Re: Welcome to Joe Biden's America!!!!!!
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Date: March 10, 2021 07:37AM
^^^ Yep, Joe, wins for America! Truth hurts, huh?
List of Joe Biden’s Accomplishments
* While he was vice-president, he was essential in helping getting Obamacare passed
* Biden got the Recovery Act passed and oversaw it's implementation, which brought us out of the 2008 recession
* Brought forth gay marriage to forefront and made it become a reality.
* Oversaw infrastructure spending to counteract the Great Recession
* Helped formulate U.S. policy toward Iraq through the withdrawal of U.S. troops in 2011.
* Violence Against Women Act
* Federal rape shield law.
* Legal aid for survivors of domestic violence.
* Funding for victim assistance services, like rape crisis centers and hotlines.
* Programs to meet the needs of immigrant women and women of different races or ethnicities.
* Programs and services for victims with disabilities.
* Protections for victims who are evicted from their homes because of events related to domestic violence or stalking.
* Programs and services for victims with disabilities.
* Community violence prevention programs.
* Work to passing The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, historic legislation expanding hate crimes law to include crimes based on one’s actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability
* Repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Steered the Obama-Biden Administration’s repeal of the discriminatory policy to allow gay, lesbian, and bisexual members of the armed services
* Championing LGBTQ Protections in the 2013 Violence Against Women Act Re-Authorization
* Championed equality and inclusion for LGBTQ+ youth
* Defending Equal Benefits to Same-Sex Couples
* Voted against constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman
* Original co-sponsor of “Employment Non-Discrimination Act” prohibiting bias and discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment
* Launched First Comprehensive National HIV/AIDS Strategy
* Early Support for HIV/AIDS Resources. Biden has long fought for access to treatment for people with HIV/AIDS. Dating back to 1987, he voted to authorize critical funding for medication that prolonged life for people with AIDS
* Cosponsored the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, providing life-saving treatment and care to low-income, poor, and uninsured people living with HIV
* Sponsored reauthorization of the Global AIDS program (PEPFAR), which significantly expanded the funding and targets for treatment, care, and prevention of HIV/AIDS and repealed statutory ban on visas for people who were HIV-positive
* Insurance companies must cover pre-existing conditions
* Kids stay on their parent’s insurance until 26 under certain conditions
* Requires health plans to disclose how much of premium goes to patient care
* Prevents children from being denied health insurance coverage
* Cut prescription drug cost for medi-care recipients by 50%
* Requires large employers to contribute to a national healthcare plan
* Worked with Obama to institute the toughest Wall Street reform since Great Depression
* Insurance companies can no longer drop you when you get sick
* Expanded state run health insurance to cover additional four million kids
Wow! Nice to have competent leadership again!!