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Related: Culture Forums, Support Forums"Can you name one accomplishment Joe Biden has made in his 47 years in politics?"
I just had an online discussion with a butt hurt Trumpster who kept parroting the right wing talking point that was drilled into his head by right wing media over the last few days.
Trumpster: "Can you name one accomplishment Joe Biden has made in his 47 years in politics?"
Here's the perfect response that will trigger their BDS (Biden Derangement Syndrome)
Me: "Oh, I can name one huge accomplishment by Joe Biden.....Joe Biden saved America from being destroyed by a Tyrannical Neo-fascist, by getting....MORE VOTES THAN ANY PRESIDENT EVER, IN HISTORY!,.........Probably more votes than Abraham Lincoln..Who knows?"
(Note) If you are making this response in a face to face discussion, make sure that your hands are moving as if you were playing an accordion for added irritation to your victim.
NCDem47
(2,248 posts)A small sample of others:
Reviving Our Economy
as Vice President, oversaw implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2009, then the biggest economic recovery plan in our countrys history. helped rebuild the American economy and save the American auto industry, lifting us out of the
Great Recession
brokered Senate negotiations between Democrats and Republicans to pass the Budget Control Act of 2011 and avert a federal government shutdown
led a review in 2014 of federal employment and training programs that reach more than 21 million people per year, retooling $1.5 billion in grants to align with job-driven training best practices
Expanding Access to Healthcare
helped pass Obamacare (Affordable Care Act), guaranteeing health coverage for Americans with pre-existing conditions and 20 million who were previously uninsured
helped launch a Cancer Moonshot initiative in 2016 to accelerate efforts to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer
Advancing Women's Rights and Gender Equity
sponsored the original Violence Against Women Act in 1994, leading to a major decline in intimate partner violence, from 2.1 million victims in 1994 to 907,000 in 2010
oversaw the confirmation of Ruth Bader Ginsburg as the second woman in the history of the Supreme Court in 1993
as chair of an all-male Senate Judiciary Committee, advocated the addition of Senators Dianne Feinstein and Carol Moseley Braun
Climate Change
cosponsored proposed legislation to curb greenhouse gas emissions in 2007
called for American participation in UN climate negotiations in 2005
introduced one of the Senates first climate change bills, in 1986, leading to the creation of a task force on global warming
utilized his experience working across the aisle to establish a pragmatic plan to cut carbon emissions and secure a sustainable future (click here to read more)
oversaw dispersement of $90 billion for clean energy as part of the 2009 Recovery Act. solar power increased 20x between the years 2008 and 2016
Promoting Peace and Security
secured the passage of arms limitation agreements in 1979 between the United States and the Soviet Union, reducing the risk of global nuclear disaster advocated for economic sanctions against South Africas apartheid government
pushed for U.S. intervention in the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s, ending ethnic cleansing and bringing peace to the region
supported expanding NATO to include Warsaw Pact nations Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic, advancing the cause of an
undivided, democratic and peaceful Europe
Protecting our children
served as primary sponsor of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008, helping law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators
sponsored and introduced the Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2008, allowing volunteer organizations such as childrens sports groups to obtain national and state criminal history background checks on their volunteers
Policing and criminal justice reform
Co-authored the 1994 crime bill, which has been credited with decreasing levels of violent crime, but also increasing rates of incarceration. Biden has recognized flaws with the original bill and his proposed policies look to address many of the concerns that resulted
Stopping Far-Right Judges
as ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, blocked Jeff Sessions from becoming a federal judge in 1986
blocked the nomination of Robert Bork, who wanted to roll back advances in civil rights, to the Supreme Court in 1987
Ferrets are Cool
(21,106 posts)Sanity Claws
(21,848 posts)1. Violence Against Women Act. In 1994, Biden was instrumental in its passage. He may have been one of the sponsors. Need to research that part.
2. Affordable Care Act. Biden, as VP, got it through the Senate.
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)That's good enough for me.