Latest Promises

Joe Biden

Offer a public option health insurance plan like Medicare

Democrats fail to advance ‘public option’ for health insurance | December 2, 2024

Joe Biden

Change tax code so pharmaceutical production stays in the US

Joe Biden fails to change the tax code to keep pharmaceutical companies’ production in the U.S. | December 2, 2024

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

Provide Section 8 vouchers to low-income families to cap housing costs at 30% of income

Biden falls short on promise to provide Section 8 vouchers to ‘every’ eligible family | December 6, 2024

Joe Biden

Rejoin Iran nuclear deal

Biden administration unable to put Iran nuclear deal back together | November 25, 2024

Joe Biden

Block new fracking on federal lands, but not ban all fracking

Joe Biden breaks promise to ban new fracking on federal lands | April 22, 2022

Joe Biden

Support the study of reparations for slavery

Biden promised to support a study on reparations, but has not called for one | February 22, 2024

Joe Biden

Update the Voting Rights Act

President Joe Biden broke promise to update the Voting Rights Act | December 11, 2024

Joe Biden

Incentivize states to restore voting rights to convicted felons

Broken promise: Biden makes no effort to incentivize states to restore voting rights after felony | June 13, 2024

Joe Biden

Eliminate mandatory minimums for criminals

Joe Biden made limited attempts to reduce mandatory minimum sentences | December 4, 2024

Joe Biden

Eliminate cash bail

Joe Biden didn’t act to advance campaign promise on eliminating cash bail | December 6, 2024

Tony Evers

Prohibit businesses from asking applicants about criminal histories

No progress made on ‘Ban the box’ | July 5, 2022

Ron DeSantis

Reduce the corporate income tax

Dip in corporate income tax rate was only temporary | October 17, 2022

Ron DeSantis

Reduce TV and cell phone tax

Florida’s communication services tax remains high despite DeSantis’ stated goal | October 17, 2022

Tony Evers

Raise minimum wage to $15 an hour, with automatic inflationary increases

State’s minimum wage remains at $7.25 an hour | July 5, 2022

Tony Evers

Create an Office of Inspector General to serve as an independent watchdog

Still no government watchdog as Evers promised to create | July 24, 2021

Tony Evers

Support ending solitary confinement

Evers hasn’t taken action to end it, though he could | July 5, 2022

Tony Evers

Dissolve and replace state economic development agency

More than halfway through Evers’ term, WEDC looks here to stay | July 24, 2021

Tony Evers

Accept federal Medicaid expansion money

Medicaid expansion a no go in final budget | July 9, 2019

Tony Evers

Repeal changes made to prevailing wage laws

Evers falters on prevailing wage issue | July 21, 2022

Tony Evers

Expand background checks and put in place gun restrictions

Plan for a universal background check requirement for all firearm sales falls flat | July 5, 2022

Tony Evers

Raise no taxes

Final budget includes tax increases | July 31, 2019

Greg Abbott

Repeal limits on students taking online classes

Abbott promise to repeal limits on online courses goes unfulfilled | June 19, 2018

Greg Abbott

Require school districts to list the capacity of each school compared to its enrollment

Abbott call for compiling school capacities proves empty | June 18, 2018

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