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| President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris mark one year in the White House |
On January 20, 2021, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. and Kamala Devi Harris took office as the President and Vice President of the United States of America, respectively.
In
his inaugural address, President Joe Biden committed to press forward quickly
to deliver results for the American working families.
In
our debrief, let us look at what the Biden-Harris administration has done, as
it marks one year in the White House.
Year One Summary
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| U.S President Joe Biden |
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| U.S Vice President Kamala Harris |
Got Shots in Arms and Saved
Lives
President
Biden led the largest and fastest vaccination effort in American history. In
just 365 days, the Biden-Harris Administration has fully vaccinated over 200
million Americans, which is nearly 75% of American adults. This Administration
oversaw the creation of a perfect national network of over 80,000 vaccination
sites, where folks can get life-saving vaccines and boosters free. Thanks to
such efforts, it saved millions of lives and about 96% of schools are
open.
Drove a Historic Economic
Recovery & Jobs Growth
President
Biden’s first year was the greatest year of job creation in American history,
with over 6 million jobs created. The American Rescue Plan plummeted the child poverty
rate to the lowest levels on record, and the unemployment rate is down to 3.9%
two years faster than estimated by experts.
Passed the American Rescue Plan
and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
President
Biden got this Plan, and the Law passed. This is the most impactful legislative
agenda for a first-year President. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will
provide clean drinking water, create jobs, upgrade the roads, airports, and
rail, and is a critical first step towards a more resilient future.
The biggest drop in unemployment
ever
The
unemployment rate dropped from 6.2% to 3.9% under President Biden; this is the
biggest single-year drop in American history. During Joe Biden’s inauguration,
over 18 million Americans were receiving unemployment benefits. One year later,
only 2 million are receiving unemployment benefits; this is the biggest
single-year drop in American history. Thanks to President Biden’s American
Rescue Plan, experts project the lowest child poverty rate ever for 2021. The
number of households reporting that they sometimes or rarely had enough to eat
also dropped by 32%.
Expanded Affordable Health
Care
President
Biden increased the number of Americans with health care coverage to the
highest number ever and slashed premiums for millions. Because of his actions,
hundreds of thousands of Americans pay premiums as low as $10. He just banned
surprise billing, an issue that has been particularly concerning to Americans
in the past few years, and lowered the co-pays that many Americans pay.
Restore America’s Global
Leadership
President
Biden restored our global alliances and ended America’s longest war. For the
first time in a generation, they do not deploy overseas Americans in an ongoing
war. The United States donated and delivered nearly 400 million vaccinations to
developing countries–more than every other country in the world.
Took Aggressive Action to Tackle
the Climate Crisis
President
Biden re-joined the Paris Agreement and re-established U.S. leadership at the
global conference on climate change. His administration is deploying more clean
energy than any administration in history, and jump-starting an electric
vehicle future; doubling the electric vehicle sales in a year. He is
deploying more wind and solar energy than ever before, addressing the
long-lasting negative effects of legacy pollution and advancing environmental
justice in under-served communities, and creating good-paying, union jobs that
are strengthening the United States and more resilient to the changing climate.
These are critical steps towards a clean energy future.
Addressed Gun Violence and
Crime
President
Biden issued a comprehensive strategy to reduce gun crime, including cracking
down on gun trafficking and “ghost guns" proliferation. The Department of
Justice banned federal law enforcement from using chokehold and “no-knock”
entries. Moreover, President Biden provided cities with historic levels of
funding through the American Rescue Plan to put more cops on the beat and
invest in community programs that are proven to reduce crime and make our
communities safer.
Bolstered Domestic
Manufacturing
President
Biden increased the competitiveness of the U.S. economy by finalizing the most
significant changes to Buy American in almost 70 years. He directed federal
dollars to U.S. manufacturers by creating the first-ever made in America
Office. Under his Made in America Executive Order, federal purchases will help
to bolster domestic manufacturing and manufacturing supply chains, and support
good-paying, union jobs.
Confirmed Historic Judges
Confirmation
of President Biden’s lower-court judicial nominees happened in his first year
more than any president since Kennedy–and the President appointed more Black
women on the Court of Appeals than any President ever.
Advanced Racial Equity
President Biden signed a Day One Executive Order on advancing equity and racial justice and a separate Executive Order to expand diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility across the federal government. The Administration set a government-wide goal of increasing the share of federal contracts to small disadvantaged businesses, including those owned by people of color, by 50% by FY25–meaning an increase of $100 billion to these firms over five years. The Administration provided $3 billion in the American Rescue Plan specifically for tribal communities and Native people and $13 billion in direct investments in tribal communities through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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