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Latest Promises
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
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June 13, 2024
Joe Biden
End federal government’s use of private prisons and detention centers
Joe Biden compromises on promise to end the federal use of private prisons and detention centers
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December 2, 2024
Joe Biden
Eliminate the federal death penalty
Biden commutes sentences of all but three convicts on federal death row
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January 8, 2025
Joe Biden
Decriminalize marijuana
Biden pushes marijuana rescheduling forward, but Trump administration likely to finish process
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December 16, 2024
Joe Biden
Eliminate mandatory minimums for criminals
Joe Biden made limited attempts to reduce mandatory minimum sentences
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December 4, 2024
Joe Biden
Expand Justice Department power to address police misconduct
Biden keeps promise on Justice Department police investigations, including Minneapolis probe
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June 16, 2023
Joe Biden
Invest $300 million in COPS program
Biden delivered more than double his $300 million pledge for COPS program
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June 18, 2024
Joe Biden
Eliminate cash bail
Joe Biden didn’t act to advance campaign promise on eliminating cash bail
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December 6, 2024
Joe Biden
Rejoin the World Health Organization (WHO)
Biden sends letter to reverse Trump’s WHO withdrawal
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January 21, 2021
Joe Biden
Implement mask mandates nationwide
Some states drop mask mandates
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April 20, 2021
Joe Biden
Use evidence to determine COVID-19 openings and closings
Biden used evidence for COVID-19 guidance, but experts say other factors likely influenced decisions
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December 17, 2024
Joe Biden
Improve Obamacare
Numbers don’t lie. Biden kept his promise to restore, build on Obamacare
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January 17, 2023
Joe Biden
Put US on a course to net-zero emissions by 2050.
Historic climate investments put US on track toward net-zero emissions
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August 12, 2022
Joe Biden
Use a national commission to address policing issues
Joe Biden compromises on promise to create commission to address policing issues
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December 9, 2024
Joe Biden
Get bipartisan cooperation on the economy
Despite widespread GOP opposition, Biden finds bipartisan backing for infrastructure bill
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December 22, 2021
Joe Biden
Get COVID-19 under control
Is COVID-19 ‘under control’ in the U.S.? Experts say yes
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September 22, 2022
Tony Evers
Create ‘blue-ribbon’ panel on agriculture, rural issues
Promised ‘rural prosperity’ panel issues report
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January 15, 2021
Tony Evers
Prohibit businesses from asking applicants about criminal histories
No progress made on ‘Ban the box’
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July 5, 2022
Tony Evers
Restore state funding for schools to two-thirds level in 2019-21 budget
New budget raises state funding for schools to two-thirds level
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July 24, 2021
Tony Evers
Withdraw Wisconsin from lawsuit seeking to overturn Obamacare
After a delay, lawsuits open window to allow withdrawal
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April 17, 2019
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