President Biden walks through the Rose Garden to the Oval Office as magnolia trees bloom on March 21, 2023.

Today, President Biden presented the 2021 National Humanities Medals and the 2021 National Medals of Arts – awarding 23 extraordinary Americans with two of our nation’s highest honors for contributions to the arts and humanities.

Two years in, President Biden’s Investing in American agenda is delivering real results.

With three new actions, the Biden-Harris Administration is delivering on its bold conservation agenda.

President Biden is directing federal agencies to immediately consider designating 777,000 square miles in the Pacific Ocean as a National Marine Sanctuary.

If completed, this would ensure the U.S. will reach our goal of conserving at least 30% of U.S. ocean waters by 2030.