National Grandparents Day, 2024, 73557-73558 [2024-20711]

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• Executive Office of the President

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 11, 2024)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 73557-73558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20711]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 176 / Wednesday, September 11, 2024 / 
Presidential Documents

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                Proclamation 10805 of September 6, 2024

                
National Grandparents Day, 2024

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                For so many Americans, grandparents are the first 
                people they look to for comfort, love, and guidance. 
                Grandparents carry family wisdom, share their stories, 
                and are the core of their families. On National 
                Grandparents Day, we give thanks to grandparents and 
                recognize their continuing contributions to our Nation.

                Throughout my life, I have carried the values my 
                grandparents instilled in me--but, above all, I have 
                carried in my heart their memories and unconditional 
                love. Like grandparents across the country, they taught 
                me to be resilient no matter what life may hand you, to 
                take care of everyone, and to leave no one behind. Now 
                that the First Lady and I are grandparents, we work to 
                do the same. Our grandchildren are blessings--they are 
                the love of our lives and the life of our love.

                Across the country, grandparents are not only providing 
                their guidance, but they are also stepping up when 
                their families need them most, especially to care for 
                grandchildren. They help out with everyday tasks for 
                their grandkids--whether it is driving them to school, 
                packing lunches, or babysitting. Over 2.7 million 
                grandparents are primary caregivers, creating a stable 
                and warm home so that their grandkids can thrive. And 
                with hearts that always have more to give, they offer 
                advice and keep family traditions alive.

                Just as our grandparents have always taken care of us, 
                my Administration is working to take care of them. That 
                work begins by ensuring they have access to the health 
                care they need. I signed the Inflation Reduction Act to 
                lower costs of medications by giving Medicare the power 
                to negotiate lower prescription drug prices. The 
                Inflation Reduction Act also capped the cost of insulin 
                for people on Medicare at $35 per month, lowering it 
                from as much as $400 per month. In line with our 
                efforts to control costs, beginning in 2025, out-of-
                pocket prescription drug costs for seniors and people 
                with disabilities on Medicare will be capped at $2,000 
                per year.

                At the same time, my Administration is supporting the 
                grandparents doing the critical work of caring for 
                their grandchildren. At the height of the COVID-19 
                pandemic, my American Rescue Plan delivered $145 
                million to fund counseling, training, and relief for 
                grandparents and others acting as caregivers. Further, 
                my Administration's National Strategy to Support Family 
                Caregivers includes the unique role of grandparents who 
                are raising grandchildren. To that end, we finalized a 
                rule that ensures kinship foster parents, including 
                grandparents, receive the same resources to care for 
                their grandkids as other foster homes while giving 
                their grandkids a home they know and love. We are also 
                taking action across the Federal Government to support 
                the health, well-being, and financial security of 
                family caregivers and providing more care options for 
                families supporting people with disabilities.

                For grandparents who are looking to share their 
                experience and wisdom, the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster 
                Grandparent Program provides opportunities for seniors 
                to mentor young people in their neighborhoods.

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                On National Grandparents Day, we celebrate the 
                contributions of grandparents across the country, whose 
                love is the glue of so many families. Today, may we 
                reflect on our greatest memories with our grandparents 
                and express our gratitude for the lasting impact they 
                have made on each one of us and the very soul of our 
                Nation.

                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 September 8, 
                2024, as National Grandparents Day. I call upon all 
                Americans to celebrate the important role that 
                grandparents play in the lives of their families and 
                the children and grandchildren they love.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                sixth day of September, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-four, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                ninth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2024-20711
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