Thread by @TrumpsTaxes

🧵JOE BIDEN ACHIEVEMENT THREAD🧵

Democrats’ odds in 2022 are directly linked to Biden’s approval rating:

The higher it gets, the better our chances.

So how can we help?

By arming ourselves with facts and spreading the word - loudly and proudly - about what he’s gotten done.

1. VACCINES

Joe Biden successfully distributed 100Ms of vaccines to 100Ms of Americans in the most effective public health effort in American history, saving 100Ks of lives.

If your life is in any way back to normal from the depths of the pandemic, you have Joe Biden to thank.

2. JOBS

As of today, Joe Biden has helped create nearly 5 million jobs, more than any other President in their first 10 months, with wages up nearly 5% year-over-year.

And the unemployment rate is down to 4.8% from 6.3% in January 2021 when he took office.

3. CHILD TAX CREDIT

Joe Biden has cut childhood poverty in HALF by increasing the CTC from $2,000 to $3,600.

That means more money directly in the pockets of millions of families who need help to make ends meet.

freep.com/story/money/pe…

4. FEDERAL JUDGES

Joe Biden has appointed - and the Democratic Senate has confirmed - a record number of judges the federal courts.

And these Justices are the most diverse - both in terms of demographics and career background - in history.

nbcnews.com/politics/congr…

5. AFGHANISTAN

Joe Biden had the courage to finally end the war in Afghanistan after 20 years.

Was the withdrawal itself painful? No doubt.

But he did what no other President could do.

He finally got us out.

6. CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT

Joe Biden reentered the Paris Climate Accord, revoked the Keystone Pipeline, stopped new leases for drilling on public land, and blocked drilling in ANWR.

edf.org/blog/2021/04/2…

7. STUDENT LOANS

Joe Biden canceled billions in student loan debt, including loans for severely disabled students. He also extended the student loan payment freeze to provide some breathing room.

forbes.com/sites/adammins…

8. PENSIONS

Joe Biden saved union pensions to the tune of $83B.

This helped avoid deep cuts for millions of Americans, many of whom are retired senior citizens, who depend upon those payments.

nbcnews.com/politics/joe-b…

9. CHINA

Joe Biden successfully negotiated a nuclear submarine deal with our allies Australia and Britain that will serve as a much-needed regional check and deterrent on China.

politico.com/news/2021/09/1…

10. GLOBAL STANDING

Thanks to Joe Biden, America is no longer the laughing stock of the world.

We are regaining the respect of our friends and allies.

Diplomacy is back.

msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-…

11. ENDING THE MUSLIM TRAVEL BAN

On Day 1 of his Administration, Joe Biden rescinded Donald Trump's racist, despicable travel ban on people of the Muslim faith.

By doing so he restored our values and protected our national security.

usatoday.com/story/travel/n…

12. SAVING AIRLINE INDUSTRY JOBS

*27,000* airline workers who were on the brink of being laid off due to the pandemic were able to keep their jobs this year.

Joe Biden saved those jobs.

msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-…

13. PROTECTING NATIONAL MONUMENTS

Joe Biden restored protections for our beautiful National Monuments, including Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante in Utah, and the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts off the coast of New England.

nbcnews.com/politics/polit…

14. AVIATION/AEROSPACE JOBS

Joe Biden is saving 22,500 jobs at 313 aviation manufacturing companies across America, including 3,000 jobs in Kansas and thousands of others in Ohio, California and more.

usatoday.com/story/travel/a…

15. COMBATING HUNGER

In the midst of the pandemic-heightened hunger crisis, Joe Biden gave a $1B boost in food stamp benefits to 25 million food-insecure Americans, including children and senior citizens.

cnn.com/2021/04/02/pol…

16. $15 MINIMUM WAGE FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTORS

Joe Biden signed an Executive Order raising the minimum wage for Federal Contractors to $15, giving a much-needed pay raise to as many as 390,000 low-wage American workers.

apnews.com/article/minimu…

17. LGBTQ+ PROTECTIONS

On Day 1 of his Administration, Joe Biden signed an Executive Order granting LGBTQ+ Americans the most far-reaching health care, housing and education protections in U.S. History.

hrc.org/press-releases…

18. CHILD HUNGER SUMMER PROGRAM

Joe Biden delivered a program to feed up to 34 million low-income, food-insecure children across America over the summer when school was out of session.

These children who often depend on school meals for nutrition.

nbcnews.com/politics/white…

19. DIVERSITY

Joe Biden has the most diverse Cabinet and White House staff in U.S. history.

Whether it's by gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, or more, the Biden Administration truly represents America.

And representation matters.

nytimes.com/2021/01/21/us/…

20. OCTOBER JOBS REPORT

Updating #2 on this thread, thanks to Joe Biden's leadership, the U.S. added another 531K jobs in October, the unemployment rate dropped to 4.6%, and wages increased another .4%.

That's 5.6M jobs created since January, a record.

cnbc.com/2021/11/05/job…

21. HELPING SMALL BUSINESSES

Not only did Joe Biden extend the Paycheck Protection Program, he revised it to help save small businesses, minority-owned businesses and sole proprietorships, so that bigger companies wouldn't crowd them out of the benefits.

cnbc.com/2021/02/22/bid…

22. SUICIDE PREVENTION

Joe Biden is implementing a 5-point plan to help reduce military and veteran suicides, assisting those who sacrificed so much for our country.

"It's up to us to do everything in our power to live up to our most sacred obligations."
news.yahoo.com/biden-announce…

23. THE ARTS

Joe Biden provided nearly $500M in relief to art and cultural organizations (like the NEA and NEH), with the bulk of the money going to help those who were disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, such as the live performing arts.

hyperallergic.com/627818/america…

24. RE-OPENING OUR SCHOOLS

If your child went back to in-person learning this year, thank Joe Biden.

He provided $170B in funding to help re-open schools with improved ventilation, PPE for teachers/staff/students, additional staff hires, and more.

cnbc.com/2021/03/11/sch…

25. OBAMACARE/MEDICAID

In his first week, Joe Biden signed an Executive Order that reversed many of Trump's healthcare actions, reopening ACA's open enrollment and strengthening access to Medicaid during America's healthcare/pandemic crisis.

rollingstone.com/politics/polit…

26. PEACE & QUIET

Since the day Joe Biden was sworn in, we haven't had to worry about what embarrassing, idiotic, or democracy-degrading thing our President would say, do, or tweet next.

Not a legislative accomplishment, but vital nonetheless.

thewrap.com/joe-biden-calm…

27. RUSSIA

After four years of his predecessor kowtowing to Russia, Joe Biden sanctioned 40 Russian entities/individuals, expelled 10 Russian officials, and prohibited U.S. financial institutions from conducting certain transactions in Russia.

cnbc.com/2021/04/15/bid…

28. ENDED TRANSGENDER MILITARY BAN

Joe Biden ended his predecessor's ban on openly transgendered people serving in the military, ending discriminatory practices against them, providing medical care, and strengthening our military in the process.

nbcnews.com/news/military/…

29. LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS

Joe Biden provided $200M in stimulus funds to help our community libraries and museums.

Libraries in particular became a vital lifeline for those who needed internet access for things like school, vaccine appointments and more.

google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.…

30. STOCK MARKET

Joe Biden has had the best first year stock market run of any President in history.

Now I don't believe that the market is a proper measure of economic health, but since others do, it's only fair to point it out.

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

31. HOUSING DISCRIMINATION

Joe Biden is taking steps to combat housing discrimination which results in unfairly lower appraisals for black-owned homes, and to lower legal barriers to file housing discrimination cases.

post-gazette.com/news/politics-…

32. BUY AMERICAN

In his first week as President, Joe Biden signed an Executive Order directing government agencies to strengthen requirements for purchasing products and services from U.S. workers and businesses.

nbcnews.com/politics/white…

33. PRIVATE PRISONS

In his first week, Joe Biden signed an Executive Order to end federal private prison contracts. Private prisons are for-profit institutions that essentially incentivize incarcerations, particularly of black Americans.

nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/bi…

34. TRIBAL REGIONS/INDIGENOUS PEOPLE

Joe Biden provided a historic $31B in much-needed aid to Native populations to help bolster health care and other services in some of the nations's poorest communities, including Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians.

nytimes.com/2021/03/18/us/…

35. DREAMERS

Since Day 1, Joe Biden has taken steps to protect hundreds of thousands of DACA recipients, the undocumented immigrants who were brought to America as children and who do not want to be deported.

cnn.com/2021/09/27/pol…

36. PROTECTING WHISTLEBLOWERS

Joe Biden signed into law a bill that would help sustain the program that provides non-taxpayer monetary rewards for whistleblowers who sound the alarm on waste, fraud and abuse.

wsj.com/articles/presi…

37. OPIOID CRISIS

Joe Biden made it easier for health care professionals to administer buprenorphine, a drug that treats opioid addiction, softening restrictions that hampered the response to the opioid epidemic and saving lives in the process.
washingtonpost.com/health/biden-a…

38. FASTER ACT

Joe Biden signed into law the Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education and Research Act which ramps up allergy research and lists sesame as a food allergy, helping parents whose children might suffer from life-threatening reactions.
washingtonpost.com/business/2021/…

39. 9/11 DECLASSIFICATION

In response to the families of 9/11 victims, Joe Biden directed the declassification of documents related to the terror attack in order to provide greater transparency over what happened.

apnews.com/article/joe-bi…

40. PENNSYLVANIA INFRASTRUCTURE

Joe Biden's plan provides Pennsylvania with:

$11.3B for highways
$1.6B for bridges
$2.8B for public transportation
$1.4B for water infrastructure
$355M for airports

And countless jobs in the process.

axios.com/local/philadel…

41. LIHEAP

Joe Biden added an additional $4.5B in funding to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which will help struggling American families stay warm this winter.

rollcall.com/2021/02/10/dem…

42. NEVADA INFRASTRUCTURE

Joe Biden's plan provides Nevada with:

$2.5B for highways
$225M for bridges
$459M for public transportation
$100M for broadband
$38M for electric vehicle charging network

And so much more, including jobs for these projects.
lasvegassun.com/news/2021/nov/…

43. IOWA INFRASTRUCTURE

Joe Biden's plan provides much-needed jobs/funding in Iowa:

$3.4B for highways.
$432M for bridges.
$638M for water infrastructure.
$305M for public transportation.
$120M for airports.
$100M for broadband.

desmoinesregister.com/story/news/pol…

44. FLORIDA INFRASTRUCTURE

Here's what Joe Biden and Val Demings are doing for Florida (Marco Rubio voted against it):

$13.1B for highways
$245M for bridges
$2.6B for transit
$198M for the electric vehicle charging
$100M for broadband
$1.6B for water

miamiherald.com/news/politics-…

45. TEXAS INFRASTRUCTURE

Joe Biden is delivering BIG for Texas:

$26.9B for highways
$3.3B for public transportation
$2.9B for water/pipes
$1.2B for airports
$537M for bridges
$408M for electric vehicles
$100M for broadband

And JOBS to get it all done.

texastribune.org/2021/11/09/bid…

46. NEW HAMPSHIRE INFRASTRUCTURE

Thanks to Joe Biden and Maggie Hassan, $$$ and jobs are coming to NH:

$1.1B for highways
$225M for bridges
$125M for public transportation
$100M for broadband
$418M for water infrastructure
$45.6M for airports

wmur.com/article/new-ha…

47. GEORGIA INFRASTRUCTURE

Joe Biden and Raphael Warnock are delivering $$$ and jobs for GA:

$8.9B for highways
$225M for bridges
$100M for broadband
$1.4B for public transportation
$619M for airports
$8M for Port of Savannah
$135M for electric vehicles

ajc.com/politics/whats…

48. BARRED TRUMP FROM RECEIVING INTEL BRIEFINGS

Joe Biden knew that Trump was a threat to our national security.

So he barred him from receiving intelligence briefings that are typically offered to former Presidents, citing Trump's "erratic behavior".

nytimes.com/2021/02/05/us/…

49. ENDING TRUMP PROPAGANDA

Joe Biden fired several officials - including CEO Michael Peck - at the U.S. Agency for Global Media for turning an objective, independent source of news into a corrupted, pro-Trump propaganda machine.

vox.com/2021/1/20/2224…

50. NORTH CAROLINA INFRASTRUCTURE

Joe Biden is delivering big $$$ and great jobs for North Carolina!

$7.2B for highways
$457M for bridges
$911M for public transportation
$109M for electric vehicle charging stations
$100M for broadband

And so much more!
newsobserver.com/news/politics-…

51. RAISING THE REFUGEE CAP

Joe Biden raised the refugee cap from the cruel low of 15K (set by Trump for 2021), to 125K (for 2022) upholding America's centuries-old promise of being a place of refuge for those in need around the world.

nytimes.com/2021/09/20/us/…

52. CALIFORNIA INFRASTRUCTURE

Here's what Joe Biden got done...and what EVERY California House GOPer voted against:

$25.3B for highways
$4.2B for bridges
$9.5B for public transport
$3.5B for water
$1.5B for airports
$100M for broadband
$80M for wildfires
latimes.com/politics/story…

53. SERVICE DOGS FOR VETERANS

Joe Biden signed the PAWS Act (Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers), which gives veterans greater access to the service and therapy dogs they need to help with their PTSD and mental health issues.

🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶
nbcnews.com/politics/joe-b…

54. CANCELING BORDER WALL CONTRACTS

Joe Biden has canceled contracts for Donald Trump's wasteful and ineffective border wall, and is protecting/returning private property for residents along the border that Trump wanted to seize.

cnn.com/2021/10/08/pol…

55. NEW JERSEY INFRASTRUCTURE

Joe Biden is delivering vital $$$ and jobs for the Garden State:

$6.8B for highways
$1.1B for bridges
$4.1B for public transportation
$232M for airports
$100M for broadband
$1B to replace lead pipes
$17M for cybersecurity

northjersey.com/story/news/new…

56. *FUNDING* THE POLICE

Joe Biden is providing more help to police, including easier access to mental health resources, prompter benefit access to those hurt/disabled, and prosecuting those who kill federal law enforcement serving abroad.
thehill.com/homenews/admin…

57. MINNESOTA INFRASTRUCTURE

Thanks to Joe Biden and the Dems, help is on the way for Minnesota:

$4.5B for highways
$302M for bridges
$818M for public transportation
$100M for broadband
$68M for EV charging stations
$680M for water
$297M for airports
minnpost.com/national/2021/…

58. FUEL EMISSION STANDARDS/ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Joe Biden reversed Trump's emission rollback and ordered the EPA to initiate new fuel emission standards to help stop climate change.

He also set a 2030 target of 50% for all vehicles sold to be electric.
insideclimatenews.org/news/05082021/…

59. WISCONSIN INFRASTRUCTURE

Joe Biden is sending big help to Wisconsin in the form of $$$ and jobs:

$5.2B for highways
$225M for bridges
$592M for public transport
$79M for EV charging stations
$198M for airports
$841M for water
$100M for broadband
upnorthnewswi.com/2021/11/08/bid…

60. GAS PRICES

Joe Biden is ordering a release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help combat the rising cost of fuel and to give Americans a break at the pump.

cbsnews.com/news/oil-biden…

61. MICHIGAN INFRASTRUCTURE

Joe Biden is delivering $$$ and jobs to Michigan:

$7.3B for roads
$563M for bridges
$1B for public transportation
$1.3B for water infrastructure/lead pipe removal
$100M for broadband
$110M for electric vehicle charge stations
mlive.com/public-interes…

62. TRANSPARENCY

After four years of Donald Trump refusing to let the American people know who was visiting the White House, Joe Biden reinstated the important tradition of releasing visitor logs for all to see.

nytimes.com/2021/05/07/us/…

63. VETERAN SUPPORT

Today Joe Biden signed bills into law that will help veterans, ordering studies of disparities in minority benefits, reducing education costs for surviving spouses/children, addressing maternal mortality among female vets, and more.
cnn.com/2021/11/30/pol…

64. ARIZONA INFRASTRUCTURE

Joe Biden, Mark Kelly and House Dems are delivering for Arizona.

$5B for highways
$225M for bridges
$884M for public transit
$100M for broadband
$76M for EV charging stations
$619M for water infrastructure
$348M for airports
ktar.com/story/4623439/…

65. NORTH CAROLINA INFRASTRUCTURE

Joe Biden is delivering big things for North Carolina.

$7.2B for roads
$457M for bridges
$910M for public transit
$460M for airports
$109M for charging stations
$1B for broadband
$1.1B for water safety

starnewsonline.com/story/news/202…

66. OHIO INFRASTRUCTURE

Here are some big things that Joe Biden is delivering for Ohio:

$9.2B for roads
$483M for bridges
$1.4B for clean water
$1.2B for public transport
$253M for airports
$140M for charging stations
$100M for broadband
axios.com/local/columbus…

67. GHOST GUNS, RED FLAG LAWS, STABILIZING BRACES

Joe Biden issued a variety of measures to help reduce gun violence, including a crackdown on unserialized ghost guns, DOJ guidance for red flag laws, and unregulated items that makes guns more lethal.

nbcnews.com/politics/white…

68. KENTUCKY TORNADOES

Joe Biden immediately approved an emergency declaration for Kentucky.

Why is that noteworthy?

Because he didn't care that he lost Kentucky by 25 points.

He didn't wait for praise.

He did it because it was the right thing to do.
axios.com/biden-kentucky…

69. MAINE INFRASTRUCTURE

Thanks to Joe Biden and Jared Golden, Maine is about to receive a massive influx of $$$:

$1.3B for roads
$225M for bridges
$241M for transit
$19M for electric vehicle chargers
$100M for broadband
$390M for water infrastructure
mainebeacon.com/bidens-sprawli…

70. STUDENT LOAN PAUSE EXTENSION

Joe Biden single-handedly added another 3 months to the student loan payment moratorium, giving thousands of working families extra financial breathing room as they get through this latest Covid surge.

cnn.com/2021/12/22/pol…

71. JOE BIDEN SAVES CHRISTMAS!

Thanks to Joe Biden's leadership addressing the supply-chain bottleneck, ports processed more goods, store shelves were fully stocked, and gifts have arrived on time for Christmas.

Thank you, Joe 'Santa Claus' Biden!

businessinsider.com/psaki-good-new…

72. WASHINGTON STATE INFRASTRUCTURE

Joe Biden is delivering big $$$ for Washington State:

$4.7B for highways
$605M for bridges
$1.8B for public transport
$882M for water
$385M for airports
$100M for broadband
$71M for electric vehicle charging stations

seattletimes.com/seattle-news/i…

73. OREGON INFRASTRUCTURE

Joe Biden is investing big $$$ into Oregon:

$3.4B for roads
$268M for bridges
$747M for public transport
$52M for EV charging
$100M for broadband
$39M for wildfire prevention
$529M for water infrastructure
$211M for airports
statesmanjournal.com/story/news/202…

74. MIGRANT CHILD-FAMILY REUNIONS

Joe Biden is working hard to reunite the migrant children that Donald Trump cruelly separated from their families.

There is still a long way to go, but they are making real progress.

apnews.com/article/immigr…

75. JUNETEENTH

Joe Biden signed a law establishing June 19th as a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.

apnews.com/article/biden-…

76. VIRGINIA INFRASTRUCTURE

Joe Biden and VA Dems like Abigail Spanberger and Elaine Luria are delivering big $$$:

$7B for roads
$537M for bridges
$100M for broadband
$700M for water
$1.2B for public transport
$368M for airports
$106M for EVs
wavy.com/news/virginia/…

77. 3.9% UNEMPLOYMENT

Today's jobs report marks the biggest one-year drop in unemployment in U.S. history.

And the 3.9% rate was hit 4 years earlier than projected had Joe Biden's American Rescue Plan not been enacted.

Thank you, President Biden!
startribune.com/us-unemploymen…

78. COLORADO INFRASTRUCTURE

Thanks to Joe Biden and Michael Bennett, Colorado is getting big $$$:

$3.7B for roads
$225M for bridges
$916M for public transport
$688M for water
$432M for airports
$100M for broadband
$35M for wildfires
$57M for EV chargers

kdvr.com/news/data/infr…

79. VOTING RIGHTS

In March 2021 Joe Biden signed an Executive Order calling on federal agencies to "expand citizens' opportunities to register to vote and to obtain information about, and participate in, the electoral process."
cnn.com/2021/03/07/pol…

80. $20B INTEL SEMICONDUCTOR PLANT IN OHIO

Thanks to the leadership of Democrats like Joe Biden and Tim Ryan, Intel is investing *$20 Billion* in a factory that will create *20,000* jobs in Columbus and help lower the costs of vehicles.

A massive win!
cleveland.com/news/2022/01/p…

81. MAKING SEXUAL HARASSMENT A CRIME IN THE MILITARY

Joe Biden signed an Executive Order making sexual harassment a crime under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, as well as other measures that will protect those serving in our armed forces.

stripes.com/theaters/us/20…

82. RECORD ECONOMIC GROWTH

2021 GDP RATE - 5.7%
Q4 GDP RATE - 6.9%

Under Joe Biden's leadership, the U.S. economy had it's best yearly growth rate since *1984*!

Thank you, Mr. President!

#BidenBoom
msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-…

83. COUNTERTERRORISM

Joe Biden ordered the Special Forces raid which led to the death of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the global leader of ISIS.

Our safety is Joe Biden's priority.
npr.org/2022/02/03/107…

84. JANUARY JOBS REPORT

*467K new job in December in the face of Omicron
*709K new jobs in the October/November revision
*6.6M new jobs in his first year, a record

The #BidenBoom is real.

And Joe Biden is America's jobs President.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden…

85. RUSSIA/UKRAINE INTEL STRATEGY

Joe Biden's strategic, unprecedented, 'extremely clever' use of intelligence prior to Russia's invasion of Ukraine threw Putin off balance and helped rally the world against him in ways that he never anticipated.
washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/…

86. FEBRUARY JOBS REPORT

Yet another massive jobs report under Joe Biden's watch, with 678,000 jobs added and the unemployment rate falling to 3.8%.

Joe Biden has now helped create *7.4 Million* jobs in just over a year.

apnews.com/article/russia…

87. WORLD LEADERSHIP

President Biden has proven that he is truly the "Leader of the Free World", successfully organizing NATO countries and other allies against Vladimir Putin through sanctions, penalties, bans, asset seizures and more.

nbcnews.com/politics/polit…

88. JOE BIDEN DELIVERS THE MAIL

Joe Biden signed the Postal Service Reform Act which will overhaul the finances of the USPS and allow it to modernize its service, as well as saving 6-day-a-week delivery.
marketwatch.com/story/biden-si…

89. ANTI-LYNCHING BILL

Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, the first of its kind in American history, finally making lynching a federal hate crime.

axios.com/biden-congress…

90. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON

Joe Biden nominated - and the Senate confirmed - the first black woman on the Supreme Court in its 233-year history.
apnews.com/article/ketanj…

91. SAVING TREVOR REED

Joe Biden secured former Marine Trevor Reed's release from Russia and saved his life in the process.

"Ultimately it was President Biden. He did everything that we had said he would do and it's amazing and we can't thank him enough."abcnews.go.com/US/biden-saved…