Promise Posts – Politifact

Joe Biden

Award federal contracts to companies that make all products in US

Biden strengthened Buy American rules, but contractors still manufacture outside U.S. | December 16, 2024

Joe Biden

Make 2 years of community college or a high-quality training program tuition-free

Joe Biden’s free community college plan failed to get congressional support | December 6, 2024

Joe Biden

Increase the federal minimum wage to $15/hour

No national hike for the minimum wage | December 5, 2024

Joe Biden

Guarantee 7 days of paid sick leave

Joe Biden breaks promise to guarantee seven days of paid sick leave | December 5, 2024

Joe Biden

Guarantee 12 weeks paid family and medical leave

Joe Biden fails to fulfill promise guaranteeing 12 weeks of paid family leave | December 4, 2024

Joe Biden

Create 1 million auto industry jobs

Auto industry jobs expand under Joe Biden, but not by 1 million | December 2, 2024

Joe Biden

Expand services for people during and after incarceration

Biden increases funding, announces strategic plan to ease reentry for incarcerated individuals | July 24, 2024

Joe Biden

Create a Public Health Jobs Corps

The CDC and AmeriCorps train new public health workforce, but at a limited capacity | July 9, 2024

Joe Biden

Tighten ‘Made In America’ rules

New rules gradually raise the bar for Made-in-America | July 13, 2022

Donald Trump

Bring back manufacturing

No overall improvement for manufacturing sector under Trump | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Save the Carrier plant in Indiana

Fewer jobs, but plant remains open | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Hire American workers first

Trump promised immigration controls to prioritize American workers. He fulfilled his pledge, in part | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Replace J-1 Visa with Inner City Resume Bank

Trump proclamation amid COVID-19 suspends some visas | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Limit legal immigration

Donald Trump sets refugee admission limit at 30,000 for fiscal year 2019 | October 5, 2018

Barack Obama

Create a prison-to-work incentive program

Obama took some steps to help ex-offenders find jobs | January 5, 2017

Barack Obama

End tax deductions for companies that offshore

No traction for offshoring pledge | December 7, 2016

Barack Obama

Create a new tax credit for companies that bring jobs to the United States from overseas

Jobs tax credit idea dead upon legislative arrival | December 7, 2016

Barack Obama

Create 1 million new manufacturing jobs by the end of 2016

Statistics fall short on manufacturing jobs | November 14, 2016

Barack Obama

Create 5 million “green” jobs

No clear information on number of “green” jobs created | November 14, 2016

Barack Obama

Create Teacher Residency Programs that will send teachers to high-need schools

Recruitment numbers remain unclear … bring out the red pen | October 25, 2016

Barack Obama

Invest in transitional jobs and career pathway programs

A variety of programs established in several cabinet departments | December 8, 2012

Barack Obama

Dedicate more resources to fight employment discrimination against military reservists

Obama administration puts focus on employment discrimination against military reservists | November 21, 2012

Barack Obama

Create a Civilian Assistance Corps that would organize private sector professionals to help

Corps exists, but uses government employees for now | November 8, 2012

Barack Obama

Educate business about the benefits of flexible work schedules and telecommuting

A new law, new money and a pilot program made telecommuting more common | November 2, 2012

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