{"id":2384929,"date":"2024-12-31T07:06:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T12:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-5-biggest-legislative-wins-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-31T07:12:58","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T12:12:58","slug":"bidens-5-biggest-legislative-wins-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-5-biggest-legislative-wins-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s 5 biggest legislative wins &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbidens-5-biggest-legislative-wins-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2384929&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses president Joe Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-loses-top-staffer-as-gop-probes-ramps-up-could-he-not-take-it-anymore\/\" title=\"Biden loses key staffer amid GOP probes - Did he reach his limit?\">major legislative accomplishments<\/a> during his \u200btime in office, amidst challenges to his economic agenda&#8217;s public perception. Despite\u200b claims that he may not\u200d be viewed as an \u2063effective legislative negotiator, Biden managed to pass\u200c several significant bills with bipartisan support. <\/p>\n<p>1. **American \u200bRescue Plan (March 11, 2021)**: This $1.9 trillion stimulus package aimed to revitalize the economy post-COVID-19 pandemic and included extended unemployment benefits and expanded child\u200c tax credits. However, it contributed to inflation, which became a major issue during his presidency.<\/p>\n<p>2.**Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (November \u206215, 2021)**: \u200bAlso referred to as the \u200cInfrastructure investment and Jobs \u2064Act, this $1 trillion legislation focused on enhancing the\u200c nation&#8217;s infrastructure. It\u200b was perceived as a significant legislative success\u2064 and helped position\u2064 Biden\u2063 against his predecessor in anticipation of the 2022 midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u2063 **CHIPS and Science Act (August \u20639, 2022)**: This legislation aimed\u2062 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-study-committee-democrat-anti-china-bill-riddled-with-woke-climate-change-carveouts\/\" title=\"Republican Study Committee: Democrat Anti-China Bill Riddled with Woke, Climate Change Carveouts\">boost domestic semiconductor production<\/a> and scientific\u200b research, representing another bipartisan achievement\u200c during \u2064Biden\u2019s governance.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064article implies that while public perception of Biden&#8217;s economic achievements may \u200dnot be fully realized\u2063 immediately,\u2062 the impacts \u200dof these legislative actions will unfold over time.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden&rsquo;s five biggest legislative accomplishments<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1917813\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"White House\">White House<\/a> consistently claims that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"President Joe Biden\">President Joe Biden<\/a> will go down in history as one of the most effective legislative negotiators.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>That, based on the events of the past six months, almost certainly won&rsquo;t prove true, but the president was able to enact several landmark legislative bills, both with and without help from the other side of the aisle.<\/p>\n<p>Biden has suggested that public perception of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"economic\">economic<\/a> agenda won&rsquo;t swing back into positive territory until more of the positive, downstream impacts are felt by voters, which, in some cases, could take a decade or more. It remains to be seen if President-elect Donald Trump, who ran on a promise to roll back &ldquo;Bidenomics&rdquo; on Day One, will give Biden&rsquo;s legislative wins enough time to marinate, at least in voters&rsquo; minds.<\/p>\n<p>Still, round out the year, and Biden&rsquo;s four in office,&nbsp;by taking a look back at the president&rsquo;s biggest legislative accomplishments.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. American Rescue Plan<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>March 11, 2021<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Biden outlined his general economic thesis of building from the bottom up and middle out on the campaign trail, but before he could attempt to pass generational spending initiatives, the president was first tasked with getting the economy rolling following the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Enter the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/american-rescue-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"American Rescue Plan\">American Rescue Plan<\/a>, a $1.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secy-yellen-dismissed-concerns-of-double-digit-inflation\/\" title=\"Secy. Yellen dismissed concerns of double-digit inflation\">9 trillion stimulus bill<\/a> that Biden signed into law less than two months after stepping foot in the White House.<\/p>\n<p>The bill itself barely squeaked through Congress on party-line votes and largely extended and expanded on Trump&rsquo;s own COVID-19 stimulus bills, with a key aesthetic difference. Biden, unlike Trump, chose not to include his signature on the COVID-19 relief checks disbursed to eligible households, something he admitted to regretting earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>And while business provisions in the ARP helped keep workers on payroll, not to mention a bigger tax break for families with children, this massive addition to the federal deficit has largely been attributed with exacerbating the inflation that dogged Biden for the remainder of his presidency.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Bipartisan Infrastructure Law<\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>Nov. 15, 2021<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the bipartisan infrastructure law, was hailed at the time as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/11\/15\/biden-signs-bipartisan-infrastructure-deal-522567\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title='\"big f***ing deal.\"'>&ldquo;big f***ing deal.&rdquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The $1 trillion investment not only advanced Biden&rsquo;s plan to revitalize the economy fundamentally and all of its associated physical infrastructure but gave the president an open line of attack against his predecessor and Republicans ahead of the 2022 midterm election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Biden frequently joked that Republicans thanked him behind closed doors for getting the law passed and ribbed Trump for his own ill-ended attempts at passing an infrastructure bill.<\/p>\n<p>The president repeatedly claimed that, unlike Trump, he was ushering in an &ldquo;infrastructure decade.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. CHIPS and Science Act<\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>Aug. 9, 2022<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another bipartisan win, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/2789617\/focusing-on-workforce-will-turn-chips-act-into-triumph\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"CHIPS and Science Act\">CHIPS and Science Act<\/a> sought to incentivize new advanced tech manufacturing projects in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The bill directed nearly $300 billion into funding, grants, and federal contracts to boost semiconductor manufacturing, a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">critical supply chain link exposed<\/a> by COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>Government analysts have suggested Biden&rsquo;s spending has led to as many as 50 new technology projects, from investors such as Micron and Samsung, yet a domestic shortage of skilled workers has led to yearslong delays in many of these projects.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. PACT Act<\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>Aug. 10, 2022<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Biden&rsquo;s relationship with his late son Beau proved the impetus behind one of the most consequential, veteran-focused bills in recent history.<\/p>\n<p>The PACT Act was a more than quarter-trillion-dollar expansion of veteran healthcare that opened up care options for service members exposed to toxic burn pits or other chemicals.<\/p>\n<p>The aggressive brain cancer that killed Beau has been linked to his exposure to burn pits while deployed in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>The bill itself had been pushed by advocates, most famously comedian Jon Stewart, for over a decade and has extended $6.8 billion in benefits to more than 1 million veterans and their families.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As Americans, we have a sacred obligation to care for veterans and their families. We owe them a debt we can never fully repay,&rdquo; Biden said of the PACT Act two years after its passage. &ldquo;My message to veterans, their families, caregivers, and survivors is simple: Jill and I will always have your back.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Inflation Reduction Act<\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>Aug. 16, 2022<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3113621\/white-house-cheers-inflation-reduction-act-anniversary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"IRA was meant to be a major messaging vehicle\">Inflation Reduction Act was meant to be a major messaging vehicle<\/a> for Democrats heading into the midterm elections and, eventually, the 2024 election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>After Biden&rsquo;s Build Back Better agenda was stonewalled in the Senate, the president opted for a slimmed-down bill that advanced his social justice-focused economic policies but took on steadily rising inflation, which polling consistently indicated as a top issue for voters.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bill passed without a single Republican vote and allocated nearly $900 billion for new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-top-energy-regulator-previously-lobbied-for-offshore-wind-farm-approved-by-administration\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s Top Energy Regulator Previously Lobbied for Offshore Wind Farm Approved by Administration\">green energy initiatives<\/a> and healthcare subsidies while simultaneously pushing tax reforms to increase the burden on the nation&rsquo;s wealthiest people and companies.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for Biden and Democrats, economic experts have determined the law did nothing to address inflation ahead of the 2024 election, which likely contributed to the party&rsquo;s consistently poor polling regarding economic stewardship.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1917813\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1917813\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden&#8217;s top five legislative achievements. The White House asserts that President Joe Biden will be remembered as a highly effective legislative negotiator. 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