Health care ought to be a right, not a privilege. That starts with making care affordable for everyone.

Our Bipartisan Safer Communities Act – the most significant gun safety law in 30 years – provides $750 million to states to implement crisis interventions like red flag laws that temporarily remove firearms from those who are in danger to themselves or others. That matters.

For generations, LGBTQI+ Americans have lit the way with their joy and pride. Our nation moves forward when we move together.

We can secure our border and provide legal pathways to citizenship. We're America – we don't have to make a choice between the two.

I gave you my word that I was committed to righting our nation's failed approach to marijuana. That's why at my request, HHS and DOJ have begun the process to recommend rescheduling marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug – removing barriers to critical research.

No one who has been abused should have to worry about their abuser getting a gun. As a result of today’s Supreme Court ruling, survivors of domestic violence and their families will still be able to count on critical protections, just as they have for the past three decades.

Summer has arrived at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Today, we mark a major milestone: One million pensions protected from devastating cuts thanks to my American Rescue Plan. Workers who earn their retirement should never see their benefits cut due to broken promises or policies that favor the wealthy over working families.

Workers who join a union gain power over the decisions that affect their lives. It's democracy in action. I'm proud to be the most pro-union president in American history – and I'll keep fighting to defend the right of workers to organize.

One year ago, the Equality Act was reintroduced in Congress. As we celebrate Pride Month, we are reminded that the fight to codify civil rights protections for LGBTQI+ Americans is not over. I call on Congress again to send this bill to my desk.

I’m working to bring child care costs down so moms and dads everywhere have more breathing room.

Donald Sutherland was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and one-of-a-kind actor who inspired and entertained the world for decades. My thoughts are with his family and all those who loved him.

On World Refugee Day, the United States reaffirms its commitment to the dignity and protection of refugees worldwide. Here at home, we’re proud to have rebuilt the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program and will resettle more refugees this year than at any time in 30 years.

Thanks to my Administration's actions, the FBI has stopped hundreds of prohibited firearm sales for buyers under 21. And an estimated 20,000 unlicensed sellers are now required to get licensed and run background checks. Now, Congress must establish universal background checks.

My Administration is acting to streamline the process for obtaining legal status for immigrants married to U.S. citizens who have lived here for a decade or longer. Now, they can file their paperwork in the U.S. and work while they wait. This is about keeping families together.

Higher education should be a ticket to a brighter future, not a barrier to opportunity.

Today, on Juneteenth, we celebrate all that is possible when we march forward together. May we all recommit to redeeming the very soul of America – choosing love over hate, unity over division, and progress over retreat.

We remember Willie Mays, a baseball legend and part of a long-line of Black patriots who have helped us see a better version of ourselves as Americans and as a nation. Jill and I send our love to the Mays family, his adoring fans, and all those he will continue to inspire with his one-of-a-kind legacy.

I was proud to have made Juneteenth a federal holiday – It was and will always be a testimony of and testament to the resilience of generations of Black Americans who led the march from slavery to freedom toward that more perfect union.

On June 19, 1865, freedom came for the 250,000 enslaved people of Texas. That day would become known as Juneteenth, the mark of the end of our original sin, slavery, and the beginning of our work to make the promise of America real – Not for some of us. But for all of us.