The Major Biden-Harris Legislative Accomplishments:

K Seles
2 min readOct 29, 2024

Why isn’t Kamala Harris speaking about this?

1. American Rescue Plan Act (March 2021)

$1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package.

Direct payments of up to $1,400 for eligible Americans.

Extended unemployment benefits.

Enhanced Child Tax Credit.

Funding for COVID-19 vaccination efforts, schools, small businesses, and local governments.

2. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (November 2021)

$1.2 trillion Infrastructure Bill.

$550 billion in new federal spending on roads, bridges, airports, and public transit.

Investments in broadband internet expansion, clean water, and energy grid improvements.

Provisions for electric vehicle charging stations and upgrades to the rail system.

3. Inflation Reduction Act (August 2022)

$750 billion bill addresses health care, energy, and climate — the most significant climate legislation in U.S. history.

Investments in clean energy production and incentives for electric vehicles.

Prescription drug price caps and allowing Medicare to negotiate drug. prices

Extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies.

Introduction of a 15% minimum tax on large corporations.

4. CHIPS and Science Act (August 2022)

Aimed at boosting U.S. semiconductor production and strengthening scientific research and technological competitiveness.

$52 billion for semiconductor manufacturing and research.

Incentives for companies to build and expand U.S.-based semiconductor facilities.

Funding for research and development to promote innovation and national security.

5. PACT Act — Veterans’ Health Care (August 2022)

Expands health care and benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxic substances during their service.

Streamlines processes for veterans seeking care related to toxic exposure.

Why isn’t Kamala Harris speaking about this?

She has one last chance tomorrow, Oct. 29, 2024, on the Washington DC Ellipse.

“It’s the economy, stupid.”

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K Seles
K Seles

Written by K Seles

Architect by vocation. Individualist by inclination. Political sociologist, anthropologist, rationalist, philosophist, and cosmologist by avocation.

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