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7 | Trump lied at least 33 times during the debate with Harris. Truths to counter the lies include: Immigrants are less likely than US-born citizens to commit crimes, particularly undocumented ones — Trump’s stories about migrant crime are clearly fiction. Violent crime has dropped 26% since Biden became President; Europe has been far more generous to Ukraine than the US, and has given about $80 billion more aid to Ukraine than the US — Trump’s numbers are brazenly fabricated and self-serving; Trump was a net oil importer, but the US became a net oil exporter under the Biden/Harris administration, for the first time in over 70 years; Trump’s proposed tariffs will hit low income earners the hardest, reducing after-tax incomes by 6.3% in the bottom quintile. The Trump tariff on laundry machines increased prices by $200. Biden allowed the tariffs to expire and prices went down by $75. | Steve Rattner, The Daily Beast, CNN | 9/15/2024 | Miscellaneous facts | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Project 2025, the Trump/Republican blueprint, calls for repealing the Biden/Harris signature program, the Inflation Reduction Act. Since the IRA passed, clean tech investment has risen to $70 billion per quarter, good news for both the economy and the planet. And it has especially benefited red states—green manufacturing investment in Republican states has increased by 84%. In addition to touting the biggest investments in clean energy, the IRA has also enabled Medicare to negotiate with Big Pharma, resulting in lower prescription drug prices. Project 2025 would repeal the IRA’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. | Steven Rattner, Biospace, Mandate for Leadership (Project 2025), Center for American Progress | 9/8/2024 | Project 2025, Inflation Reduction Act | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Project 2025, the Trump presidential transition blueprint, would raise taxes on low- and middle-income households to finance tax cuts for the wealthy and large corporations. Specifically, Project 2025’s tax reform plan would: Raise taxes by $3,000 for family of 4 and by $950 for a single person, tax cut of $1.5–2.4 million for the 45,000 households making over $10 million, cut corporate tax rate to 18%, which amounts to a $24 billion tax cut for the Fortune 100, replace all individual & corporate income taxes with a consumption tax over the long term that would result in an enormous one-time burst of inflation and raise prices and lead to an average $5,900 tax increase for the middle 20% and an average $2 million tax cut for the top 0.1%. | Steve Rattner, Center for American Progress | 9/1/2024 | Project 2025, Taxes | Share on Twitter | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Bill Clinton made this bold statement during his speech at the DNC: Since the end of the Cold War in 1989, America has created about 51 million new jobs. What's the score? Democrats 50, Republicans 1. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Washington Post confirmed that former President Clinton was not wrong. The Biden-Harris administration in particular has seen strong monthly job growth, far outpacing that of the Trump administration. Overall, the Biden-Harris administration has created 15 million jobs compared to Trump's job loss record of -3 million. Even accounting for the pandemic, the data shows Biden-Harris created 7.5 million jobs in 2022-3, compared to 4.3 million jobs in 2018-19 under Trump. | Washington Post, Hopium Chronicles | 8/25/2024 | Jobs and unemployment | Share on Twitter | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | According to a non-partisan study by Energy Innovation, Biden/Harris climate policies have put the US within striking distance of meeting its goals under the Paris Agreement. The study looked at 2 pathways going forward: continued climate leadership (Harris has worked her entire career to protect the environment and focus on climate justice) and Project 2025 (the Trump policy blueprint) and the results show a stark contrast. Continued climate leadership will yield reduced GHG emissions, more jobs, lower energy costs, higher GDP and healthier outcomes. Project 2025/Trump will have the reverse effect. | Energy Innovation, NPR, Steve Rattner | 8/18/2024 | Climate policy | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | ||||||||||||||||||||
12 | President Biden and VP Harris successfully negotiated a prisoner swap with Russia, getting both Americans and Russian dissidents released from Russian prisons. The swap faced challenges and hurdles due to strained relationsh between the countries and the war in Ukraine, as well as Biden asking some of the 7 countries involved to agree to conditions that were not necessarily in their self-interest, especially Germany and Slovenia. It was the largest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War. In addition to the release of American journalist Evan Gershkovich, Alexandra Skochilenko, (Russian woman who peacefully protested war in Ukraine and sentenced to 7 years in jail) and Vladimir Kara-Murza, (Russian human rights advocate & Pulitzer Prize winner sentenced to decades in prison) were also released. Trump chose to side with Russia over the US by congratulating Putin and criticizing Biden. | The Rachel Maddow Show, The Washington Post, ABC News, Freedom House | 8/11/2024 | General policy | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | ||||||||||||||||||||
13 | VP Kamala Harris is a leader in her own right, despite the lack of attention to her achievements by the media. Here are a few highlights of her work as Vice President: VP Harris worked with Biden to pass the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, engaging with lawmakers at least 150 times, and quietly pushing for several environmental provisions that she had worked on as a Senator; she met with 150 heads of state and government, including traveling to Poland to reassure Nato allies of the US commitment to defending Ukraine; she launched the "Central America Forward" initiative to address causes of migration to the southern US border to better address crime, poverty and unemployment; she launched her "Fight for Reproductive Freedoms" tour to fight for the right for every American to make decisions about their own body; she chairs the National Space Council; she oversees the first-ever Office of Gun Violence and Prevention | 100 Reasons to Vote for Harris, Market Realist, US Dept of State, NPR, LA Times, Council on Foreign Relations | 8/4/2024 | General policy | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | https://dnwsg.org/2024/08/04/vp-harris-is-very-qualified-and-experienced-to-be-president/ | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | The Biden-Harris administration has a strong record of producing results that are good for the American people. Accomplishments include: Salary increases outpacing inflation, Cost of living is going down, Millions signed up for healthcare, Families are richer than ever, Inequality is narrowing, Stock market is booming, Green spending is on the rise, Violent crimes, especially homicides are down, Guided us through a once in a century pandemic, Restored our place in the world. Thank you, Joe! | Bloomberg, Amy Siskind, White House | 7/28/2024 | General policy | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | https://dnwsg.org/2024/07/28/thank-you-president-biden/ | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | Project 2025 would eliminate Head Start, a federal program that has helped 38 million children by supporting early childhood care for low-income families. Head Start has had numerous positive outcomes for its participants: Children enrolled in Head Start are more likely to graduate from high school & attend college, have improved social, emotional, & behavioral development, are better prepared to be parents themselves, have significantly fewer child welfare encounters related to sexual or physical abuse between the ages of 5 and 9 than those who don't attend. Rural communities, often child care deserts, could be especially hard-hit. A 2018 study shows Head Start programs accounted for 20-60% of child care centers in rural counties in 10 states, and even higher numbers in frontier counties. | American Progress, NHSA, 13 News Now, US Dept HHS | 7/21/2024 | Maternal care and children | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | https://dnwsg.org/2024/07/21/60-years-strong-head-start-gone-under-project-2025/ | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | Trump claims that immigrants are responsible for an increase in crime levels and that "migrants are killing our citizens at a level that we've never seen before." In fact, both of his accusations are untrue. Between 2020 and 2024, the violent crime rate fell by 26%, and violent crime rates are lower than they've been over the last 15 years. Citizens born in the US commit violent crimes at a 14.6% higher rate than legal immigrants, US-born citizens commit violent crimes at more than twice the rate of undocumented immigrants, and this is true for property crime and drug violations as well. | Steven Rattner | 7/14/2024 | Gun safety and crime | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | https://dnwsg.org/2024/07/14/violent-crime-lowest-in-15-yrs-us-citizens-commit-more-crime-than-immigrants/ | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | Project 2025 would give Trump unprecedented presidential powers. It poses a serious risk to our democracy, yet the majority of Americans have never even heard of it. Trump knows most Americans will be alarmed by Project 2025, which is why he is now claiming he is not familiar with it even though it was written by several former Trump appointees, many of whom are working on the 2024 RNC platform. | BBC, AP News, Courier Newsroom, Rolling Stone | 7/7/2024 | Project 2025 | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | https://dnwsg.org/2024/07/07/project-25-is-the-maga-plan-to-seize-power-and-gut-checks-balances/ | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | This November, the NY ERA will be on the ballot (the flip side). Most states have an ERA in their state constitution. NY does not. NYS already has laws in place to protect rights, including: Human Rights Law, Civil Rights Act, Equal Pay Act, Reproductive Health Act, and Marriage Equality Act. The ERA would codify these protections and make it harder to reverse them. Potential impact of ERA includes: close the gender and racial wage gap, reduce gender based violence, allow women to make their own health care and reproductive decisions. Passage of the ERA would not change the laws already in place that protect religious institutions and freedom of religion, nor would it change any immigration laws or allow non-citizens to vote. In New York, parental consent is required for minors to receive gender affirming care and the NY ERA does not change that. | NYSBA, NYC Human Rights | 6/30/2024 | Equal rights and diversity | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | https://dnwsg.org/2024/07/01/ny-era-is-on-the-ballot-in-2024/ | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | Since the Dobbs decision, Republican states are dismantling our freedoms and making it a hardship for women to get reproductive healthcare, while Democratic states are adding protections. 14 GOP-controlled states have full abortion bans (with limited exceptions), and 3 have 6 week abortion bans. Most Dem states have taken actions to protect abortion rights, and have become sanctuaries for out-of-state patients seeking reproductive healthcare. The number of monthly procedures has not fallen, meaning women in red states must travel out-of-state and incur additional costs for travel, childcare, and days off work. | AP News | 6/23/2024 | Abortion rights and women's healthcare | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | https://dnwsg.org/2024/06/25/2-year-anniversary-of-dobbs-decision/ | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | Today, more people have healthcare coverage than at any other point in our country’s history. Under the Biden-Harris administration, outreach to minority communities has increased access to affordable healthcare. The $500 million investment in Navigators creates awareness about the Affordable Care Act and helps people across the country sign up for health care, with a focus on underserved communities. | US Dept of HHS, Heather Cox Richardson, NY Times, DNC | 6/16/2024 | Healthcare and veterans benefits | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | ||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 84% of commuters come into Manhattan via public transit, only 14% come in by car. $1 billion in estimated revenues from Congestion Pricing were earmarked to make much needed improvements to the MTA, including subways, buses, LIRR, and Metro North. An estimated 1,000,000 commuters take public transportation into Manhattan every day, and will be negatively impacted by the decision to indefinitely postpone the start of Congestion Pricing. | Regional Plan, City Limits, Crains New York | 6/9/2024 | Climate policy | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | ||||||||||||||||||||
22 | In Manhattan, major crime is down in nearly every category over the past two years, including a 27% drop in murders and a 45% drop in shootings. | Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg | 6/2/2024 | Gun safety and crime | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | ||||||||||||||||||||
23 | A reminder on Memorial Day that as POTUS, Biden signed into law the PACT Act, the most significant expansion of benefits and healthcare for toxic-exposed veterans in more than 30 years. Since its inception there have been 1 million approved claims totaling $5.7 billion in benefits to veterans and their families. Senate Republicans tried to block this bill from passing several times, showing their willingness to use veterans as political pawns, but received significant pressure from advocates of the bill. When Trump was POTUS, he declined a visit to Aisne-Marne American Cemetery because he did not believe in honoring fallen troops, referring to them as "losers." Trump also referred to marines who lost their lives as "suckers." | The Atlantic, NBC News, VA News, Data for Progress | 5/26/2024 | Healthcare and veterans benefits | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | ||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Fighting inflation and lowering costs is the Biden-Harris top economic priority. Trump's second term economic plans could make inflation skyrocket. Signs of inflation getting under control, food prices dropped for first time in a year, to 0.2%, core inflation fell to lowest level in 3 years. Purchasing power has increased: unemployment rate is low so wages continue to outpace inflation (4% vs 3.4%). High correlation between consumer sentiment and inflation expectations. Trend shows investors are pleased with the inflation data and the way the economy is being run. | Steve Rattner, Axios, The White House | 5/19/2024 | Bidenomics and the economy | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | ||||||||||||||||||||
25 | This tax season, thanks to the IRA, the Biden-Harris administration rolled out a new website called Direct File, in order to provide free and easy tax filing services. The pilot program was launched in 12 states and the initial results point to a successful program, including over 140,000 filings (exceeding goal of 100k), cost of software under budget, positive feedback from users, users saved $5.6m in fees and claimed $90m in refunds. Republicans are opposed to the program, claiming it is a waste of taxpayer money to give everyday Americans a free option to file their tax returns. | Axios, The Atlantic, IRS, US Treasury | 5/12/2024 | IRS | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | ||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Republicans are attacking women's reproductive freedoms, including the right to safe abortions, birth control, and IVF. Trump takes credit for overturning Roe, said he would punish women who get an abortion, supports states' tracking women's pregnancies and supports prosecuting people who help with abortions. The Biden-Harris administration has taken action to protect abortion rights and fight for reproductive freedoms, including access to FDA-approved medication abortion, affordable contraception, and accurate information. | Steve Rattner, WSJ, The White House, AP News, KFF, NY Times, Washington Post | 5/5/2024 | Abortion rights and women's healthcare | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | ||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Biden-Harris announces the most impactful background checks ruling on gun sales since the Brady Bill passed in 1993. The rule will close the gun show loophole. Anyone who sells guns for a profit will now be required to be a licensed dealer and do a background check, even at gun shows and through online marketplaces. Will affect about 20,000 dealers and tens of thousands of gun sales, and will help to keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers and felons. In 2022, the bipartisan Safer Communities Act was passed. In 2023, Biden signed EO directing the DOJ to clarify the Act in order to get as close to universal background checks as possible without additional legislation. This new rule goes into effect in May. | PBS, Politico, White House, Federal Register | 4/28/2024 | Gun safety and crime | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | ||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Biden has done more to combat the climate emergency and address environmental justice than any other administration, including rolling back many of Trump's harmful policies. There is more to do, including a recommitment to reducing single use plastics and reducing reliance on fossil fuels, but a second term for Biden would allow him to continue to do impactful climate work. A Trump presidency and Republican control would be disastrous to the future of our planet, as they would attempt to dismantle all the progress Biden has made. | American Progress, The Guardian, The White House, DNWSG | 4/21/2024 | Climate policy | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | ||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Black Maternal Health Week is April 11-17. Black women are 3X as likely to die in childbirth than White women, 2X as likely to lose an infant to premature death, and postpartum depression is 1.6X higher. The US is the only developed country with a rising maternal mortality rate. Dem lawmakers are addressing these unacceptable facts. In Congress, Reps Alma Adams and Lauren Underwood formed the Black Maternal Health Caucus to create change through the Momnibus Act. The Biden-Harris administration created a Blueprint For Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis to increase access to high quality maternal healthcare. | CDC, IFDHE, The Century Foundation, Black Mamas Matter Alliance | 4/14/2024 | Maternal care and children | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | ||||||||||||||||||||
30 | The Biden-Harris administration and the EPA announced $20 billion in grants to deliver clean energy and climate solutions across America, with a focus on low income and disadvantaged communities. Read more here about the 8 organizations that were selected to receive these grants under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, a $27 billion program funded by the Inflation Reduction Act. This investment will help increase access to capital in underserved communities, lower energy costs, and build a clean energy economy. | The White House, Environmental Protection Agency | 4/7/2024 | Climate policy | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | ||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Since 1989, 51 million new jobs have been created in America. 49 million, or 96% of those jobs were created under the last 3 Democratic presidents: Biden, Obama, and Clinton. In addition, job growth in Biden's first three years in office has been faster than his last four predecessors. | Simon Rosenberg, Politico | 3/31/2024 | Jobs and unemployment | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | ||||||||||||||||||||
32 | The Biden-Harris administration is committed to expanding research into women's health and announced an EO to direct $200 million to fund new women's health research. Meanwhile, the House GOP budget is trying to: eliminate reproductive freedom, ban mifepristone, eliminate funding for contraception and endorse a bill that could lead to restrictions on IVF treatment. | White House, Reuters | 3/24/2024 | Abortion rights and women's healthcare | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | ||||||||||||||||||||
33 | The Biden-Harris administration believes that improving the fiscal strength of our country will benefit all Americans. The Biden-Harris budget proposal would have a very different outcome on the deficit and our economy than Trump's policy proposals. Biden's plan would result in a decrease to the deficit by $3 trillion over the next decade, while a Trump presidency could result in an increase in the deficit of up to $5.3 trillion. | Briefing Book Substack, The White House, CRFB, Brian Deese | 3/17/24 | Deficit and fiscal policy | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | ||||||||||||||||||||
34 | In his SOTU address, Biden called for an increase in teacher salaries. Here are some facts about teacher pay: Average teacher salary has declined by 6.4% ($3,644) over the last decade (adjusted for inflation), teachers make about 33 percent less than other college-educated professionals in the US, 34 states have starting teacher salaries below $40,000 a year, in 30 states the average teacher salary is below the state's living wage, 40% of full-time K-12 education support professionals earn less than $25,000 annually | World Population Review, National Education Association, Education Resource Strategies | 3/10/24 | Jobs and unemployment | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | ||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Biden is delivering on his promise to fix the student debt system and make higher education more affordable for middle class and working families. Despite SCOTUS rejecting Biden's initial executive order to help tens of millions of Americans, the administration has taken several actions and so far has forgiven $138 billion in student loans. | Bharat Ramamurti, White House, Slate, Robert Hubbell | 3/3/24 | Bidenomics and the economy | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | What's at Stake | |||||||||||||||||||
36 | By a wide margin, the US has had the highest cumulative real (inflation-adjusted) economic growth of any G-7 country post-Covid. And is projected to continue to outpace the other countries in 2024. | Steve Rattner | 2/25/24 | Bidenomics and the economy | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | ||||||||||||||||||||
37 | A Trump presidency will result in more tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations along with a sky-rocketing deficit. Biden will continue to add revenue through taxes on billionaires along with a promise not to support tax increases on middle class families. | Bharat Ramamurti, Washington Center for Equitable Growth, Tax Policy Center, White House, American Progress | 2/18/2024 | Deficit and fiscal policy | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | What's at Stake | |||||||||||||||||||
38 | President Biden has done more than any president to tackle climate change. Voters don’t seem to know it. A Trump presidency would be disastrous for the future of our planet. | White House, Reuters, NY Times, The Guardian, Washington Post | 2/11/2024 | Climate policy | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | ||||||||||||||||||||
39 | The unemployment rate for Black workers is at historic lows, but it is still higher than for white workers. As of January, the white unemployment rate was 3.4% while the Black unemployment rate was 5.3%. | FRED, BLS, The White House | 2/4/2024 | Jobs and unemployment | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | ||||||||||||||||||||
40 | The Biden-Harris administration has helped negotiate a bipartisan border bill, but extremist GOP House members would rather choose party over country. Instead of supporting the bill, which is both tough and fair, they would rather reject the bill, refuse funding, and not work together towards finding a solution to the border crisis. | The White House, The Washington Post | 1/28/2024 | Immigration and border policy | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | ||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Immigration is good for New York! In 2021, immigrant New Yorkers paid $61 billion dollars in taxes and constituted $138 billion dollars in spending power. In New York State, undocumented immigrants paid $3 billion in taxes. Undocumented immigrants are the backbone of many vital industries across New York. 70% of undocumented workers in New York are essential workers. New York City’s workforce has shrunk since the pandemic. Growing our workforce by welcoming new arrivals will help address labor shortages and bolster our city’s post-pandemic economic recovery. | NYC Comptroller Brad Lander | 1/21/2024 | Immigration and border policy | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | American Immigration Council | |||||||||||||||||||
42 | Facts about abortion access in Florida: 4th highest number of abortions of all states, Biggest state increase in number of abortions post Dobbs, 90% of abortions occurred before the end of the 9th week, The number of out-of-state abortions increased by 68% in 2022 | AP News, Politico, KFF, The Guardian | 1/14/2024 | Abortion rights and women's healthcare | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | ||||||||||||||||||||
43 | The Biden-Harris economy ended strong in 2023. Inflation continued to fall and is down to 3.1%, real wage growth for the average American (adjusted for inflation) is up 6.6%, unemployment rate is historically low at 3.7%, the economy exceed expectations, and consensus is that we've achieved a soft landing going into 2024. | Steve Rattner, NY Times | 1/8/2024 | Bidenomics and the economy | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | ||||||||||||||||||||
44 | The Biden-Harris administration continued to take actions in 2023 aimed at improving all lives, including: lowering inflation, including capping the price of insulin, creating manufacturing jobs and investing in infrastructure projects across the country, reducing student debt and investing in HBCUs, and tackling the climate crisis and advancing environmental justice | The White House | 1/1/2024 | Bidenomics and the economy | Share on Threads | |||||||||||||||||||||
45 | The majority of Americans have a pessimistic view of our economy, despite data that shows the economy is strong. | Steve Rattner, NY Times | 12/10/2023 | Bidenomics and the economy | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | ||||||||||||||||||||
46 | The Biden-Harris economic plan is working for the American people. 2021 and 2022 were the two strongest years of job growth in history. Nearly 11 million jobs have been created during this administration, including 750,000 manufacturing jobs. Unemployment is at a 50-year low. Black and Hispanic Americans, and people with disabilities have near record low unemployment rates. | The White House | 12/3/2023 | Jobs and unemployment | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | ||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Abortion bans lead to more children placed in foster care. | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | 11/26/2023 | Abortion rights and women's healthcare | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | ||||||||||||||||||||
48 | Inflation is down and real wages are up. The prices of most goods and services continues to come down, while the unemployment rate remains low and stable. As a result of a strong labor market, real wages are higher than a year ago, and higher than pre-pandemic levels. | US Bureau of Labor Statistics | 11/19/2023 | Bidenomics and the economy | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | https://www.bls.gov/ | |||||||||||||||||||
49 | Democrats are outperforming election expectations, while Republicans continue to try to take away rights and freedoms from the American people. | Simon Rosenberg | 11/12/2023 | Miscellaneous facts | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/2022-and-2023-have-been-very-good?r=f22us&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email | |||||||||||||||||||
50 | The House GOP wants to offset emergency aid to Israel with funding cuts to the IRS. The only problem: cutting IRS funds increases the deficit. | Steve Rattner | 11/5/2023 | National security | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/politics/house-approves-14-5-billion-in-assistance-for-israel-as-biden-vows-to-veto-the-gop-plan | |||||||||||||||||||
51 | Firearms are the greatest cause of death for children and teens | Everytown | 10/29/2023 | Gun safety and crime | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | https://everytownresearch.org/report/gun-violence-in-america/ | |||||||||||||||||||
52 | Just a reminder that with the *exact same margin* that Republicans currently have, Democrats passed the Inflation Reduction Act, American Rescue Plan, Infrastructure package, gun safety law, PACT Act, CHIPS Act, and reauthorized VAWA. | Jeff Tiedrich | 10/22/2023 | Miscellaneous facts | Share on Twitter | Share on Threads | https://twitter.com/itsJeffTiedrich/status/1712555708208804058 | |||||||||||||||||||
53 | In the face of a global crisis like the one the world witnessed when Israel, our ally, was brutally attacked by Hamas terrorists, we need strong leadership from our government now more than ever. | The White House | 10/15/2023 | National security | Share on Twitter | https://www.whitehouse.gov/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
54 | Of the 23 times Congress approved an increase, Democrats held the majority all but two of those times. | Politifact | 10/8/2023 | Jobs and unemployment | Share on Twitter | https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/feb/14/facebook-posts/yes-democrats-held-majority-almost-every-time-cong/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
55 | Government shutdown bad, Republicans manufactured this crisis, McCarthy went back on his deal with Biden | The White House | 10/1/2023 | Deficit and fiscal policy | Share on Twitter | |||||||||||||||||||||
56 | The Biden-Harris Administration continues to make the climate crisis a priority. | The White House | 9/24/2023 | Climate policy | Share on Twitter | https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1704661724060696602 | ||||||||||||||||||||
57 | Expanded child tax credit cut child poverty practically in half but Congress let it expire after less than a year and since then it has more than doubled | 9/17/2023 | Maternal care and children | Share on Twitter | ||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | Every House Republican voted against allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices. | The Democrats | 9/10/2023 | Healthcare and veterans benefits | Share on Twitter | https://twitter.com/TheDemocrats/status/1697346839849144637 | ||||||||||||||||||||
59 | August 2023 jobs report is strong under Biden-Harris | Simon Rosenberg, The White House | 9/3/2023 | Jobs and unemployment | Share on Twitter | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wRWdc5NUWk | ||||||||||||||||||||
60 | Dems reintroduce Freedom to Vote act, Republicans introduce bills to make it harder to vote | Heather Cox Richardson, Brennan Center | 8/27/2023 | Voting rights | Share on Twitter | https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/voting-laws-roundup-june-2023#footnote1_u8hubo5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
61 | One year anniversary of IRA - good for economy and not a single Republican voted for it | The White House | 8/20/2023 | Bidenomics and the economy | Share on Twitter | https://twitter.com/TheDemocrats/status/1691950029442039946 | ||||||||||||||||||||
62 | It's hypocritical when people say they care about women and children but don't give them access to high-quality and affordable care—including postpartum care. | Kamala Harris | 8/13/2023 | Maternal care and children | Share on Twitter | https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris/status/1688694281089740800 | ||||||||||||||||||||
63 | Over $200bn in green tech and semiconductor investments have been announced since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act & Chips Act. | Steve Rattner | 8/6/2023 | Climate policy | Share on Twitter | https://twitter.com/SteveRattner/status/1647993603229208576 | ||||||||||||||||||||
64 | Why immigration is good for our economy | multi | 7/30/2023 | Immigration and border policy | Share on Twitter | https://www.fwd.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/0050123_FWD-GMU_Immi-Inflation-DIGITAL-final.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||
65 | Border crossings at Southwest border are down under Biden/ Immigration good for economy | multi | 7/23/2023 | Immigration and border policy | Share on Twitter | https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/july-21-2023-friday?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email | ||||||||||||||||||||
66 | Inflation has come down every month for the last twelve months and is currently at 3%. | The White House | 7/16/2023 | Bidenomics and the economy | Share on Twitter | https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Bidenomics-CPI-Charts-2023.07.12.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||
67 | Biden GDP growth 3x Trump | Simon Rosenberg | 7/9/2023 | Bidenomics and the economy | Share on Twitter | |||||||||||||||||||||
68 | Venn diagram of states with abortion bans vs states with paid family leave. "[Republicans take] away your right to decide if and when you'll have children and [do] nothing to protect your job or paycheck while you're pregnant or caring for a child" | Kirsten Gillibrand | 7/2/2023 | Abortion rights and women's healthcare | Share on Twitter | https://twitter.com/SenGillibrand/status/1672726288237314055 | ||||||||||||||||||||
69 | Construction spending by manufacturers more than doubled in the last year to $190 billion, was virtually flat during Trump years | Steve Rattner, Census Bureau | 6/25/2023 | Bidenomics and the economy | Share on Twitter | https://twitter.com/SteveRattner/status/1671836606343331842 | ||||||||||||||||||||
70 | Jobs created by Presidents | The White House | 6/18/2023 | Jobs and unemployment | Share on Twitter | https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1660737302249852940 | ||||||||||||||||||||
71 | Biden did not authorize Trump's indictment (and other GOP lies) | HCR, David Pepper, NYT, Jack Smith | 6/11/2023 | Miscellaneous facts | Share on Twitter | |||||||||||||||||||||
72 | Joe Biden has been a good president | Simon Rosenberg | 6/4/2023 | General policy | Share on Twitter | https://simonwdc.substack.com/p/joe-biden-has-been-a-good-president | ||||||||||||||||||||
73 | McCarthy lying about debt ceiling talks - HCR refutes with facts | Heather Cox Richardson, Simon Rosenberg | 5/28/2023 | Deficit and fiscal policy | Share on Twitter | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VytcjYEQaIm2IRUd0ZReyHbaKb-jGGpwLnUTc-NgyWo/edit?usp=sharing | ||||||||||||||||||||
74 | America is seeing the greatest gap in life expectancy across regions in the last 40 years. (covid response, poverty, food insecurity, access to healthcare, higher risk jobs) - consequences of policy decisions at the state level | Jeremy Ney, American Inequality | 5/21/2023 | General policy | Share on Twitter | |||||||||||||||||||||
75 | The debt ceiling has been raised more under GOP Presidents than Dem Presidents | Simon Rosenberg | 5/14/2023 | Deficit and fiscal policy | Share on Twitter | |||||||||||||||||||||
76 | The economy continues to improve under the Biden administration. The overall unemployment rate in April was 3.4%, the lowest rate since 1953. And the Black unemployment rate is at an historic low of 4.7%. | Steve Rattner | 5/7/2023 | Jobs and unemployment | Share on Twitter | |||||||||||||||||||||
77 | The Republican agenda is out of touch with Americans | The States Project, Data for Progress | 4/30/2023 | General policy | Share on Twitter | |||||||||||||||||||||
78 | The IRS delivered dramatically improved service this year | US Dept of Treasury, Steve Rattner | 4/23/2023 | IRS | Share on Twitter | |||||||||||||||||||||
79 | Virtually every major crime category is lower in Manhattan now than it was last year (as of 4/2/23). Also of note: The murder rate in Columbus, Ohio (adjacent to Jim Jordan's district) is 3X higher than in NYC. | Manhattan DA | 4/16/2023 | Gun safety and crime | ||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | More than 100 studies over the last 30 years show that the drug mifepristone, used to perform abortions and miscarriages, is safe | New York Times | 4/9/2023 | Abortion rights and women's healthcare | ||||||||||||||||||||||
81 | Developed nations with low gun ownership rates have significantly fewer gun deaths than in the U.S. | World Population Review | 4/2/2023 | Gun safety and crime | ||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | Since the end of the cold war, Democratic Presidents have created 17 times more jobs than Republican Presidents. And in the last two years alone, Biden has created 6 times more than the last 3 Republican Presidents | Simon Rosenberg | 3/26/2023 | Jobs and unemployment | ||||||||||||||||||||||
83 | U.S. maternal death rates are increasing every year. But Republicans are passing laws to force pregnancies and to remove life saving treatment for women with pregnancy complications | Simon Rosenberg, CDC | 3/19/2023 | Maternal care and children | ||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | The change in Unemployment rate has been lower under Democratic Presidents (average -3) than Republican Presidents (average +2) | Simon Rosenberg | 3/12/2023 | Jobs and unemployment | ||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | Under the Biden administration, we are seeing the best post Covid economic recovery in the G7 | Simon Rosenberg | 3/5/2023 | Bidenomics and the economy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
86 | The GOP is NOT the party of fiscal responsibility. Democratic Presidents lowered deficits, Republican Presidents created spiraling deficits. Trump more than any of them. | Simon Rosenberg | 2/26/2023 | Deficit and fiscal policy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | Since 1989, 48 million jobs have been created. 46 million of those have been under Democratic Presidents | Simon Rosenberg | 2/19/2023 | Jobs and unemployment | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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