden-Harris Administration has committed to investing in the state so every South Carolinian has access to affordable, high-speed internet.
Last week, President Biden hosted small business owners at the White House to hear their stories and discuss the Biden-Harris Administration’s plans to continue supporting small businesses.
Here are a few of their stories:
Jeff Yerxa and Nico Cabrera of Lost Sock Coffee Roasters:
Today, during Second Chance Month, our Administration is taking historic steps to improve reentry, strengthen our communities, and reduce crime, including actions to:
-Invest in job training
-Expand educational opportunities
-Increase access to health care and housing
And more.
To help with reentry and reduce recidivism, our Administration is expanding federal job opportunities and loan programs.
-@USDOL is providing new workforce grant funding
-@SBAgov is expanding access to business capital
-@USOPM is expanding access to federal employment
Actions also include:
-@USDOT leveraging infrastructure investments to promote hiring
-@USDOL's The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs promoting best practices in the federal construction industry
-@TheJusticeDept expanding second chance visiting fellowship program