Reply #16 Weelock's post
The American economy is stronger, American workers are experiencing more opportunities, confidence is soaring, and business is booming.
-GDP growth of more than 3% for two quarters in a row.
-The Dow has set record highs 70 times this year, rising 5,000 points in a year for the first time in history.
-Nearly 3 million jobs have been created since Trump took office.
-Low unemployment. The unemployment rate has dropped to 3.8, the lowest rate since April 2000, and job openings have reached 6.6 million, the highest level recorded. The number of people collecting unemployment benefits has continued to fall to a near 44-year low.
-304,000 manufacturing jobs have been created and manufacturing employment stands at its highest level since December 2008.
-337,000 construction jobs have been created and construction employment stands at its highest level since June 2008.
-The Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines are under construction. Jobs created: 42,000.
-67 percent of Americans believe now is a good time to find a quality job, according to Gallup. Only Trump have more than 50 percent of Americans believed it is a good time to find a quality job since Gallup began asking the question 17 years ago.
-Prioritized job training and workforce development to empower workers to seize more opportunities (Executive Order to expand apprenticeship opportunities).
-Consumer confidence in current conditions has reached a 17-year high, according to the Conference Board.
Optimism among manufacturers has hit record highs according to the National Association of Manufacturers.
-Small business optimism has sustained record-high levels according to the National Federation of Independent Business.
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Historic Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, cutting taxes for American families and making American business more competitive.
-American families received $3.2 trillion in gross tax cuts and saw the child tax credit double.
-The top corporate tax rate was lowered from 35 percent to 21 percent so American businesses could be more competitive globally.
-Rolled back unnecessary job-killing regulations beyond expectations. Deregulation has spurred business confidence, economic activity and stock market growth. saving $8.1 billion in lifetime net regulatory costs.
-Eliminated regulations at a two-to-one ratio, issuing 22 deregulatory actions for every new regulatory action. The Administration rolled back rules and regulations harming farmers and energy producers.
-Regional and community banks and credit unions got relief after President Trump signed legislation reducing harmful requirements imposed by the Dodd-Frank Act.
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Free, fair, and reciprocal trade deals that protect American workers, ending decades of destructive trade policies.
-Withdrew the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and agreement.
-Working to defend American intellectual property from China’s unfair practices through a range of actions.
-Improved the KORUS trade agreement with the Republic of Korea, which will allow more U.S. automobile exports to South Korea with lower tariffs and increase U.S. pharmaceutical access to South Korea.
-Trade deals with Vietnam, Mexico and Canada. American agriculture has gained access to new markets.
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Leadership, secured vital investments in military, and addressed threats to national security.
-End to United States participation in the horrible Iran deal and immediately began the process of re-imposing sanctions that had been lifted or waived.
-Action to confront aggression by Iran and its proxies. Range of sanctions targeting Iranian activities and entities, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force.
-Led unprecedented global campaign to achieve the peaceful denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.
-Return of 17 Americans held overseas. In May 2018 alone, Venezuela released one American and North Korea released three Americans who came home to the United States.
-Historic increases in defense funding in order to rebuild military, after years of harmful sequester. Signed legislation to provide $700 billion in defense spending for fiscal year (FY) 2018 and $716 billion for FY 2019.
-Decimated ISIS.
-Strikes against Syria in response to the regime’s use of chemical weapons in April 2017 and April 2018.
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Secured borders, enforced immigration laws, and protected the safety and security of American communities.
-Despite limited resources and obstruction from Congress, Trump has worked to take control of border and enforce our immigration laws.
-Called on Congress to provide the resources needed to secure borders and close loopholes that prevent immigration laws from being fully enforced.
-Authorized the deployment of the National Guard to help secure borders.
-Arrest made of 110,568 illegal aliens. Arrests made in this timeframe represented a 42 percent increase from the same timeframe in FY 2016. Of the 110,568 arrests made, 92 percent had a criminal conviction, pending criminal charge, were an ICE fugitive, or had a reinstated final order of removal.
-Combating the threat of MS-13 in order to protect communities from the horrendous violence the gang has spread. In 2017, the Department of Justice worked with partners in Central America to file criminal charges against more than 4,000 members of MS-13.
-Cracked down on the import and distribution of illegal drugs in order to stop them from reaching our communities and causing even more devastation. As of April 2018, U.S. Border Patrol has seized 284 pounds of fentanyl in FY 2018, already surpassing the total of 181 pounds seized in FY 2017. Most of these illegal drug come from China.
-Launched a nationwide effort to fight the opioid crisis, which has devastated communities across America.
The President’s Opioid Initiative seeks to reduce drug demand, cut off the flow of illicit drugs, and save lives by expanding treatment opportunities. Trump signed an omnibus spending bill which provides nearly $4 billion to address the opioid epidemic. The bill included $1 billion for grants focused on the hardest hit
States and Tribes and provided funding for a public-private research partnership on pain and addiction.
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More accountably
-Signed legislation to bring more accountability to the Department of Veterans Affairs and provide our veterans with more choice in the care they receive.
-Signed the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017, improving processes for addressing misconduct.
-Signed the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act into law, authorizing $2.1 billion in additional funds for the Veterans Choice Program.
-Eliminated the penalty for Obamacare’s burdensome individual mandate.
-Seeking to provide more affordable health coverage and broader access to affordable alternatives to Obamacare plans.
-Released a blueprint to lower drug prices for Americans.
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Religious liberties and conscience of Americans are protected and respected by the Federal government.
-Signed an Executive Order to protect the free speech and religious liberties..
-Guidance to all executive agencies on protecting religious liberty in federal programs. | |
