The disgraceful Supreme Court justice should be held accountable for his actions but probably won’t.

  • Sparlock@lemmy.world
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    Low education take.

    Joe Biden accomplishments as President:

    2020: Elected President, defeating Donald Trump in the Electoral College 306 to 232, with a popular vote margin of more than 7 million votes.

    2021: Directed USA to rejoin Paris Climate Agreement.

    2021: Halted the Keystone XL pipeline.

    2021: Repealed Trump’s travel bans.

    2021: Repealed Trump’s transgender military ban.

    2021: Ordered an additional 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine.

    2021: Pledged $4 billion to COVAX global vaccine alliance.

    2021: Signed $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law. It includes:

    Small business support. $1,400 per person checks. Increases to the Child Tax Credit, Earned-Income Tax Credit, and Child and Dependent Care Tax Credits. $300 extended unemployment insurance. Lower health insurance premiums for lower- and middle-income families enrolled in health insurance marketplaces.

    2021: Canceled $1.5 billion in student debt for victims of for-profit school fraud.

    2021: Ended the War in Afghanistan after 20 years.

    2021: Negotiated and signed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law. It includes:

    $110 billion for roads, bridges, and major projects
    $73 billion for power infrastructure
    $66 billion for passenger and freight rail
    $65 billion for broadband
    $55 billion for clean drinking water
    $50 billion for water resilience and Western water storage
    $39 billion for public transit
    $25 billion for airports
    $21 billion for removal of pollution from water and soil
    $17 billion for port infrastructure
    $7.5 billion for electric vehicles
    $7.5 billion for zero/low emission busses and ferries
    $1 billion for the revitalization of communities

    2021: U.S. gross domestic product grew at 5.7 percent for the year, the strongest economic growth in 37 years.

    2021: Favorability of the United States improved sharply around the world.

    2022: Approved a U.S. special forces mission that killed ISIS leader Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi.

    2022: Nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to become the first Black woman in history to sit on the Supreme Court of the United States.

    2022: Signed the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).

    2022: Led a massive international response to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

    2022: Signed the first major gun safety legislation passed by Congress in nearly 30 years.

    2022: Ordered the drone strike that killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States and the world’s most wanted terrorist.

    2022: Unemployment falls to 3.5 percent, matching the lowest rate in 50 years.

    2022: Signed the CHIPS and Science Act into law, providing $52.7 billion for chip manufacturing and research and $170 billion for scientific research, innovation, and space exploration.

    2022: Signed ratification documents approving NATO membership for Finland and Sweden, strengthening the NATO alliance and reinforcing democracy in the face of Russian brutality against Ukraine.

    2022: Signed PACT Act strengthening health care and benefits for America’s veterans and their survivors.

    2022: Signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. It includes $369 billion to provide energy security, fight climate change, and create clean domestic manufacturing jobs. It also lowers healthcare costs by extending Affordable Care Act subsidies for 3 years, expanding vaccine coverage, and reforming prescription drug pricing. The act also raises revenue by establishing a 15% corporate minimum tax on companies with at least $1 billion in profits. Through revenue and savings, the Inflation Reduction Act reduces the deficit by a net $305 billion dollars.

    2022: Less than 2 years into his presidency, Biden is already one of the most legislatively successful presidents of the modern era.

    2022: Thanks to a Biden executive order, hearing aids become available over the counter without a prescription, lowering costs by up to $3,000 per pair for 30 million Americans.

    2022: Led the Democratic Party to the best midterm election performance of either party since 1934.

    2022: Signed legislation to avoid a potentially catastrophic rail strike after brokering a deal approved by 8 of 12 railway unions, raising workers’ wages by 24%, increasing health care benefits, and preserving two-person crews.

    2022: Approved a deal to bring WNBA star Brittney Griner home after 10 months of wrongful detention in Russia.

    2022: Signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law, ensuring federal recognition of marriage regardless of sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin, ten years after publicly declaring his support of same-sex marriage on Meet the Press.

    2023: Forced congressional Republicans to swear off Medicare and Social Security cuts on live television while delivering his State of the Union Address.

    2023: Took a 10-hour train trip, each way, through war-torn Ukraine to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv and reconfirm U.S. support for Ukraine’s fight against Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s criminal aggression.

    2023: Signed an executive order greatly expanding access to long-term care and child care.

    2023: Mounted a major diplomatic effort that got Turkey to agree to admit Sweden into NATO, making that alliance stronger than it has ever been.

    2023: Announced $39 billion in student debt relief for 804,000 borrowers.