A Whole-of-Government Approach
With two Rose Garden announcements this week, President Biden recognized an essential truth: Care and environmental justice must be national priorities, and it will take all of government to help make that happen.
On Tuesday, the president signed an executive order that includes directives across government to support efforts that will increase access and lower costs for childcare and eldercare.
“Almost every federal agency will collectively take over 50 actions to provide more peace of mind for families and dignity for care workers,” he said.
And this afternoon, President Biden announced an executive order that will similarly drive action on environmental justice across agencies—and create a new White House Office of Environmental Justice.
Together, these executive actions shepherd the power of government toward a common goal: industrial policy in service of a high-care, low-carbon economy.
On Tuesday, April 25, we’ll be taking a deeper dive into the administration’s strategy with a new report—Industrial Policy Synergies: Reflections from Biden Administration Alumni.
This collection of essays brings together the ideas and reflections of six former administration officials—Sameera Fazili, Jane Flegal, Jennifer Harris, Janelle Jones, K. Sabeel Rahman, and Tim Wu—who helped bring industrial policy to the forefront of US economic policy over the past two years. The collection also includes a foreword by Todd N. Tucker, Roosevelt's director of industrial policy and trade.
Watch this space.
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