On Thursday January 19th, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published an official notice in the Federal Register updating the annual HHS poverty guidelines for 2023! The guidelines are updated based on last calendar year’s increase in prices as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
For further details please review the Federal Register Notice (88 FR 3424, 1/19/23), “Annual Update of the HHS Poverty Guidelines”.
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“The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.” – General Douglas MacArthur
Veterans Day 2021 – Friday, November 11, 2022 (federal holiday)
In the United States, Veterans Day is a national holiday which is observed every November 11th. This holiday is set aside to honor all who have served in the U.S. Military. This is the anniversary of the signing of the armistice, which ended the World War I.
Columbus Day is a federal holiday celebrated on the second Monday of October and remembers Christopher Columbus arriving in the Americas on October 12, 1492. Some groups across the United States would rather it was called “Indigenous Peoples” Day!
“The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.” – General Douglas MacArthur
Veterans Day 2021 – Thursday, November 11, 2020 (federal holiday)
In the United States, Veterans Day is a national holiday which is observed every November 11th. This holiday is set aside to honor all who have served in the U.S. Military.
Remembering 9/11, we will never forget!
On June 1st, President Biden signed a Presidential Proclamation, “A Proclamation on National Immigrant Heritage Month, 2021”, declaring the month of June 2021 as National Immigrant Heritage Month. The first statement of the proclamation states, “America is, always has been, and always will be a Nation of immigrants.” The President and Vice President both acknowledge that historically immigrants have made this Nation stronger.
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Whitehouse.gov, 6/1/21, Presidential Actions:
We are interested in all the changes that the new Biden Administration is making but here we have listed the Immigration changes that effect our clients.
Immigration* – Executive Orders or Actions made on January 20th, by President Biden:
Defend “Dreamers” program for undocumented young Americans. Mr. Biden, in this executive order, calls on Congress to grant permanent status and a path to citizenship to Dreamers — almost a million undocumented young people who were brought to the country as children and shielded from deportation by President Obama. The Trump administration challenged the law, but the Supreme Court upheld it.
The Inauguration of the 46th President of the United States! On Wednesday, January 20, 2021, the United States of America will swear in Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. as the 46th President! The inauguration of Joe Biden will begin at noon and will mark the beginning of the four-year term of Joe Biden as President and Kamala Devi Harris as Vice President. The inauguration will start at 11 am eastern time. All major news networks will broadcast the event live on television with many sources streaming the event on the internet!
Biden’s Inaugural Committee will livestream the event on YouTube at the link provided here. They provide many scheduling and event details for the inauguration which is mostly virtual!
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