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Signed into law the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the most significant gun violence prevention legislation in nearly 30 years. The bill improves mental health services for children, tightens background checks for buyers under 21, and closes a loophole to keep guns away from convicted domestic abusers. Biden also has established the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention.

The self-professed “most pro-union president” believes the economy should be fueled by union jobs, and was the first sitting president to appear on a picket line. Biden’s National Labor Relations Board has rolled back Trump administration rules, making it easier for unions to organize. His Executive Order 14063 requires Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) for most large-scale Federal construction projects, ensuring the projects will be completed efficiently and on time, while also supporting high quality jobs.

Signed into law the largest investment in public education in U.S. history. This funding supported local schools by increasing educator pay, reducing class sizes, hiring more counselors, expanding tutoring programs, modernizing buildings, and ensuring students have access to the internet and technology at home.

Said book bans are making teachers “the target of the culture wars” and has campaigned on fighting efforts to restrict access to books, including those that celebrate diversity and those by LGBTQ+ authors and authors of color.

This year, the Biden administration made the single largest investment in student mental health in history when they allocated $285 million to hire and train over 14,000 mental health professionals in schools across the country. Biden has vowed to establish mental health parity by introducing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act requiring that insurers provide the same level of coverage for both mental and physical health care treatment.

Biden is responsible for creating a record number of jobs during his time as president. Specifically, his Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is expected to create 1.4 million new jobs by the end of 2025. The Chips Act will fund R&D among American tech companies, reducing our reliance on Chinese semiconductors. Finally, the Inflation Reduction Act provides clean energy tax credits, spurring billions of dollars in private investment in new clean energy projects.

Biden made sweeping changes to the interpretation of Title IX that revoked Trump administration mandates around sexual misconduct that some say discriminated against victims; and extended the prohibition on discrimination based on sex to sexual orientation and gender identity, giving landmark protections to transgender students.