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Latest Promises
Joe Biden
Protect military personnel and veterans from deportation
Joe Biden compromises on promise to protect military personnel and veterans from deportation
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December 30, 2024
Joe Biden
Enact domestic terrorism law
No new law enacted, but official strategy heightens focus on domestic terrorism
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January 5, 2022
Joe Biden
Provide assistance to Northern Triangle countries
Biden found compromise in promise to invest $4 billion in Central American to mitigate immigration
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January 8, 2025
Joe Biden
Double number of immigration judges and staff
Joe Biden hired more immigration judges, but didn’t double their ranks
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December 6, 2024
Joe Biden
Make HBCUs, TCUs, and under-resourced MSIs more affordable for their students
Biden makes progress on HBCU promise following historic funding increases
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March 5, 2024
Joe Biden
Double value of Pell Grants
Biden signs Pell Grant increase into law, but amount falls short of campaign goal
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August 19, 2022
Joe Biden
Forgive student loan debt from public colleges and universities
Joe Biden forgave student loan debt, but not as much as promised
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December 16, 2024
Joe Biden
Expand broadband, or wireless broadband via 5G, to every American
Biden invested to increase broadband access, but it will take time for Americans to see benefits
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December 17, 2024
Joe Biden
Raise corporate tax rate to 28%
Provisions targeted at biggest companies replace hike to overall corporate tax rate
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August 10, 2022
Joe Biden
Expand and increase Social Security benefits
Biden signs bipartisan law to end Social Security reductions for certain public-sector workers
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January 8, 2025
Joe Biden
Make union organizing easier for workers
PRO Act has stalled, but administration is shaping policy through NLRB
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March 19, 2024
Joe Biden
Offer up to $8,000 tax credit for child care
Joe Biden expanded the child care tax credit as promised, but only for one year
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December 4, 2024
Joe Biden
Reduce high maternal mortality rate
Maternal mortality rate remains high, but Joe Biden took steps to improve outcomes
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December 18, 2024
Joe Biden
Create national center to reduce veteran suicide
New programs, but no new center, for veteran suicide prevention
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December 4, 2024
Joe Biden
Create a Public Health Jobs Corps
The CDC and AmeriCorps train new public health workforce, but at a limited capacity
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July 9, 2024
Joe Biden
Lower cost of prescription drugs
Joe Biden reduced prescription drug prices, but not by 60% across the board
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December 16, 2024
Joe Biden
Allow import of prescription drugs from other countries
Biden FDA approves Florida request to import drugs from Canada, but state didn’t act
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December 6, 2024
Joe Biden
Add 150,000 community health workers
Biden directed funding to recruit community health workers, but didn’t add 150,000
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December 19, 2024
Joe Biden
Join allies to negotiate with North Korea on denuclearization
Biden worked with allies to negotiate with North Korea on denuclearization, but North Korea resisted
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December 3, 2024
Joe Biden
End wars in Afghanistan and the Middle East
An end to the Afghanistan War, but continued fighting against Iranian proxies
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March 19, 2024
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