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Friends –
Please join us this Thursday, December 15th at 12pm ET for our weekly
White House Faith and Community Engagement call. RSVP here.
Here are several updates on Administration priorities that may be
relevant to your organization and community.
Countering Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Related Forms of
Discrimination and Bias
President Biden has established an inter-agency group
led by Domestic Policy Council staff and National Security Council
staff to increase and better coordinate U.S. Government efforts to
counter antisemitism, Islamophobia, and related forms of bias and
discrimination within the United States. The President has tasked the
inter-agency group, as its first order of business, to develop a
national strategy to counter antisemitism. This strategy will raise
understanding about antisemitism and the threat it poses to the Jewish
community and all Americans, address antisemitic harassment and abuse
both online and offline, seek to prevent antisemitic attacks and
incidents, and encourage whole-of-society efforts to counter
antisemitism and build a more inclusive nation. We look forward to
working with you on these issues.
Britney Griner’s Release
On Thursday, December 8th, President Biden spoke with Brittney Griner
after securing her release from wrongful detention in Russia. Her
release was the result of painstaking negotiations across the U.S.
government.
Griner’s release demonstrates the President’s resolve to bring home
wrongfully detained Americans. The Biden-Harris Administration will not
stop working to bring home every U.S. citizen wrongfully detained
anywhere in the world.
Respect for Marriage Act Bill Signing
On Tuesday, December 13th, President Biden signed the
bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act into federal law at a celebration
on the South Lawn. The Respect for Marriage Act builds on generations
of civil rights advocacy to bring stability and security to millions of
LGBTQI+ and interracial couples who will finally be guaranteed the
rights and protections to which they and their children are entitled.
The President signed this historic legislation into law alongside a
bipartisan group of lawmakers, as well as advocates, LGBTQI+ families,
faith leaders, and plaintiffs in marriage equality cases across the
country. The President noted in his remarks that more work remains to
protect LGBTQI+ individuals across the country, including by passing
the Equality Act.
Lower Inflation Shows President Biden’s Economic Plan is
Working
On Tuesday morning, we received welcome economic news—inflation is
coming down. This is a reason for optimism for the holiday season and
the year ahead. Annual inflation has fallen for the last five months,
with gas prices falling and food price increases slowing. Core
inflation—a key measure for economists—has also slowed.
President Biden’s economic plan is showing results:
- Inflation is lower as
we see a much-needed slowdown ahead of the holidays
- Gas prices are down—at
an average of $3.25, they are cheaper than they were a year ago,
before Putin’s war
- GDP is up—the economy
grew at 2.9% last quarter
- Jobs are up—more than
260,000 were created last month for 10.5 million total jobs since
President Biden took office
- Manufacturing is
booming—750,000 manufacturing jobs have been created under
President Biden
- Unemployment is
down—near a 50-year low
- Wages are up—rising
0.5% last month
We’re making real progress on the
President’s top economic priority—tackling inflation - while we
transition to a period of stable, steady economic growth. The
President’s plan to build an economy from the bottom up and middle out
is working.
All the best,
The White House Faith and Community Partnerships Team
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