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Do you have a favorite "historic precedent" for tonight's speech? Ours is that there isn't a need for a designated survivor because the whole Cabinet isn't in attendance. #JointSession

100 days! bit.ly/3dYuIa4

100 days as a waypoint, which became more important in U.S. politics when President Franklin D. Roosevelt worked quickly to enact his New Deal reforms in 1933, has become a critical touch point for politicians looking to deliver on their campaign promises. bit.ly/3dYuIa4

100 million shots in 100 days ✅ Promise Kept. politifact.com/truth-o-meter/…

Experts said it’s possible that the vaccine rollout would have ramped up no matter who was president, but that Biden deserves credit for taking certain steps. bit.ly/3dYuIa4

Biden cited efforts by his administration reopened schools. Those decisions were driven by a list of factors. Why it’s hard to link school reopenings to Biden’s efforts: bit.ly/3vv4oud

Many economists told us that American Rescue Plan deals squarely with the economic fallout from the pandemic. politifact.com/article/2021/m…

What's the Child Tax Credit? politifact.com/article/2021/f… #JointSession

Sidenote: Love facts? Join us at the United Facts of America in two weeks! politifact.com/article/2021/a…

Natural gas, not wind turbines, was the main cause of Texas’s power shortage. #JointAddress #JointSession

"When I think climate change, I think jobs." Here's a look at how those green jobs stack up: politifact.com/article/2021/a… #JointAddress #JointSession

The sheer number of jobs that depend on the fossil-fuel industry poses a daunting challenge for a transition to renewables. politifact.com/article/2021/a…

Biden proposed a $15 minimum wage in his proposal for COVID and economic relief. This promise is In the Works. bit.ly/3c4Frz5 #JointSession

With American Rescue Plan, Biden moves closer to making good on his promise to improve the ACA. Right now we've rated this In the Works
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We checked in on Joe Biden's promise not to enact tax increases for anyone making less than $400,000. So far, he is delivering, though some see indirect impacts from his proposed corporate tax hike. Our ruling: In the Works. bit.ly/3v69uN3

Joe Biden has moved closer to fulfilling his promise to get U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by announcing complete withdrawal by 9/11/2021. In the Works: bit.ly/39jUTVN

The White House put on pause Biden's promise to form a national commission on policing (it’s rated Stalled on the Biden Promise Tracker). The administration is focusing instead on passing the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. bit.ly/3dYYDhd #JointAddress

Biden has accurately highlighted racial disparities when it comes to Black and brown homeownership in the United States. politifact.com/factchecks/202…

What's the "Boyfriend Loophole?" politifact.com/factchecks/201…

In talking about DREAMers, Biden said "The country supports immigration reform." We rated a similar claim Mostly True politifact.com/factchecks/202… #JointAddress #JointSession

That's a wrap for Biden's #JointSession speech. We'll be listening to Sen. Tim Scott's response. Stand by

Sen. Scott said "less than 6% of the president's plan goes to roads and bridges." We rated a similar claim (that was more broad, about infrastructure) Pants on Fire: politifact.com/factchecks/202…

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GA has been ahead of NY in some laws that provide access, such as expansive early voting and no-excuse absentee ballots.

Since 2019, New York has been moving toward passing laws that expand voter access. politifact.com/article/2021/a… #JointAddress

The filibuster’s emergence wasn't with racial legislation, and it has been used against a wide variety of bills. However, historians agree that the filibuster was closely intertwined with anti-civil-rights efforts in the Senate for more than a century politifact.com/article/2020/a…

Scott said "Thanks to Operation Warp Speed in the Trump administration, our country is flooded with safe and effective vaccines." Here's our look at the deals cut back in November: politifact.com/article/2020/n…

That's a wrap of the 100 days speeches! We'll be publishing initial fact-checking of tonight's speeches momentarily.

Bada boom: politifact.com/article/2021/a…