{"id":10788,"date":"2024-06-17T17:14:38","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T21:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/?p=10788"},"modified":"2024-10-30T14:19:24","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T18:19:24","slug":"the-biden-administrations-many-accomplishments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/?p=10788","title":{"rendered":"The Biden Administration&#8217;s Many Accomplishments and the Dire Threat of a Second Trump Presidency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bidens-Accomplishments-7-2-24.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"481\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bidens-Accomplishments-7-2-24.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10812\" style=\"width:838px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bidens-Accomplishments-7-2-24.jpeg 481w, https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bidens-Accomplishments-7-2-24-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bidens-Accomplishments-7-2-24-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/joebiden.com\/accomplishments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Biden-Harris administration&#8217;s top 15 historic accomplishments.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joebiden.com\/issues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Biden-Harris campaign&#8217;s key objectives for the next four years.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Biden-Harris campaign has also released this set of more detailed talking points:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/1c74ba9e001\/3d707611-9f80-426c-a4ae-f50242258f1e.pdf?_gl=1*1nqjmin*_gcl_au*ODE3NjQ2NzEyLjE3MTU4MjI0MDk.*_ga*ZjJjNTZmNTItMTBjZC00NTk3LTlmMGEtYmJmMjRhY2Y1NGZj*_ga_14T5LGLSQ3*MTcxOTQyNjU3OS4xMS4xLjE3MTk0MzA3MzUuMTUuMC4w\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/1c74ba9e001\/3d707611-9f80-426c-a4ae-f50242258f1e.pdf?_gl=1*1nqjmin*_gcl_au*ODE3NjQ2NzEyLjE3MTU4MjI0MDk.*_ga*ZjJjNTZmNTItMTBjZC00NTk3LTlmMGEtYmJmMjRhY2Y1NGZj*_ga_14T5LGLSQ3*MTcxOTQyNjU3OS4xMS4xLjE3MTk0MzA3MzUuMTUuMC4w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">President Biden and Vice President Harris have delivered for Black Americans!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/1c74ba9e001\/69c87129-74be-43f0-9f1f-8a67ad11f880.pdf?_gl=1*lsa374*_gcl_au*ODE3NjQ2NzEyLjE3MTU4MjI0MDk.*_ga*ZjJjNTZmNTItMTBjZC00NTk3LTlmMGEtYmJmMjRhY2Y1NGZj*_ga_14T5LGLSQ3*MTcxOTQyNjU3OS4xMS4xLjE3MTk0MzA3MzUuMTUuMC4w\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/1c74ba9e001\/69c87129-74be-43f0-9f1f-8a67ad11f880.pdf?_gl=1*lsa374*_gcl_au*ODE3NjQ2NzEyLjE3MTU4MjI0MDk.*_ga*ZjJjNTZmNTItMTBjZC00NTk3LTlmMGEtYmJmMjRhY2Y1NGZj*_ga_14T5LGLSQ3*MTcxOTQyNjU3OS4xMS4xLjE3MTk0MzA3MzUuMTUuMC4w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">President Biden and Vice President are fighting for America&#8217;s seniors!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/1c74ba9e001\/790da345-3706-470c-a51f-1c431c494232.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/1c74ba9e001\/790da345-3706-470c-a51f-1c431c494232.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reproductive freedom is on the ballot in November 2024!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, Democratic Party volunteers in Kalamazoo, Michigan have compiled a 13-page comprehensive list of the accomplishments of President Joe Biden&#8217;s first term. They are sharing their compilation widely to demonstrate that President Joe Biden is <strong>not<\/strong> the &#8220;lesser of two evils&#8221;; he&#8217;s doing a&nbsp;<em><strong>spectacular<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/em>job!  <strong>You can both view and download this comprehensive document at <a href=\"https:\/\/kzoodems.com\/biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/kzoodems.com\/biden<\/a><\/strong> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Trump-Facts-10-14-24.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Trump-Facts-10-14-24-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Trump-Facts-10-14-24-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Trump-Facts-10-14-24-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Trump-Facts-10-14-24-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Trump-Facts-10-14-24-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Trump-Facts-10-14-24.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Heritage Foundation&#8217;s Project 2025: A Blueprint for Trump&#8217;s Second Term<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Donald J. Trump&#8217;s potential re-election poses an existential threat to our nation&#8217;s democracy. Even some prominent conservatives and former Republicans, who founded the <a href=\"https:\/\/lincolnproject.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lincoln Project<\/a>, recognize the serious threat that Trump&#8217;s re-election poses and have backed President Joe Biden&#8217;s election in both 2020 and 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NpLpOtFNFWg\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NpLpOtFNFWg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch this four-minute video<\/a><\/strong> to understand the serious risks of a second Trump presidency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Aftermath\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NpLpOtFNFWg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Lincoln Project&#8217;s video on Project 2025&#8211;the Blueprint for a Second Trump Presidency<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldprogressives.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Progressive Change Campaign Committee<\/a> describes the right-wing Heritage Foundation&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.project2025.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Project 2025<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Project 2025 is the right-wing blueprint for a second Trump presidency. It represents a takeover of all parts of our government by dangerous, power-hungry extremists \u2013 including unilateral actions by an extreme president (who now has immunity) to threaten our freedoms and allow billionaire donors to loot America even more.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Project 2025 was written for Trump by loyalists close to him. They seek to:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Give Trump the power to fire tens of thousands of government workers and replace them with MAGA extremists<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Take over the Department of Justice and allow it to be used for retribution against anyone Trump decides<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Prohibit or restrict the FBI from combating the spread of misinformation and disinformation<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Give additional tax breaks for corporations and the 1%<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Cut Social Security<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Cut Medicare<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Raise the retirement age<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>End the Affordable Care Act<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Ban abortion without exceptions<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Restrict or ban contraceptives<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Curtail unions and eliminate worker protections<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Create stricter divorce laws, potentially ending no-fault divorce<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Raise prescription drug prices<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Eliminate the Department of Education<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use public, taxpayer money for private religious schools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Potentially teach Christian religious beliefs in public schools<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Potentially end free and discounted school lunch programs<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>End civil rights &amp; diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) protections in government<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Stifle African American and gender studies in all levels of education<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Restrict books and curriculums about slavery<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>End climate protections<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increase Arctic drilling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Deregulate big business and the oil industry<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Promote and expedite capital punishment<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Undermine marriage equality<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Condemn single mothers while promoting only &#8220;traditional families&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Defund aspects of the FBI and Homeland Security<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Use the military to break up domestic protests<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Mass deportation of immigrants and incarceration in &#8220;camps&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>End birthright citizenship<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Restrict many Muslims from entering the country<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Eliminate federal agencies like the FDA, EPA, NOAA and more<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Continue to pack the Supreme Court and lower courts with right-wing judges<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden-Harris administration&#8217;s top 15 historic accomplishments. The Biden-Harris campaign&#8217;s key objectives for the next four years. The Biden-Harris campaign has also released this set of more detailed talking points: In addition, Democratic Party volunteers in Kalamazoo, Michigan have compiled a 13-page comprehensive list of the accomplishments of President Joe Biden&#8217;s first term. 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