Inflation Reduction Act
Caps Medicare out of pocket drug costs at $2000 per year
Medicare can now negotiate down the cost of medications
Reduces the deficit
Beefs up the IRS to go after wealthy tax cheats.
Caps Medicare insulin costs at $35 per month (Republicans sabotaged the same for private insurance).
Taking 100 actions to lower household energy costs - including tax credits for energy efficient upgrades (appliances, insulation, EVs, heat pumps, etc.).
CHIPS and Science Act
Makes more semiconductors in the US - increases supply lines and national security.
Will add 700,000 manufacturing jobs including Union jobs
The American Rescue Plan
Funded free Covid-19 vaccination and testing campaign
Provided 7 million emergency rental assistance payments to those at risk for eviction
Approximately 78% fully vaccinated.
Delivered needed relief to families by sending over 160 million checks to Americans, expanding food and rental assistance, and providing aid to thousands of small businesses
The expanded Child Tax Credit led to the largest-ever one-year decrease in childhood poverty in American history.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Massive investment in zero-emission public transit
Allocated billions to clean up abandoned mines and oil wells
Fund research of next-generation clean energy technologies
Massive investment in nationwide EV charging stations
Investment in high speed internet - Over 15 million households receiving lower cost or free high-speed internet through the Affordable Connectivity Program
Massive investment in rebuilding roads, bridges, ports and airports
In 2022 alone, repairs will begin on 65,000 miles of roads and 1,500 bridges.
Investment in upgrading the passenger rail system
Investment in a resilient power grid
Investments in clean energy technologies
Investment in replacing lead water pipes across the country
Infrastructure investments in all 50 states, D.C., territories, and throughout Tribal nations
The PACT Act
Expanded health benefits for Veterans exposed to toxic burn pits
The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
First gun safety legislation in 30 years
Requires people 18-21 to go through enhanced background checks
Narrows the "boyfriend loophole" to keep guns out of the hands of convicted dating partners
Funds crisis interventions, including extreme risk protection order ("red flag") laws
Makes significant investments to address the mental health crisis in America, including in schools
Clarifies who needs to register as a federally licensed gun dealer and run background checks before selling a single weapon
Makes gun trafficking and straw purchases distinct federal crimes
Federal judiciary
Appointed first black woman to Supreme Court - Kentanji Brown Jackson
Appointed a record number of women, racial and ethnic minorities, civil rights lawyers and public defenders to the federal judicial system.
Sixty-seven percent of President Biden’s nominees are women, and 66% are people of color
Reproductive rights
Signed two Executive Orders to protect access to reproductive health care, including abortion and contraception, and safeguard patient privacy and sensitive health information
Has made clear his commitment to fighting any attack by a state or local official who attempts to interfere with women exercising their constitutional right to travel out of state for medical care
The voters protected abortion in Kansas, Michigan, Kentucky and other states
Student debt relief
40 million with student loans could benefit
Nearly 20 million can have their loans fully canceled
Nearly 90% of the relief will go to borrowers earning less than $75,000 per year
No one in the top 5% of incomes will benefit
Republicans, unfortunately, are trying to stop this student debt relief.
Marijuana
Pardoned all federal offenses of simple marijuana possession
The Administration is also initiating the process to review how marijuana is scheduled under federal law. Marijuana is currently a Schedule I drug, the same classification as for heroin and LSD and even higher than for fentanyl and methamphetamine.
Ukraine
Supported Ukraine and its people from a brutal, unprovoked and illegal Russian invasion
Rallied the world around this cause
Imposed economic sanctions against Russia supported by the EU and many countries across the world
Secured bipartisan support at home to deliver critical weapons and economic and humanitarian assistance
Counterterrorism Missions
At President Biden’s direction, the United States took key leaders of ISIS and Al Qaeda off the battlefield
Advancing Equity and Racial Justice, Including Historic Criminal Justice Reform
On his first day in office, President Biden signed a historic executive order directing the federal government to use every tool available to advance equity and racial justice
Delivered criminal justice reforms to improve prison conditions and help people get back on their feet after incarceration
To strengthen public safety and public trust, he signed a landmark executive order on safe, effective, and accountable policing that mandated federal reforms such as banning chokeholds, restricting no-knock entries, creating a national police accountability database, and restricting the transfer of military equipment to local police departments.
Strengthened alliances and partnerships
Supported Finland and Sweden joining NATO
The G7 has become the premier platform in coordinating the international response to the biggest challenges we face from energy security to the swift economic costs we’ve imposed on Russia for its brutal war
Aggressive climate action
Biggest climate investment in history
The U.S. is positioned to achieve our ambitious climate goals of cutting our emissions in half by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2050.
The President has taken executive action and signed legislation to develop clean energy at home, accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles, and reduce pollution that endangers overburdened communities
Jobs
Created 10 million jobs
17 states have unemployment at or below 3%
11 states and D.C. now have their lowest unemployment rate
More small business applications than any year in history
Total unemployment rate is at historically low 3.7%
Near a record low unemployment rate for Hispanics on record
Near a record low unemployment rate for African-Americans on record
Health Insurance and Health
5.8 million people have gained new health insurance coverage in 2 years through the ACA (Obamacare)
Lowest uninsured rate ever at 8%
Over 14 million people total enrolled in the recent ACA (Obamacare) enrollment period and premiums reduced by $800
Passed - drug companies cannot raise medication prices in a year more than the rate of inflation
Other
$15 minimum wage for Federal workers and contractors
Helped bring gas prices down more than $1.20 from their summer 2022 peak
Passed 15% minimum corporate income tax
Temporary protection status for 6 new countries - Ukraine, Afghanistan, Cameroon, Burma, Ethiopia, Venezuela
First approval of over-the-counter hearing aids
War
After more than 20 years of conflict spanning three previous administrations, President Biden acted decisively to bring our troops home from Afghanistan
Gender based violence
Reauthorized and strengthened the Violence Against Women Act that expired under Trump.
President Biden also signed historic legislation ending forced arbitration of sexual assault and sexual harassment, protecting survivors and making it safer to report harassment in the workplace
President Biden took action to end the practice of surprise medical billing. By strengthening consumer protection rules and expanding price transparency, the Biden Administration protected millions of Americans from unexpected health care costs.
LGBTQ+
Passed marriage protections for same-sex and interracial couples
Hate
Passed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act
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