• timmymac@lemmy.world
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        4 months 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/