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The
White House • July 19, 2018
The Day
Ahead
President
Donald J. Trump will sign an Executive Order that sets the
stage for developing a National strategy for workforce
development. Watch
live at 3 p.m. ET.
Our pledge
to America’s workers
The
over 3.2 million jobs created on President Trump’s
watch have benefited a diverse span of Americans: women,
manufacturers, Hispanic Americans, African Americans, young
people, people with disabilities, and more. Many groups that
have struggled historically are seeing their unemployment
levels now hit record lows.
Many
of these jobs require new skills. “We want to make
sure that we have the workforce development programs we need to
ensure these jobs are being filled by American workers,”
President Trump says.
Today,
President Trump will be joined by Ivanka Trump and
more than 20 companies and organizations in pledging their
unwavering commitment to America’s workforce. The President
will sign an Executive Order that establishes the National
Council for the American Worker, charged with developing a real
National strategy to address workforce development. Among other
tasks, the Council will help expand the number of
apprenticeships available to Americans today.
A fix for
our deteriorating National Park System
“America’s
National Park System is the envy of the world,”
Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke writes this week. “Our
parks tell the story of our nation, ranging from the origins of
the American conservation ethic, to our sacred battlefields, to
the Civil Rights Movement. Quite frankly, our American park
system represents our American values.”
Our
parks drew 330 million visitors last year, and we now
risk loving them to death, Secretary Zinke explains. “The
backlog of critical maintenance and repairs in the National
Park Service stands at $11.6 billion.” Until recently,
addressing that backlog seemed out of reach.
President
Trump supports a bipartisan bill, now before the
Senate, that would preserve the splendor and beauty of our
National Parks. The President’s 2019 budget request to
Congress proposed the largest investment in public lands
infrastructure in American history. In that spirit, President
Trump’s leadership is bringing both parties together to
protect our National heritage.
Photo of
the Day
Official
White House Photo by D. Myles Cullen
President
Donald J. Trump holds a Cabinet meeting | July 18,
2018
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