With Democrats Things Get Better
Aggressive Climate Action: The administration is on track to meet ambitious climate goals, including cutting emissions in half by 2030 and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. https://www.wri.org/insights/biden-administration-tracking-climate-action-progress
Historic Job Growth: Unemployment has been at or below 4% for 30 months—the longest stretch in 50 years. https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardmcgahey/2024/06/07/record-breaking-accomplishments-on-jobs-and-unemployment-under-biden
Expanding Health Insurance Coverage: More Americans have health insurance than ever before, with significant reductions in healthcare costs for millions. https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/12/20/healthcaregov-enrollment-exceeds-15-million-surpassing-previous-years-milestones.html
Defending Reproductive Rights: Following the Supreme Court's rollback of constitutional protections, the administration has taken steps to safeguard access to reproductive healthcare. https://19thnews.org/2024/03/abortion-reproductive-rights-biden-state-of-the-union/
Violent Crimes, Especially Homicides, Have Fallen: An 11.8% drop in 2023. Biden’s 2021 stimulus bill included an unprecedented $350 billion for state and local governments, which he strongly encouraged them to spend on law enforcement. https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-opinion-biden-accomplishment-data/
Investment in US Manufacturing: Thanks to legislative efforts, nearly $300 billion has been invested in U.S. manufacturing, revitalizing the sector and bringing jobs back from overseas. https://apnews.com/article/biden-factory-jobs-new-mexico-manufacturing-renaissance-95700c62f45c3a69b03e550ebdcfa01b
Lowered Health Insurance Costs: For 13 million people by an average of $800 per year, with many qualifying for plans costing $10 or less per month; prevented insurance premium spikes; and increased the number of people with health insurance to the highest level ever, with the uninsured rate at a historically low 8 percent. https://www.aftvotes.org/biden-harris-accomplishments
Protecting Marriage Equality: Biden signed bipartisan legislation to protect marriage for same-sex and interracial couples, reinforcing his long-standing support for LGBTQI+ rights. https://www.npr.org/2022/12/13/1142331501/biden-to-sign-respect-for-marriage-act-reflecting-his-and-the-countrys-evolution
Increased Cancer Research: Biden/Harris launched an accelerated cancer research effort that was known as the “cancer moonshot” . https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/02/02/joe-biden-30-policy-things-you-might-have-missed-00139046
Gun Violence Reduction: The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the first significant piece of gun safety legislation in 30 years, aims to save lives through enhanced background checks and other critical measures. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-bipartisan-safer-communities-act-1-year-later/
Backing Workers Voices, Collective Bargaining: Signed an executive order enabling federal workers to collectively bargain, and called for passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act to make it easier to join a union. https://www.aftvotes.org/biden-harris-accomplishments
Infrastructure-Fixing Bridges, Building Tunnels and Expanding Broadband: Passed a bipartisan law to rebuild roads and bridges, expand power infrastructure, increase passenger rail access, expanded broadband access, and improve water infrastructure. https://navigatorresearch.org/lowering-drug-prices-and-investing-in-infrastructure-are-most-popular-and-known-biden-accomplishments/
Expanding Veterans' Benefits: The PACT Act has significantly expanded benefits and services for veterans exposed to toxic substances, marking the most considerable expansion in over three decades. https://www.va.gov/resources/the-pact-act-and-your-va-benefits/#:~:text=The%20PACT%20Act%20is%20a,they've%20earned%20and%20deserve
Infrastructure-Fixing Bridges, Building Tunnels and Expanding Broadband: Passed a bipartisan law to rebuild roads and bridges, expand power infrastructure, increase passenger rail access, expanded broadband access, and improve water infrastructure. https://navigatorresearch.org/lowering-drug-prices-and-investing-in-infrastructure-are-most-popular-and-known-biden-accomplishments/
Inflation Rate Going Down: The rapid drop in inflation rates under Biden is unmatched in modern history. America’s cost of living, which surged to a four-decade high during Biden’s first two years, due to the pandemic and other international events, is poised to return to its pre-pandemic level this year — when growth in family wealth across income groups is more robust than at any point in the new century. https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-opinion-biden-accomplishment-data/
Overdose Prevention Strategy with New Actions to Treat Addiction and Save Lives: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/02/01/biden-harris-administration-marks-two-years-advancements-hhs-overdose-prevention-strategy-new-actions-treat-addiction-save-lives.html
Supreme Court and Judicial Appointment: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's historic confirmation as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court highlights the administration's commitment to diversifying the federal judiciary. https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2022-04-07/ketanji-brown-jackson-makes-history-as-first-black-woman-on-supreme-court