• Trump Administration Accomplishments As of January 2021 (1/3)

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    As of January 2021

    Trump Administration Accomplishments

    Unprecedented Economic Boom
    Before the China Virus invaded our shores, we built the world’s most
    prosperous economy.

    America gained 7 million new jobs – more than three times government
    experts’ projections.
    Middle-Class family income increased nearly $6,000 – more than five times
    the gains during the entire previous administration.
    The unemployment rate reached 3.5 percent, the lowest in a half-century. Achieved 40 months in a row with more job openings than job-hirings.
    More Americans reported being employed than ever before – nearly 160
    million.
    Jobless claims hit a nearly 50-year low.
    The number of people claiming unemployment insurance as a share of the population hit its lowest on record.
    Incomes rose in every single metro area in the United States for the first
    time in nearly 3 decades.

    Delivered a future of greater promise and opportunity for citizens of all backgrounds.

    Unemployment rates for African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian
    Americans, Native Americans, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and
    those without a high school diploma all reached record lows.
    Unemployment for women hit its lowest rate in nearly 70 years.
    Lifted nearly 7 million people off of food stamps.
    Poverty rates for African Americans and Hispanic Americans reached record
    lows.
    Income inequality fell for two straight years, and by the largest amount
    in over a decade.
    The bottom 50 percent of American households saw a 40 percent increase in
    net worth.
    Wages rose fastest for low-income and blue collar workers – a 16 percent
    pay increase.
    African American homeownership increased from 41.7 percent to 46.4
    percent.

    Brought jobs, factories, and industries back to the USA.

    Created more than 1.2 million manufacturing and construction jobs.
    Put in place policies to bring back supply chains from overseas.
    Small business optimism broke a 35-year old record in 2018.

    Hit record stock market numbers and record 401ks.

    The DOW closed above 20,000 for the first time in 2017 and topped 30,000
    in 2020.
    The S&P 500 and NASDAQ have repeatedly notched record highs.

    Rebuilding and investing in rural America.

    Signed an Executive Order on Modernizing the Regulatory Framework for Agricultural Biotechnology Products, which is bringing innovative new technologies to market in American farming and agriculture.
    Strengthened America’s rural economy by investing over $1.3 billion
    through the Agriculture Department’s ReConnect Program to bring high-speed broadband infrastructure to rural America.

    Achieved a record-setting economic comeback by rejecting blanket
    lockdowns.

    An October 2020 Gallup survey found 56 percent of Americans said they were better off during a pandemic than four years prior.
    During the third quarter of 2020, the economy grew at a rate of 33.1
    percent – the most rapid GDP growth ever recorded.
    Since coronavirus lockdowns ended, the economy has added back over 12
    million jobs, more than half the jobs lost.
    Jobs have been recovered 23 times faster than the previous
    administration’s recovery.
    Unemployment fell to 6.7 percent in December, from a pandemic peak of 14.7 percent in April – beating expectations of well over 10 percent
    unemployment through the end of 2020.
    Under the previous administration, it took 49 months for the unemployment
    rate to fall from 10 percent to under 7 percent compared to just 3 months
    for the Trump Administration.
    Since April, the Hispanic unemployment rate has fallen by 9.6 percent, Asian-American unemployment by 8.6 percent, and Black American
    unemployment by 6.8 percent.
    80 percent of small businesses are now open, up from just 53 percent in
    April.
    Small business confidence hit a new high.
    Homebuilder confidence reached an all-time high, and home sales hit their highest reading since December 2006.
    Manufacturing optimism nearly doubled.
    Household net worth rose $7.4 trillion in Q2 2020 to $112 trillion, an
    all-time high.
    Home prices hit an all-time record high.
    The United States rejected crippling lockdowns that crush the economy and inflict countless public health harms and instead safely reopened its
    economy.
    Business confidence is higher in America than in any other G7 or European
    Union country.
    Stabilized America’s financial markets with the establishment of a number
    of Treasury Department supported facilities at the Federal Reserve.

    Tax Relief for the Middle Class

    Passed $3.2 trillion in historic tax relief and reformed the tax code.

    Signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – the largest tax reform package in
    history.
    More than 6 million American workers received wage increases, bonuses, and increased benefits thanks to the tax cuts.
    A typical family of four earning $75,000 received an income tax cut of
    more than $2,000 – slashing their tax bill in half.
    Doubled the standard deduction – making the first $24,000 earned by a
    married couple completely tax-free.
    Doubled the child tax credit.
    Virtually eliminated the unfair Estate Tax, or Death Tax.
    Cut the business tax rate from 35 percent – the highest in the developed
    world – all the way down to 21 percent.
    Small businesses can now deduct 20 percent of their business income.
    Businesses can now deduct 100 percent of the cost of their capital
    investments in the year the investment is made.
    Since the passage of tax cuts, the share of total wealth held by the
    bottom half of households has increased, while the share held by the top 1 percent has decreased.
    Over 400 companies have announced bonuses, wage increases, new hires, or
    new investments in the United States.
    Over $1.5 trillion was repatriated into the United States from overseas.
    Lower investment cost and higher capital returns led to faster growth in
    the middle class, real wages, and international competitiveness.

    Jobs and investments are pouring into Opportunity Zones.

    Created nearly 9,000 Opportunity Zones where capital gains on long-term investments are taxed at zero.
    Opportunity Zone designations have increased property values within them
    by 1.1 percent, creating an estimated $11 billion in wealth for the nearly
    half of Opportunity Zone residents who own their own home.
    Opportunity Zones have attracted $75 billion in funds and driven $52
    billion of new investment in economically distressed communities, creating
    at least 500,000 new jobs.
    Approximately 1 million Americans will be lifted from poverty as a result
    of these new investments.
    Private equity investments into businesses in Opportunity Zones were
    nearly 30 percent higher than investments into businesses in similar areas
    that were not designated Opportunity Zones.

    Massive Deregulation

    Ended the regulatory assault on American Businesses and Workers.

    Instead of 2-for-1, we eliminated 8 old regulations for every 1 new
    regulation adopted.
    Provided the average American household an extra $3,100 every year.
    Reduced the direct cost of regulatory compliance by $50 billion, and will reduce costs by an additional $50 billion in FY 2020 alone.
    Removed nearly 25,000 pages from the Federal Register – more than any
    other president. The previous administration added over 16,000 pages. Established the Governors’ Initiative on Regulatory Innovation to reduce outdated regulations at the state, local, and tribal levels.
    Signed an executive order to make it easier for businesses to offer
    retirement plans.
    Signed two executive orders to increase transparency in Federal agencies
    and protect Americans and their small businesses from administrative
    abuse.
    Modernized the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the first time
    in over 40 years.
    Reduced approval times for major infrastructure projects from 10 or more
    years down to 2 years or less.
    Helped community banks by signing legislation that rolled back costly provisions of Dodd-Frank.
    Established the White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing to bring down housing costs.
    Removed regulations that threatened the development of a strong and stable internet.
    Eased and simplified restrictions on rocket launches, helping to spur commercial investment in space projects.
    Published a whole-of-government strategy focused on ensuring American leadership in automated vehicle technology.
    Streamlined energy efficiency regulations for American families and
    businesses, including preserving affordable lightbulbs, enhancing the
    utility of showerheads, and enabling greater time savings with
    dishwashers.
    Removed unnecessary regulations that restrict the seafood industry and
    impede job creation.
    Modernized the Department of Agriculture’s biotechnology regulations to
    put America in the lead to develop new technologies.
    Took action to suspend regulations that would have slowed our response to COVID-19, including lifting restrictions on manufacturers to more quickly produce ventilators.

    Successfully rolled back burdensome regulatory overreach.

    Rescinded the previous administration’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair
    Housing (AFFH) rule, which would have abolished zoning for single-family housing to build low-income, federally subsidized apartments.
    Issued a final rule on the Fair Housing Act’s disparate impact standard. Eliminated the Waters of the United States Rule and replaced it with the Navigable Waters Protection Rule, providing relief and certainty for
    farmers and property owners.
    Repealed the previous administration’s costly fuel economy regulations by finalizing the Safer Affordable Fuel Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles rule, which
    will make cars more affordable, and lower the price of new vehicles by an estimated $2,200.

    Americans now have more money in their pockets.

    Deregulation had an especially beneficial impact on low-income Americans
    who pay a much higher share of their incomes for overregulation.
    Cut red tape in the healthcare industry, providing Americans with more affordable healthcare and saving Americans nearly 10 percent on
    prescription drugs.
    Deregulatory efforts yielded savings to the medical community an estimated
    $6.6 billion – with a reduction of 42 million hours of regulatory
    compliance work through 2021.
    Removed government barriers to personal freedom and consumer choice in healthcare.
    Once fully in effect, 20 major deregulatory actions undertaken by the
    Trump Administration are expected to save American consumers and
    businesses over $220 billion per year.
    Signed 16 pieces of deregulatory legislation that will result in a $40
    billion increase in annual real incomes.

    Fair and Reciprocal Trade

    Secured historic trade deals to defend American workers.

    Immediately withdrew from the job-killing Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Ended the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and replaced it
    with the brand new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
    The USMCA contains powerful new protections for American manufacturers, auto-makers, farmers, dairy producers, and workers.
    The USMCA is expected to generate over $68 billion in economic activity
    and potentially create over 550,000 new jobs over ten years.
    Signed an executive order making it government policy to Buy American and
    Hire American, and took action to stop the outsourcing of jobs overseas. Negotiated with Japan to slash tariffs and open its market to $7 billion
    in American agricultural products and ended its ban on potatoes and lamb.
    Over 90 percent of American agricultural exports to Japan now receive preferential treatment, and most are duty-free.
    Negotiated another deal with Japan to boost $40 billion worth of digital
    trade.
    Renegotiated the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement, doubling the
    cap on imports of American vehicles and extending the American light truck tariff.
    Reached a written, fully-enforceable Phase One trade agreement with China
    on confronting pirated and counterfeit goods, and the protection of
    American ideas, trade secrets, patents, and trademarks.
    China agreed to purchase an additional $200 billion worth of United States exports and opened market access for over 4,000 American facilities to
    exports while all tariffs remained in effect.
    Achieved a mutual agreement with the European Union (EU) that addresses
    unfair trade practices and increases duty-free exports by 180 percent to
    $420 million.
    Secured a pledge from the EU to eliminate tariffs on American lobster –
    the first United States-European Union negotiated tariff reduction in over
    20 years.
    Scored a historic victory by overhauling the Universal Postal Union, whose outdated policies were undermining American workers and interests.
    Engaged extensively with trade partners like the EU and Japan to advance reforms to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
    Issued a first-ever comprehensive report on the WTO Appellate Body’s
    failures to comply with WTO rules and interpret WTO agreements as written. Blocked nominees to the WTO’s Appellate Body until WTO Members recognize
    and address longstanding issues with Appellate Body activism.
    Submitted 5 papers to the WTO Committee on Agriculture to improve Members’ understanding of how trade policies are implemented, highlight areas for improved transparency, and encourage members to maintain up-to-date notifications on market access and domestic support.

    Took strong actions to confront unfair trade practices and put America
    First.

    Imposed tariffs on hundreds of billions worth of Chinese goods to protect American jobs and stop China’s abuses under Section 232 of the Trade
    Expansion Act of 1962 and Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.
    Directed an all-of-government effort to halt and punish efforts by the Communist Party of China to steal and profit from American innovations and intellectual property.
    Imposed tariffs on foreign aluminum and foreign steel to protect our vital industries and support our national security.
    Approved tariffs on $1.8 billion in imports of washing machines and $8.5 billion in imports of solar panels.
    Blocked illegal timber imports from Peru.
    Took action against France for its digital services tax that unfairly
    targets American technology companies.
    Launched investigations into digital services taxes that have been
    proposed or adopted by 10 other countries.

    Historic support for American farmers.

    Successfully negotiated more than 50 agreements with countries around the
    world to increase foreign market access and boost exports of American agriculture products, supporting more than 1 million American jobs.
    Authorized $28 billion in aid for farmers who have been subjected to
    unfair trade practices – fully funded by the tariffs paid by China.
    China lifted its ban on poultry, opened its market to beef, and agreed to purchase at least $80 billion of American agricultural products in the
    next two years.
    The European Union agreed to increase beef imports by 180 percent and
    opened up its market to more imports of soybeans.
    South Korea lifted its ban on American poultry and eggs, and agreed to
    provide market access for record exports of American rice.
    Argentina lifted its ban on American pork.
    Brazil agreed to increase wheat imports by $180 million a year and raised
    its quotas for purchases of United States ethanol.
    Guatemala and Tunisia opened up their markets to American eggs.
    Won tariff exemptions in Ecuador for wheat and soybeans.
    Suspended $817 million in trade preferences for Thailand under the
    Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program due to its failure to adequately provide reasonable market access for American pork products.
    The amount of food stamps redeemed at farmers markets increased from $1.4 million in May 2020 to $1.75 million in September 2020 – a 50 percent
    increase over last year.
    Rapidly deployed the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, which provided
    $30 billion in support to farmers and ranchers facing decreased prices and market disruption when COVID-19 impacted the food supply chain.
    Authorized more than $6 billion for the Farmers to Families Food Box
    program, which delivered over 128 million boxes of locally sourced,
    produce, meat, and dairy products to charity and faith-based organizations nationwide.
    Delegated authorities via the Defense Production Act to protect breaks in
    the American food supply chain as a result of COVID-19.

    American Energy Independence

    Unleashed America’s oil and natural gas potential.

    For the first time in nearly 70 years, the United States has become a net energy exporter.
    The United States is now the number one producer of oil and natural gas in
    the world.
    Natural gas production reached a record-high of 34.9 quads in 2019,
    following record high production in 2018 and in 2017.
    The United States has been a net natural gas exporter for three
    consecutive years and has an export capacity of nearly 10 billion cubic
    feet per day.
    Withdrew from the unfair, one-sided Paris Climate Agreement.
    Canceled the previous administration’s Clean Power Plan, and replaced it
    with the new Affordable Clean Energy rule.
    Approved the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines.
    Opened up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska to oil and
    gas leasing.
    Repealed the last administration’s Federal Coal Leasing Moratorium, which prohibited coal leasing on Federal lands.
    Reformed permitting rules to eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy and speed approval for mines.
    Fixed the New Source Review permitting program, which punished companies
    for upgrading or repairing coal power plants.
    Fixed the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) steam electric and coal
    ash rules.
    The average American family saved $2,500 a year in lower electric bills
    and lower prices at the gas pump.
    Signed legislation repealing the harmful Stream Protection Rule.
    Reduced the time to approve drilling permits on public lands by half, increasing permit applications to drill on public lands by 300 percent. Expedited approval of the NuStar’s New Burgos pipeline to export American gasoline to Mexico.
    Streamlined Liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal permitting and allowed long-term LNG export authorizations to be extended through 2050.
    The United States is now among the top three LNG exporters in the world. Increased LNG exports five-fold since January 2017, reaching an all-time
    high in January 2020.
    LNG exports are expected to reduce the American trade deficit by over $10 billion.
    Granted more than 20 new long-term approvals for LNG exports to non-free
    trade agreement countries.
    The development of natural gas and LNG infrastructure in the United States
    is providing tens of thousands of jobs, and has led to the investment of
    tens of billions of dollars in infrastructure.
    There are now 6 LNG export facilities operating in the United States, with
    2 additional export projects under construction.
    The amount of nuclear energy production in 2019 was the highest on record, through a combination of increased capacity from power plant upgrades and shorter refueling and maintenance cycles.
    Prevented Russian energy coercion across Europe through various lines of effort, including the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy Cooperation,
    civil nuclear deals with Romania and Poland, and opposition to Nord Stream
    2 pipeline.
    Issued the Presidential Permit for the A2A railroad between Canada and
    Alaska, providing energy resources to emerging markets.

    Increased access to our country’s abundant natural resources in order to achieve energy independence.

    Renewable energy production and consumption both reached record highs in
    2019.
    Enacted policies that helped double the amount of electricity generated by solar and helped increase the amount of wind generation by 32 percent from
    2016 through 2019.
    Accelerated construction of energy infrastructure to ensure American
    energy producers can deliver their products to the market.
    Cut red tape holding back the construction of new energy infrastructure. Authorized ethanol producers to sell E15 year-round and allowed higher-
    ethanol gasoline to be distributed from existing pumps at filling
    stations.
    Ensured greater transparency and certainty in the Renewable Fuel Standard
    (RFS) program.
    Negotiated leasing capacity in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to
    Australia, providing American taxpayers a return on this infrastructure investment.
    Signed an executive order directing Federal agencies to work together to diminish the capability of foreign adversaries to target our critical
    electric infrastructure.
    Reformed Section 401 of the Clean Water Act regulation to allow for the curation of interstate infrastructure.
    Resolved the OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) oil crisis during COVID-19 by getting OPEC, Russia, and others to cut nearly
    10 million barrels of production a day, stabilizing world oil prices.
    Directed the Department of Energy to use the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
    to mitigate market volatility caused by COVID-19.

    Investing in America’s Workers and Families

    Affordable and high-quality Child Care for American workers and their
    families.

    Doubled the Child Tax Credit from $1,000 to $2,000 per child and expanded
    the eligibility for receiving the credit.
    Nearly 40 million families benefitted from the child tax credit (CTC), receiving an average benefit of $2,200 – totaling credits of approximately
    $88 billion.
    Signed the largest-ever increase in Child Care and Development Block
    Grants – expanding access to quality, affordable child care for more than 800,000 low-income families.
    Secured an additional $3.5 billion in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
    Economic Security (CARES) Act to help families and first responders with
    child care needs.
    Created the first-ever paid family leave tax credit for employees earning $72,000 or less.
    Signed into law 12-weeks of paid parental leave for Federal workers.
    Signed into law a provision that enables new parents to withdraw up to
    $5,000 from their retirement accounts without penalty when they give birth
    to or adopt a child.

    Advanced apprenticeship career pathways to good-paying jobs.

    Expanded apprenticeships to more than 850,000 and established the new Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship programs in new and emerging fields. Established the National Council for the American Worker and the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board.
    Over 460 companies have signed the Pledge to America’s Workers, committing
    to provide more than 16 million job and training opportunities.
    Signed an executive order that directs the Federal government to replace outdated degree-based hiring with skills-based hiring.

    Advanced women’s economic empowerment.

    Included women’s empowerment for the first time in the President’s 2017 National Security Strategy.
    Signed into law key pieces of legislation, including the Women, Peace, and Security Act and the Women Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act. Launched the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity (W-GDP) Initiative
    – the first-ever whole-of-government approach to women’s economic
    empowerment that has reached 24 million women worldwide.
    Established an innovative new W-GDP Fund at USAID.
    Launched the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) with 13 other nations.
    Announced a $50 million donation on behalf of the United States to We-Fi providing more capital to women-owned businesses around the world.
    Released the first-ever Strategy on Women, Peace, and Security, which
    focused on increasing women’s participation to prevent and resolve
    conflicts.
    Launched the W-GDP 2x Global Women’s Initiative with the Development
    Finance Corporation, which has mobilized more than $3 billion in private
    sector investments over three years.

    Ensured American leadership in technology and innovation.

    First administration to name artificial intelligence, quantum information science, and 5G communications as national research and development
    priorities.
    Launched the American Broadband Initiative to promote the rapid deployment
    of broadband internet across rural America.
    Made 100 megahertz of crucial mid-band spectrum available for commercial operations, a key factor to driving widespread 5G access across rural
    America.
    Launched the American AI Initiative to ensure American leadership in
    artificial intelligence (AI), and established the National AI Initiative
    Office at the White House.
    Established the first-ever principles for Federal agency adoption of AI to improve services for the American people.
    Signed the National Quantum Initiative Act establishing the National
    Quantum Coordination Office at the White House to drive breakthroughs in quantum information science.
    Signed the Secure 5G and Beyond Act to ensure America leads the world in
    5G.
    Launched a groundbreaking program to test safe and innovative commercial
    drone operations nationwide.
    Issued new rulemaking to accelerate the return of American civil
    supersonic aviation.
    Committed to doubling investments in AI and quantum information science
    (QIS) research and development.
    Announced the establishment of $1 billion AI and quantum research
    institutes across America.
    Established the largest dual-use 5G test sites in the world to advance 5G commercial and military innovation.
    Signed landmark Prague Principles with America’s allies to advance the deployment of secure 5G telecommunications networks.
    Signed first-ever bilateral AI cooperation agreement with the United
    Kingdom.
    Built collation among allies to ban Chinese Telecom Company Huawei from
    their 5G infrastructure.

    Preserved American jobs for American workers and rejected the importation
    of cheap foreign labor.

    Pressured the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to reverse their decision
    to lay off over 200 American workers and replace them with cheaper foreign workers.
    Removed the TVA Chairman of the Board and a TVA Board Member.

    Life-Saving Response to the China Virus

    Restricted travel to the United States from infected regions of the world.

    Suspended all travel from China, saving thousands of lives.
    Required all American citizens returning home from designated outbreak countries to return through designated airports with enhanced screening measures, and to undergo a self-quarantine.
    Announced further travel restrictions on Iran, the Schengen Area of
    Europe, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Brazil.
    Issued travel advisory warnings recommending that American citizens avoid
    all international travel.
    Reached bilateral agreements with Mexico and Canada to suspend non-
    essential travel and expeditiously return illegal aliens.
    Repatriated over 100,000 American citizens stranded abroad on more than
    1,140 flights from 136 countries and territories.
    Safely transported, evacuated, treated, and returned home trapped
    passengers on cruise ships.
    Took action to authorize visa sanctions on foreign governments who impede
    our efforts to protect American citizens by refusing or unreasonably
    delaying the return of their own citizens, subjects, or residents from the United States.

    Acted early to combat the China Virus in the United States.

    Established the White House Coronavirus Task Force, with leading experts
    on infectious diseases, to manage the Administration’s efforts to mitigate
    the spread of COVID-19 and to keep workplaces safe.
    Pledged in the State of the Union address to “take all necessary steps to safeguard our citizens from the Virus,” while the Democrats’ response made
    not a single mention of COVID-19 or even the threat of China.
    Declared COVID-19 a National Emergency under the Stafford Act.
    Established the 24/7 FEMA National Response Coordination Center.
    Released guidance recommending containment measures critical to slowing
    the spread of the Virus, decompressing peak burden on hospitals and infrastructure, and diminishing health impacts.
    Implemented strong community mitigation strategies to sharply reduce the
    number of lives lost in the United States down from experts’ projection of
    up to 2.2 million deaths in the United States without mitigation.
    Halted American funding to the World Health Organization to counter its egregious bias towards China that jeopardized the safety of Americans. Announced plans for withdrawal from the World Health Organization and redirected contribution funds to help meet global public health needs.
    Called on the United Nations to hold China accountable for their handling
    of the virus, including refusing to be transparent and failing to contain
    the virus before it spread.

    Re-purposed domestic manufacturing facilities to ensure frontline workers
    had critical supplies.

    Distributed billions of pieces of Personal Protective Equipment, including gloves, masks, gowns, and face shields.
    Invoked the Defense Production Act over 100 times to accelerate the
    development and manufacturing of essential material in the USA.
    Made historic investments of more than $3 billion into the industrial
    base.
    Contracted with companies such as Ford, General Motors, Philips, and
    General Electric to produce ventilators.
    Contracted with Honeywell, 3M, O&M Halyard, Moldex, and Lydall to increase
    our Nation’s production of N-95 masks.
    The Army Corps of Engineers built 11,000 beds, distributed 10,000
    ventilators, and surged personnel to hospitals.
    Converted the Javits Center in New York into a 3,000-bed hospital, and
    opened medical facilities in Seattle and New Orleans.
    Dispatched the USNS Comfort to New York City, and the USNS Mercy to Los Angeles.
    Deployed thousands of FEMA employees, National Guard members, and military forces to help in the response.
    Provided support to states facing new emergences of the virus, including surging testing sites, deploying medical personnel, and advising on
    mitigation strategies.
    Announced Federal support to governors for use of the National Guard with
    100 percent cost-share.
    Established the Supply Chain Task Force as a “control tower” to
    strategically allocate high-demand medical supplies and PPE to areas of greatest need.
    Requested critical data elements from states about the status of hospital capacity, ventilators, and PPE.
    Executed nearly 250 flights through Project Air Bridge to transport
    hundreds of millions of surgical masks, N95 respirators, gloves, and gowns
    from around the world to hospitals and facilities throughout the United
    States.
    Signed an executive order invoking the Defense Production Act to ensure
    that Americans have a reliable supply of products like beef, pork, and
    poultry.
    Stabilized the food supply chain restoring the Nation’s protein processing capacity through a collaborative approach with Federal, state, and local officials and industry partners.
    The continued movement of food and other critical items of daily life distributed to stores and to American homes went unaffected.

    Replenished the depleted Strategic National Stockpile.

    Increased the number of ventilators nearly ten-fold to more than 153,000. Despite the grim projections from the media and governors, no American who
    has needed a ventilator has been denied a ventilator.
    Increased the number of N95 masks fourteen-fold to more than 176 million. Issued an executive order ensuring critical medical supplies are produced
    in the United States.

    Created the largest, most advanced, and most innovative testing system in
    the world.

    Built the world’s leading testing system from scratch, conducting over 200 million tests – more than all of the European Union combined.
    Engaged more than 400 test developers to increase testing capacity from
    less than 100 tests per day to more than 2 million tests per day.
    Slashed red tape and approved Emergency Use Authorizations for more than
    300 different tests, including 235 molecular tests, 63 antibody tests, and
    11 antigen tests.
    Delivered state-of-the-art testing devices and millions of tests to every certified nursing home in the country.
    Announced more flexibility to Medicare Advantage and Part D plans to waive cost-sharing for tests.
    Over 2,000 retail pharmacy stores, including CVS, Walmart, and Walgreens,
    are providing testing using new regulatory and reimbursement options.
    Deployed tens of millions of tests to nursing homes, assisted living facilities, historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), tribes,

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