A PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ~ NATIONAL EMPLOYER SUPPORT OF THE GUARD AND RESERVE WEEK

August 13, 2021

A PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ~ NATIONAL EMPLOYER SUPPORT OF THE GUARD AND RESERVE WEEK

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Friday, August 13, 2021

THE WHITE HOUSE

NATIONAL EMPLOYER SUPPORT OF

THE GUARD AND RESERVE WEEK, 2021

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

Since our founding, courageous men and women have vowed to serve and defend our country, protect our citizens, and uphold the principles of our Constitution. The citizen Soldiers and Airmen of the National Guard, and the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen of the Reserve, proudly carry on this tradition today. During National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week, we thank and celebrate the civilian employers whose support of our National Guard and Reserve members helps to sustain our all‑volunteer force and our national spirit of service.

National Guard and Reserve members are essential to the safety and security of our Nation, ready to serve at home or abroad at any moment's notice. From working on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, to responding to storm damage and raging wildfires, to deploying overseas, supporting peacekeeping missions abroad, and conducting multilateral exercises with allies and partner nations, National Guard and Reserve members put their lives on hold -- away from both their families and their civilian workplaces -- to stand as a shield or a support whenever our country is in need. When they complete their mission, National Guard and Reserve members return to their civilian careers and fulfill their obligation of monthly weekend drills and annual trainings -- always ensuring they are ready to answer the next call to serve.

We owe a profound gratitude to our National Guard and Reserve members, as well as their civilian employers. In supporting their talented employees' service to our Nation, employers of National Guard and Reserve members directly contribute to our military readiness and our national security. As our Guard and Reserve members navigate the challenges that accompany their service, many civilian employers go above and beyond to support our service members and their families. National Guard and Reserve members should not have to worry about their civilian employment while they are serving on a mission, and many employers are stepping up with generous pay and leave policies, extension of benefits like health care for family members, and flexibility and support for Guard and Reserve spouses to help fulfill our sacred obligation as a Nation to always take care of those who serve in uniform.

My Administration understands the national security imperative behind improving the well-being of our service members and their families as they balance the pressures of their civilian careers with the demands of military service. Through the First Lady's work with Joining Forces, we are committed to supporting military and veteran families, caregivers, and survivors through economic and entrepreneurship opportunities, support for military child education, and health and well-being resources. Ensuring continuing economic opportunities for military and veteran families through meaningful employment is essential, and we are grateful for all of the employers who understand the value in hiring and retaining National Guard and Reserve members and their spouses.

The Biden family is a National Guard family, and we are forever grateful and in awe of those who, like our son Beau, understand that duty and service to others is what makes us who we are as Americans. We understand some of the unique challenges that National Guard and Reserve members and their families face -- challenges that are made smaller because of the incredible, patriotic support of their employers. I encourage all Americans to join me in recognizing and thanking employers of our National Guard and Reserve members for their vast contributions to our economy, our communities, and the success of our Nation and our Armed Forces. I also encourage National Guard and Reserve members to recognize their employers who have gone above and beyond in supporting them with the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), the Department of Defense program that promotes cooperation and understanding between civilian employers and their National Guard and Reserve employees.

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 August 15 through August 21, 2021, as National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week. I call upon the people of the United States, State and local officials, private organizations, and all military commanders to honor employers of National Guard and Reserve members with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of August, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.

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Friday, August 13, 2021

THE WHITE HOUSE

President Biden Appoints Members to U.S. AbilityOne Commission

WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden announced that he has appointed the following individuals to the U.S. AbilityOne Commission, which administers the AbilityOne Program, one of the nation’s largest sources of employment for people who are blind or have significant disabilities: Bryan Bashin, Appointee for Commissioner Christina Brandt, Appointee for Commissioner Gabriel M. Cazares, Appointee for Commissioner Chai Rachel Feldblum, Appointee for Commissioner

Bryan Bashin, Commissioner

Bryan Bashin is CEO of the Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually-Impaired in San Francisco, a 119-year-old nonprofit devoted to the comprehensive training and employment of blind people. For 30 years his organization has employed blind workers through the National Industries for the Blind, one of the central non-profits in the AbilityOne program. Over the last 11 years, Bashin has overseen significant expansions of direct blind employment in the AbilityOne space, but most importantly in competitive, integrated workplaces. Bashin previously worked as an Assistant Regional Commissioner for the Department of Education’s Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) where he supervised $400 million in federal disability spending in Arizona, Nevada, California, Hawaii, and Pacific territories. From 1998 until 2004, Bashin was Executive Director of the Sacramento Society for the Blind, where he led a strong expansion of blindness services, including competitive employment programs. Bashin has also been an expert witness in cases involving employment of people with disabilities. A former science journalist, Bashin is well acquainted with industrial and technical processes and skill needs of employers. Bashin is currently a Board member of VisionServe Alliance, a membership association of more than 100 U.S. blindness agencies.

Christina Brandt, Commissioner

Christina Brandt is the CEO of an innovative nonprofit, an AbilityOne producer with over four decades of quality service to the government customer. She transformed AtWork! from a sheltered workshop paying subminimum wages to a nationally recognized best-practice provider of customized and integrated community employment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. As a subject matter expert, Christina has delivered training and technical assistance in multiple states, including significant work in Oregon implementing the settlement of Lane vs. Brown. Throughout her 46-year career she has advanced equity and inclusion for people with disabilities and was instrumental in securing Washington State’s Employment First legislation.

Gabe Cazares, Commissioner

Gabe Cazares currently serves as the Director of Mayor Sylvester Turner’s Office for People with Disabilities in the City of Houston, Texas. In this capacity, Gabe oversees the accessible and timely delivery of city services, programs, and activities for over 215,000 Houstonians with disabilities. Prior to his appointment, he served as the Manager of Government Affairs at the National Federation of the Blind in Baltimore, Maryland. There he managed the organization's education, technology, immigrants' rights, LGBTQ, and blind entrepreneur small business policy portfolio. Gabe holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a Spanish minor from Texas State University. He and his partner, Derin Dacey, live in Houston with their 4-year-old rescue dog, Sam.

Chai Feldblum, Commissioner

Chai Feldblum is a national expert in disability law and employment. She led the drafting and negotiating of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008. As a law professor at Georgetown University Law Center, she and her students represented non-profit organizations, including disability rights organizations, in advocating for legislation and administrative regulations to support social justice goals. Chai served as a Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission during the Obama-Biden Administration, where she spearheaded the issuance of regulations under Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Those regulations established a goal of 12% representation in the federal workforce of people with all disabilities and a 2% representation of people with significant disabilities. The latter group includes people with the type of disabilities hired under the AbilityOne program. Chai is a lesbian and has a psychiatric disability of anxiety disorder.

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Friday, August 13, 2021

THE WHITE HOUSE

Vice President Kamala Devi Harris of the United States of America

Reported by Karen Ann Carr

Vice President Kamala Devi Harris of the United States of America hosts a meeting with Businesses to discuss care policies for families, businesses, and the economy at Vice President’s Ceremonial White House Office in Washington, DC, U.S.A. on Thursday, August 12, 2021.

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki of the United States of America convenes The White House Press Briefing at the White House James Brady Press Room in Washington, DC, U.S.A. on Wednesday, August 11, 2021. Source: White House Snapshot Photo by Karen Ann Carr / TheWhiteHouseSpin.com

President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. of the United States of America presents remarks at the White House East Room in Washington, DC, U.S.A. on Wednesday, August 11, 2021. Source: White House Snapshot Photo by Karen Ann Carr / TheWhiteHouseSpin.com

PRESIDENT JOSEPH ROBINETTE BIDEN, JR. ~ FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2021

In the morning at 10:00 AM ET, President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. of the United States of America will receive the President’s Daily Brief on Friday, August 13, 2021.

Later in the evening, President Biden will travel to Camp David from Wilmington, Delaware, where he will remain over the weekend. President Biden will depart from the Delaware Air National Guard Base.

VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA DEVI HARRIS ~ THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021

At 2:15 PM EDT, Vice President Kamala Devi Harris of the United States of America will host a meeting with businesses to discuss the importance of care policies for families, businesses, and the economy at the Vice President’s Ceremonial Office in Washington, DC, U.S.A..

White House Press at the White House East Room in Washington, DC, U.S.A. on Tuesday, August 10, 2021. Source: White House Snapshot Photo by Karen Ann Carr / TheWhiteHouseSpin.com

BRIEFING SCHEDULE ~ THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021

At 12:30 PM ET, The White House COVID-19 Response Team and Federal Public Health Officials will convene a virtual White House Press Briefing to provide updates on the COVID-19 response effort.

Participants will include:

* Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Chief Medical Advisor to the President

* Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, Senior Advisor to the COVID-19 Response Team

* Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

* Jeff Zients, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator

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Thursday, August 5, 2021

DOCTORS GRAPPLE WITH COVID - 19

Reported by Karen Ann Carr

As medical Doctors grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, it is increasingly apparent that the lead Doctors are deploying a process that simply is not reliable. Stating this fact gives me no pleasure.

What is being called a vaccine is not. Injections people are willing receiving are filled with substances, which might be producing antibodies, but are not providing immunity against COVID-19 and its variations.

This fact may be hard to hear. However, having this understanding is a wonderful place to start responsible and accurate research that will guide us to an end of the pandemic and a pathway to an actual vaccine that reliably provides immunity against COVID-19 by way of disease fighting antibodies.

A quick web search of the definition of vaccine is "a substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases, prepared from the causative agent of a disease, its products, or a synthetic substitute, treated to act as an antigen without inducing the disease.

The vaccines being deployed do not really act to provide an immunity that will end the global pandemic.

Engaging in a close fight with an almost invisible and deadly opponent with weapons continues to be heart-breaking because any researcher with the courage to speak publicly is professionally and financially destroyed. Moreover, any Mass Media Executive or journalist who suggest other options for saving lives is labeled as a conspiracy theorist and censored.

Haven't we collectively loss enough human beings to death at this point to state, openly and unashamed, we need a real vaccine that provides immunity against COVID-19.

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