We added 6.4 million jobs last year. That’s the most jobs in any calendar year by any president in history. How? The American Rescue Plan got the economy off its back and humming again — and 200 million vaccinations got Americans out of their homes and back to work.

The son of tomato farmers in the Bahamas, Sidney Poitier became the first Black man to win the Academy Award for Best Actor — but the trail he blazed extended leaps and bounds beyond his background or profession. Jill and I send our love and prayers to his loved ones.

Yesterday afternoon, I visited Colorado to see the aftermath of the recent wildfire firsthand and meet with those impacted. As I told folks on the ground: The federal government is not going away. We’re here for you as you recover and rebuild.

Harry Reid and I grew up on different sides of the country, but we came from the same place where certain values run deep. Loyalty. Faith. Resolve. Service. He was a dear friend, a great American, and a giant of our history. May he rest in peace.

My message to everyone impacted by the Marshall Fire is this: We’re here with you. I intend to do whatever it takes, as long as it takes to support you, your state and local government to help you recover and rebuild these communities.

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