Accomplishments of the First Biden/Harris Administration

 June 2024


Hello. I wish to address some concerns that have come to mind in the last few weeks.

This country has been through a lot. So much so that we as a nation have taken to division and infighting. Some people have even mentioned, with varying degrees of enthusiasm the prospect of a second civil war here. Only, instead of a replay of the war dividing the country via the Mason-Dixon line starting in 1861 and ending 1865, we appear to be dividing ourselves along religious and political boundaries instead. The divisions seem to be troubling enough to warrant a separate article of its own here, which I intend to explore at another time. For right now, let us get to the business at hand.

We were lucky enough to have survived one of the most destructive presidential administrations in this country’s history. After we survived the Trump era, we embraced the leadership of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. A lot has been made of the events of the previous administration. There are other avenues of information and opinion for that elsewhere.

Here, then is a REALLY short list of the kinds of things that the current administration has quietly done that made a positive impact upon us all.

This article will serve as an introduction to a much larger body of work. I’m giving you a lot to digest right now, but I promise to fill in the details for later.

It is intended to be little more than one or two sentences a piece. There will be more detailed descriptions in future posts.

Expanded overtime guarantees for millions

First over-the-counter birth control pill to hit U.S. stores in 2024

Gun violence prevention and gun safety get a boost

Renewable power is the No. 2 source of electricity in the U.S. — and climbing

Preventing discriminatory mortgage lending

A sweeping crackdown on “junk fees” and overdraft charges

Forcing Chinese companies to open their books

Preventing another Jan. 6

Building armies of drones to counter China

The nation’s farms get big bucks to go “climate-smart”

The Biden administration helps broker a deal to save the Colorado River

Giving smaller food producers a boost

Biden recommends loosening federal restrictions on marijuana

A penalty for college programs that trap students in debt

Biden moves to bring microchip production home

Tech firms face new international restrictions on data and privacy

Preventing a cobalt crisis in Congo

Cracking down on cyberattacks

Countering China with a new alliance between Japan and South Korea

Reinvigorating cancer research to lower death rates

Making medication more accessible through telemedicine

Union-busting gets riskier

Biden inks blueprint to fix 5G chaos

Biden empowers federal agencies to monitor AI

Fixing bridges, building tunnels and expanding broadband

The U.S. is producing more oil than anytime in history

A new agency to investigate cyberattacks

Making airlines pay up when flights are delayed or canceled

Understandably this is a dizzying array of items to check off and understand, but as I mentioned previously there will be additions to this article. It will expanded to a multipart series.

Also, I need to acknowledge Politico for posting the article that this piece draws from.

 

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