• 24_at_the_withers@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        A continuation of what he’s already done, here’s accomplishments from his third year in office only.

        What Biden Has Done: Year Three

        Got republicans to publicly take Social Security and Medicare cuts off the table

        Reduced unemployment from 18 million when he took office, down to less than 2 million now

        Banned Tik Tok on government sites

        Vaccines for tetanus, whooping cough, and shingles (costing up to $200) are now free for seniors on Medicare

        Requires utilities to remove perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFAS) from drinking water

        Makes $450 million available for solar farms and other clean energy projects at current or former coal mines

        732-mile high-voltage transmission line across the Western U.S. that will help transport renewable energy

        Directs federal agencies to find ways to make child care cheaper and more accessible

        IRS answered 2.4 million more taxpayer calls for assistance due to new funding

        $197 million for 100 communities across our nation to invest in wildfire resilience

        Safeguard mature and old-growth forests on federal lands, in a science-based approach to reduce wildfire risk

        Strengthen reforestation partnerships to support local economies and retain forest ecosystems and sustainable supplies of forest products for years to come

        Combat global deforestation to deliver on key COP26 commitments

        Comprehensive efforts to deploy nature-based solutions that reduce emissions and build resilience

        Added threat of detention and kidnapping to risk factors of travel warnings

        Increased consequences to terrorists who engage in the practice of kidnapping

        Rail companies grant paid sick days after administration pressure in win for unions

        $4 billion effort to electrify U.S. ports and cut emissions

        Average job creation almost double any recent president

        To date has forgiven $42 billion of student loan debt to borrowers of public service

        Record 10.5 million new business applications were filed in first two years of Biden administration

        Invests $11 billion for renewable energy in rural areas

        US is now building factories at a wildly fast rate

        Construction spending by US manufacturers more than doubled from last year

        Offered billions of dollars in subsidies in the electric vehicles, semiconductor, and solar panels industries

        Added 800,000 jobs in manufacturing in last two years to compete with countries such as China

        Got Ticketmaster and Seat Geek to dump junk fees

        The Inflation Reduction Act will provide one million solar and wind jobs by 2035

        Doubled previous all-time high of new manufacturing construction

        Continues negotiations and gets paid sick days for rail workers

        Executive order to guarantee women access to contraception - (more will need to be done to make it permanent)

        Eliminates US stockpile of chemical weapons

        Largest offshore wind project in the US

        Round 10 of student loan cancellation: $39 billion for over 800,00 borrowers

        Gets big tech commitments to voluntary follow AI guidelines (Including Google, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon)

        Stock Market gains in 2023 are the best in decades

        Creates Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument - One million acres

        Construction of manufacturing facilities in real terms (adjusted for inflation) has more than doubled since 2021

        Launches “Saving on a Valuable Education” (SAVE): An income-driven repayment plan cutting borrowers’ payments in half, and some with no monthly bill

        Creates bilateral collaboration helping Vietnam develop high tech in semiconductor production and artificial intelligence, countering Chinese efforts to do the same in the region

        $800 Million to Strengthen Rural Infrastructure and Create Jobs

        Round 11 of student debt forgiveness: 12,000 Wisconsinite Student Loans Forgiven

        Siemens Kenosha factory to produce solar using tax incentives and will create a half million clean energy jobs

        Suspends Trump-era authorization to ship natural gas by rail

        Cancels oil and gas leases in Alaskan wildlife refuge that were allowed by Trump administration

        Restores power of states and tribes to review projects to protect waterways

        Creates 9-state offshore wind supply chain pact while funding $72m towards manufacturing

        American Climate Corps launched

        DOD to review DADT discharges

        At-home COVID tests return

        EPA announces $4.6B climate grants

        TPS redesignated for Venezuela, protecting additional 450k migrants

        $37M University of Phoenix debt forgiven

        EO for East Palestine recovery

        Prohibits Americans from investing in some Chinese companies

        Directs Agencies to Account for Climate Change in Budgets

        Creates new office of gun violence prevention

        Commits $200 million to reintroduce salmon in Columbia River

        $230 million for suicide prevention and behavioral are programs for at risk communities

        Cuts funding to college programs leaving grads with unaffordable loans and/or low pay

        All schools must provide prospective students with a framework outlining actual costs to get a degree and financial outcomes students can expect

        Today’s announcement brings the total approved debt cancellation by the Biden-Harris Administration to $127 billion for nearly 3.6 million Americans.

        Round 12 of student loan forgiveness of $5.2 billion bring total to $127 billion

        Updated federal prevailing wage for first time in decades, raising wages by thousands of dollars

        During very tense times, visits Israel and gets them allow humanitarian aid to Gaza

        Creates the largest ever offshore windfarm of Virginia’s coast

        Supports UAW strike resulting in a 30% increase of wages

        October economics report shows stunning improvement

        —34th consecutive month of job growth (150,000 jobs in October)

        —Longest stretch of unemployment below 4% since the 1960s

        —GDP surged this past quarter 5% (seasonally adjusted)

        —Federal Reserve announces interest rates are holding steady

        —Auto Strike over! Workers get substantial pay raises (30%)

        Eliminates co-payments, enrollment fees and monthly premiums for WWII veterans

        Climate Corps sees 42,000 sign-ups since inception

        Establishes White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research

        Reestablishes open and direct communication with China

        Brokers deal with Israel & Hamas for release of hostages

        Brokers deal to allow Humanitarian aid into Gaza

        Child poverty rates fall from 12.6% to 5.8% due to Biden’s Expanded Child Tax Credits

        2.9 million kids escape poverty

        Another 813,000 people have their student loan debt wiped out

        Supply chain backlogs are now at the lowest levels in 25 years.

        Inflation is at the lowest rate since Biden took office early 2021

        New small business applications continue at record rates: https://i.redd.it/ppmxb6z0bq3c1.png

        Delivered largest economic recovery plan since Roosevelt

        Delivered the largest infrastructure plan since Eisenhower

        Confirmed the most judges since Kennedy

        Delivered with Obama the second-largest healthcare bill since Johnson

        • delivered the largest climate change bill in history