CAPAC Chair Statement on President Biden's Executive Order to Strengthen Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order on “Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.” CAPAC Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) released the following statement on it:
“I applaud President Biden for today’s executive order, which will build on the Biden-Harris Administration’s extensive and historic whole-of-government efforts to strengthen racial equity, support underserved communities, and create an America where everyone has full access to the American Dream. The Administration has committed agencies to annually assess racial equity efforts and produce publicly-available Equity Action Plans to implement so that underserved communities may access and benefit from policies, programs, and activities. Importantly, the order also sets a goal of increasing the share of federal contracting dollars going to small disadvantaged businesses by 50 percent by 2025 and directs agencies to expand opportunities for these businesses to procure grants from the historic investments within the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. Communities of color, and AANHPI communities in particular, will benefit from the Administration’s efforts to develop and strengthen partnerships with community groups, promote data equity, and address emerging civil rights risks and language accessibility.”