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“Joe Biden hasn’t done anything in the last 47 years” is malarkey! (A Thread):
- As VP, he oversaw implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2009, then the biggest economic recovery plan in our country’s history. helped rebuild the American economy
- As VP, he oversaw implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2009, then the biggest economic recovery plan in our country’s history. helped rebuild the American economy
- Saved the American auto industry, lifting us out of the Great Recession
- Brokered Senate negotiations between Dems and Reps to pass the Budget Control Act of 2011 and avert a federal government shutdown
- Called for US participation in UN climate negotiations in 2005
- Brokered Senate negotiations between Dems and Reps to pass the Budget Control Act of 2011 and avert a federal government shutdown
- Called for US participation in UN climate negotiations in 2005
- Led a review in 2014 of federal employment and training programs that reach more than 21 million people per year, retooling $1.5 billion in grants to align with job-driven training best practices
- Cosponsored proposed legislation to curb greenhouse gas emissions in 2007
- Cosponsored proposed legislation to curb greenhouse gas emissions in 2007
- Helped pass Obamacare (Affordable Care Act), guaranteeing health coverage for Americans with pre-existing conditions and 20 million who were previously uninsured
- Helped launch a “Cancer Moonshot” initiative in 2016 to accelerate efforts to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer
- Helped launch a “Cancer Moonshot” initiative in 2016 to accelerate efforts to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer
- Sponsored the original Violence Against Women Act in 1994, leading to a major decline in intimate partner violence, from 2.1 million victims in 1994 to 907,000 in 2010
- Oversaw the confirmation of Ruth Bader Ginsburg as the 2nd woman in the history of the Supr. Court in 1993
- Oversaw the confirmation of Ruth Bader Ginsburg as the 2nd woman in the history of the Supr. Court in 1993
- Introduced one of the Senate’s first climate change bills, in 1986, leading to the creation of a task force on global warming
- Utilized his experience working across the aisle to establish a pragmatic plan to cut carbon emissions and secure a sustainable future
- Utilized his experience working across the aisle to establish a pragmatic plan to cut carbon emissions and secure a sustainable future
- Oversaw dispersement of $90B for clean energy as part of the 2009 Recovery Act. solar power increased 20x between the years 2008 and 2016
- Secured the passage of arms limitation agreements in 1979 between the US & the Soviet Union, reducing the risk of global nuclear disaster
- Secured the passage of arms limitation agreements in 1979 between the US & the Soviet Union, reducing the risk of global nuclear disaster
- Pushed for U.S. intervention in the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s, ending ethnic cleansing & bringing peace to the region
- Supported expanding NATO to include Warsaw Pact nations Poland, Hungary and the Cz. Republic, advancing the cause of an united, democratic & peaceful Europe
- Supported expanding NATO to include Warsaw Pact nations Poland, Hungary and the Cz. Republic, advancing the cause of an united, democratic & peaceful Europe
- Was the primary sponsor of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008, helping law enforcement agencies to investigate & prosecute child predators
- Blocked the nomination of Robert Bork to the Supr. Court in 1987, who wanted to roll back advances in civil rights
- Blocked the nomination of Robert Bork to the Supr. Court in 1987, who wanted to roll back advances in civil rights
- Sponsored and introduced the Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2008, allowing volunteer organizations – such as children’s sports groups – to obtain national and state criminal history background checks on their volunteers
