• timmymac@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.

    Nah, he’s done nonsensical things starting 30 years ago and every day since.

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      Like these for example:

      * Lowest unemployment numbers since 1969, economy seeing strong growth in GTP, wages, stock market returns, household net worth
      * Expanded overtime guarantees for millions
      * Established the Office of Gun Violence Prevention awarding $286 million towards student mental health
      * Made transition to green electricity a priority and accelerating approval of renewable energy projects
      * Sealed nationwide Infrastructure deal for $1.2 trillion for roads, waterlines, broadband networks, airports, et c
      * Opened for over-the-counter birth control pill (in stores in 2024)
      * Issued a sweeping crackdown on junk fees and overdraft charges from banks
      * Effected anti-redlining frameworks preventing discriminatory mortgage lending
      * Forced Chinese companies to open their books
      * Issued the Inflation Reduction Act, authorizing funds to jump-start the transition of American agriculture toward less carbon-intensive practices
      * Helped broker a deal to save the Colorado River
      * Signed an executive order directing agencies across the government to promote competition and take on monopolies
      * Loosened federal restrictions on cannabis
      * Instituted penalties for college programs that trap students in debt
      * Enacted the CHIPS and Science Act, offering more than $50 billion to subsidize construction of new microchip facilities in the U.S
      * Aligned U.S trade policy with antitrust actions against big tech firms
      * Brokered a deal to halt conflict between Rwanda and Congo to stall impending Cobalt crisis
      * Released a new national cyber strategy, strengthening international cyber diplomacy, securing emerging critical technologies and taking more aggressive steps to disrupt hacking groups
      * Countering China with a new alliance between Japan and South Korea
      * Reinvigorating cancer research to lower death rates
      * Making medication more accessible through telemedicine initiative
      * Installed union-friendly allies on the NLRB board who have adopted positions that boost workers in confrontations with businesses
      * Issued a national radio frequency spectrum strategy to fix 5G chaos
      * Empowered federal agencies to monitor AI
      * Strengthening military ties to Asian allies
      * Creating a new agency to investigate cyberattacks
      * Forcing airlines to pay up when flights are delayed or canceled
      * Expansion of Benefits and Services for Toxic Exposed Veterans
      * Stood up against Russian aggression by direct support for Ukraine
      * Protected marriage rights for LGBTQ couples
      * Historic student debt relief for middle-, working-class families
      * Implemented aggressive climate and environmental justice agenda
      * ...
      

      Sources: https://www.vox.com/politics/24094752/biden-trump-strong-economy-2024-inflation https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/02/02/joe-biden-30-policy-things-you-might-have-missed-00139046 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_policy_of_the_Joe_Biden_administration#:~:text=His Inflation Reduction Act was enacted in August 2022.&text=Biden’s first year in office,the pandemic recession of 2020. https://www.whitehouse.gov/therecord/ https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2021/politics/biden-executive-orders/