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DATE | 2020-09-24 |
FROM | mayer ilovitz
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SUBJECT | Re: [Hangout - NYLXS] Running on the record
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it would be nice to see a list of all that biden has "done" both over his senate career and as VP, including all the things that might be considered negative (maybe including major scandals ... )
Ruben Safir wrote: > Amnon Albert Mushiyev > 15h ยท > Joshua Siwy > August 12 ยท > Fact check it ๐ > Dude has been in office for 3 years.... what has he done? Other than > dodging the darts the media and Pelosi have thrown?!? > what have PRESIDENT TRUMP and his cabinet accomplished..... > Here you go. > * Trump recently signed 3 bills to benefit Native people. One gives > compensation to the Spokane tribe for loss of their lands in the > mid-1900s, one funds Native language programs, and the third gives > federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians in > Montana. > * Trump finalized the creation of Space Force as our 6th Military branch. > * Trump signed a law to make cruelty to animals a federal felony so that > animal abusers face tougher consequences.๐๐ > * Violent crime has fallen every year heโs been in office after rising > during the 2 years before he was elected. > * Trump signed a bill making CBD and Hemp legal.๐๐ > * Trumpโs EPA gave $100 million to fix the water infrastructure problem > in Flint, Michigan. > * Under Trumpโs leadership, in 2018 the U.S. surpassed Russia and Saudi > Arabia to become the worldโs largest producer of crude oil. > * Trump signed a law ending the gag orders on Pharmacists that prevented > them from sharing money-saving information. > * Trump signed the โAllow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex > Trafficking Actโ (FOSTA), which includes the โStop Enabling Sex > Traffickers Actโ (SESTA) which both give law enforcement and victims new > tools to fight sex trafficking.๐๐ > * Trump signed a bill to require airports to provide spaces for > breastfeeding Moms. > * The 25% lowest-paid Americans enjoyed a 4.5% income boost in November > 2019, which outpaces a 2.9% gain in earnings for the country's > highest-paid workers. > * Low-wage workers are benefiting from higher minimum wages and from > corporations that are increasing entry-level pay. > * Trump signed the biggest wilderness protection & conservation bill in > a decade and designated 375,000 acres as protected land. > * Trump signed the Save our Seas Act which funds $10 million per year to > clean tons of plastic & garbage from the ocean.๐๐ > * He signed a bill this year allowing some drug imports from Canada so > that prescription prices would go down. > * Trump signed an executive order this year that forces all healthcare > providers to disclose the cost of their services so that Americans can > comparison shop and know how much less providers charge insurance companies. > * When signing that bill he said no American should be blindsided by > bills for medical services they never agreed to in advance. > * Hospitals will now be required to post their standard charges for > services, which include the discounted price a hospital is willing to > accept. > * In the eight years prior to President Trumpโs inauguration, > prescription drug prices increased by an average of 3.6% per year. Under > Trump, drug prices have seen year-over-year declines in nine of the last > ten months, with a 1.1% drop as of the most recent month. > * He created a White House VA Hotline to help veterans and principally > staffed it with veterans and direct family members of veterans.๐๐ > * VA employees are being held accountable for poor performance, with > more than 4,000 VA employees removed, demoted, and suspended so far. > * Issued an executive order requiring the Secretaries of Defense, > Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs to submit a joint plan to > provide veterans access to access to mental health treatment as they > transition to civilian life. > * Because of a bill signed and championed by Trump, In 2020, most > federal employees will see their pay increase by an average of 3.1% โ > the largest raise in more than 10 years. > * Trump signed into a law up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave for > millions of federal workers. > * Trump administration will provide HIV prevention drugs for free to > 200,000 uninsured patients per year for 11 years.๐๐ > * All-time record sales during the 2019 holidays. > * Trump signed an order allowing small businesses to group together when > buying insurance to get a better price๐๐ > * President Trump signed the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act that > provides funding for states to develop maternal mortality reviews to > better understand maternal complications and identify solutions & > largely focuses on reducing the higher mortality rates for Black Americans. > * In 2018, President Trump signed the groundbreaking First Step Act, a > criminal justice bill which enacted reforms that make our justice system > fairer and help former inmates successfully return to society. > * The First Step Actโs reforms addressed inequities in sentencing laws > that disproportionately harmed Black Americans and reformed mandatory > minimums that created unfair outcomes.๐๐ > * The First Step Act expanded judicial discretion in sentencing of > non-violent crimes. > * Over 90% of those benefitting from the retroactive sentencing > reductions in the First Step Act are Black Americans. > * The First Step Act provides rehabilitative programs to inmates, > helping them successfully rejoin society and not return to crime. > * Trump increased funding for Historically Black Colleges and > Universities (HBCUs) by more than 14%.๐๐ > * Trump signed legislation forgiving Hurricane Katrina debt that > threatened HBCUs. > * New single-family home sales are up 31.6% in October 2019 compared to > just one year ago. > * Made HBCUs a priority by creating the position of executive director > of the White House Initiative on HBCUs. > * Trump received the Bipartisan Justice Award at a historically black > college for his criminal justice reform accomplishments. > * The poverty rate fell to a 17-year low of 11.8% under the Trump > administration as a result of a jobs-rich environment.๐๐ > * Poverty rates for African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans have > reached their lowest levels since the U.S. began collecting such data. > * President Trump signed a bill that creates five national monuments, > expands several national parks, adds 1.3 million acres of wilderness, > and permanently reauthorizes the Land and Water Conservation Fund. > * Trumpโs USDA committed $124 Million to rebuild rural water > infrastructure.๐๐ > * Consumer confidence & small business confidence is at an all time high. > * More than 7 million jobs created since election. > * More Americans are now employed than ever recorded before in our history. > * More than 400,000 manufacturing jobs created since his election. > * Trump appointed 5 openly gay ambassadors.๐๐ > * Trump ordered Ric Grenell, his openly gay ambassador to Germany, to > lead a global initiative to decriminalize homosexuality across the globe. > * Through Trumpโs Anti-Trafficking Coordination Team (ACTeam) > initiative, Federal law enforcement more than doubled convictions of > human traffickers and increased the number of defendants charged by 75% > in ACTeam districts. > * In 2018, the Department of Justice (DOJ) dismantled an organization > that was the internetโs leading source of prostitution-related > advertisements resulting in sex trafficking. > * Trumpโs OMB published new anti-trafficking guidance for government > procurement officials to more effectively combat human trafficking. > * Trumpโs Immigration and Customs Enforcementโs Homeland Security > Investigations arrested 1,588 criminals associated with Human Trafficking. > * Trumpโs Department of Health and Human Services provided funding to > support the National Human Trafficking Hotline to identify perpetrators > and give victims the help they need. > * The hotline identified 16,862 potential human trafficking cases. > * Trumpโs DOJ provided grants to organizations that support human > trafficking victims โ serving nearly 9,000 cases from July 1, 2017, to > June 30, 2018.๐๐ > * The Department of Homeland Security has hired more victim assistance > specialists, helping victims get resources and support. > * President Trump has called on Congress to pass school choice > legislation so that no child is trapped in a failing school because of > his or her zip code.๐๐ > * The President signed funding legislation in September 2018 that > increased funding for school choice by $42 million. > * The tax cuts signed into law by President Trump promote school choice > by allowing families to use 529 college savings plans for elementary and > secondary education.๐๐ > * Under his leadership ISIS has lost most of their territory and been > largely dismantled. > * ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi was killed. > * Signed the first Perkins CTE reauthorization since 2006, authorizing > more than $1 billion for states each year to fund vocational and career > education programs. > * Executive order expanding apprenticeship opportunities for students > and workers. > * Trump issued an Executive Order prohibiting the U.S. government from > discriminating against Christians or punishing expressions of faith. > * Signed an executive order that allows the government to withhold money > from college campuses deemed to be anti-Semitic and who fail to combat > anti-Semitism. > * President Trump ordered a halt to U.S. tax money going to > international organizations that fund or perform abortions. > * Trump imposed sanctions on the socialists in Venezuela who have killed > their citizens. > * Finalized new trade agreement with South Korea. > * Made a deal with the European Union to increase U.S. energy exports to > Europe.๐๐ > * Withdrew the U.S. from the job killing TPP deal. > * Secured $250 billion in new trade and investment deals in China and > $12 billion in Vietnam. > * Okayโd up to $12 billion in aid for farmers affected by unfair trade > retaliation.๐๐ > * Has had over a dozen US hostages freed, including those Obama could > not get freed. > * Trump signed the Music Modernization Act, the biggest change to > copyright law in decades. > * Trump secured Billions that will fund the building of a wall at our > southern border. > * The Trump Administration is promoting second chance hiring to give > former inmates the opportunity to live crime-free lives and find > meaningful employment. > * Trumpโs DOJ and the Board Of Prisons launched a new โReady to Work > Initiativeโ to help connect employers directly with former prisoners.๐๐ > * President Trumpโs historic tax cut legislation included new > Opportunity Zone Incentives to promote investment in low-income > communities across the country. > * 8,764 communities across the country have been designated as > Opportunity Zones. > * Opportunity Zones are expected to spur $100 billion in long-term > private capital investment in economically distressed communities across > the country. > * Trump directed the Education Secretary to end Common > Core.๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ > * Trump signed the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund into law. > * Trump signed measure funding prevention programs for Veteran suicide.๐๐ > * Companies have brought back over a TRILLION dollars from overseas > because of the TCJA bill that Trump signed. > * Manufacturing jobs are growing at the fastest rate in more than 30 years. > * Stock Market has reached record highs. > * Median household income has hit highest level ever recorded. > * African-American unemployment is at an all time low. > * Hispanic-American unemployment is at an all time low. > * Asian-American unemployment is at an all time low. > * Womenโs unemployment rate is at a 65-year low. > * Youth unemployment is at a 50-year low. > * We have the lowest unemployment rate ever recorded. > * The Pledge to Americaโs Workers has resulted in employers committing > to train more than 4 million Americans. > * 95 percent of U.S. manufacturers are optimistic about the futureโ the > highest ever. > * As a result of the Republican tax bill, small businesses will have the > lowest top marginal tax rate in more than 80 years.๐๐ > * Record number of regulations eliminated that hurt small businesses. > * Signed welfare reform requiring able-bodied adults who donโt have > children to work or look for work if theyโre on welfare.๐๐ > * Under Trump, the FDA approved more affordable generic drugs than ever > before in history. > * Reformed Medicare program to stop hospitals from overcharging > low-income seniors on their drugsโsaving seniors 100โs of millions of > $$$ this year alone.๐๐ > * Signed Right-To-Try legislation allowing terminally ill patients to > try experimental treatment that wasnโt allowed before. > * Secured $6 billion in new funding to fight the opioid epidemic.โค๏ธโค๏ธ > * Signed VA Choice Act and VA Accountability Act, expanded VA telehealth > services, walk-in-clinics, and same-day urgent primary and mental health > care.๐๐ > * U.S. oil production recently reached all-time high so we are less > dependent on oil from the Middle East. > * The U.S. is a net natural gas exporter for the first time since 1957. > * NATO allies increased their defense spending because of his pressure > campaign. > * Withdrew the United States from the job-killing Paris Climate Accord > in 2017 and that same year the U.S. still led the world by having the > largest reduction in Carbon emissions.๐๐ > * Has his circuit court judge nominees being confirmed faster than any > other new administration. > * Had his Supreme Court Justiceโs Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh > confirmed. > * Moved U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.๐๐ > * Agreed to a new trade deal with Mexico & Canada that will increase > jobs here and $$$ coming in. > * Reached a breakthrough agreement with the E.U. to increase U.S. exports. > * Imposed tariffs on China in response to Chinaโs forced technology > transfer, intellectual property theft, and their chronically abusive > trade practices, has agreed to a Part One trade deal with China. > * Signed legislation to improve the National Suicide Hotline.๐๐ > * Signed the most comprehensive childhood cancer legislation ever into > law, which will advance childhood cancer research and improve treatments. > * The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed into law by Trump doubled the maximum > amount of the child tax credit available to parents and lifted the > income limits so more people could claim it. > * It also created a new tax credit for other dependents. > * In 2018, President Trump signed into law a $2.4 billion funding > increase for the Child Care and Development Fund, providing a total of > $8.1 billion to States to fund child care for low-income families. > * The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) signed into law by > Trump provides a tax credit equal to 20-35% of child care expenses, > $3,000 per child & $6,000 per family + Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) > allow you to set aside up to $5,000 in pre-tax $ to use for child care. > * In 2019 President Donald Trump signed the Autism Collaboration, > Accountability, Research, Education and Support Act (CARES) into law > which allocates $1.8 billion in funding over the next five years to help > people with autism spectrum disorder and to help their families.๐๐ > * In 2019 President Trump signed into law two funding packages providing > nearly $19 million in new funding for Lupus specific research and > education programs, as well an additional $41.7 billion in funding for > the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the most Lupus funding EVER. > * Another upcoming accomplishment to add: In the next week or two Trump > will be signing the first major anti-robocall law in decades called the > TRACED Act (Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and > Deterrence.) Once itโs thelaw, the TRACED Act will extend the period of > time the FCC has to catch & punish those who intentionally break > telemarketing restrictions. The bill also requires voice service > providers to develop a framework to verify calls are legitimate before > they reach your phone. > * US stock market continually hits all-time record highs. > * Because so many people asked for a document with all of this listed in > one place, here it is. No links provided to remove bias as Google search > is easy. Print this out for family, friends, neighbors, etc. I encourage > you to drop this list off to voters before the 2020 election too! > *Trump did all of this while fighting flagrant abuse and impeachment > charges. > โโ-please explain to me why you have a problem with OUR president? > Because he has misspoke a few times? Tell me when you find a perfect > person, please....Iโll wait! Iโll tell you why, because the media has > skewed him in such a negative light and unfairly report his > accomplishments to undermined those achievements! Why? Because the media > is complicit in every single thing this man is trying to undo! Start > thinking for yourself! > ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธAre you tired of winning yet?๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ > โค๏ธSHARE THISโค๏ธ _______________________________________________ Hangout mailing list Hangout-at-nylxs.com http://lists.mrbrklyn.com/mailman/listinfo/hangout
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