WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 16: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at an Italian American Heritage Month Reception in the East Room of the White House on October 16, 2024 in Washington, DC. The month, first celebrated in 1989, by a special proclamation from both Congress and former President George H. W. Bush, honors the contributions of Italian immigrants and their descendants over 26 million Americans, representing the fifth-largest ethnic group in the country. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)