• Trump Administration Accomplishments As of January 2021 (2/3)

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    disaster relief operations, Home Health/Hospice organizations, and the
    Veterans Health Administration.
    Began shipping 150 million BinaxNOW rapid tests to states, long-term care facilities, the IHS, HBCUs, and other key partners.

    Pioneered groundbreaking treatments and therapies that reduced the
    mortality rate by 85 percent, saving over 2 million lives.

    The United States has among the lowest case fatality rates in the entire
    world.
    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched the Coronavirus Treatment Acceleration Program to expedite the regulatory review process for
    therapeutics in clinical trials, accelerate the development and
    publication of industry guidance on developing treatments, and utilize regulatory flexibility to help facilitate the scaling-up of manufacturing capacity.
    More than 370 therapies are in clinical trials and another 560 are in the planning stages.
    Announced $450 million in available funds to support the manufacturing of Regeneron’s antibody cocktail.
    Shipped tens of thousands of doses of the Regeneron drug.
    Authorized an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for convalescent plasma. Treated around 100,000 patients with convalescent plasma, which may reduce mortality by 50 percent.
    Provided $48 million to fund the Mayo Clinic study that tested the
    efficacy of convalescent plasma for patients with COVID-19.
    Made an agreement to support the large-scale manufacturing of
    AstraZeneca’s cocktail of two monoclonal antibodies.
    Approved Remdesivir as the first COVID-19 treatment, which could reduce hospitalization time by nearly a third.
    Secured more than 90 percent of the world’s supply of Remdesivir, enough
    to treat over 850,000 high-risk patients.
    Granted an EUA to Eli Lilly for its anti-body treatments.
    Finalized an agreement with Eli Lilly to purchase the first doses of the company’s investigational antibody therapeutic.
    Provided up to $270 million to the American Red Cross and America’s Blood Centers to support the collection of up to 360,000 units of plasma.
    Launched a nationwide campaign to ask patients who have recovered from
    COVID-19 to donate plasma.
    Announced Phase 3 clinical trials for varying types of blood thinners to
    treat adults diagnosed with COVID-19.
    Issued an EUA for the monoclonal antibody therapy bamlanivimab.
    FDA issued an EUA for casirivimab and imdevimab to be administered
    together.
    Launched the COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium with private
    sector and academic leaders unleashing America’s supercomputers to
    accelerate coronavirus research.

    Brought the full power of American medicine and government to produce a
    safe and effective vaccine in record time.

    Launched Operation Warp Speed to initiate an unprecedented drive to
    develop and make available an effective vaccine by January 2021.
    Pfizer and Moderna developed two vaccines in just nine months, five times faster than the fastest prior vaccine development in American history.
    Pfizer and Moderna’s vaccines are approximately 95 effective – far
    exceeding all expectations.
    AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson also both have promising candidates in
    the final stage of clinical trials.
    The vaccines will be administered within 24 hours of FDA-approval.
    Made millions of vaccine doses available before the end of 2020, with
    hundreds of millions more to quickly follow.
    FedEx and UPS will ship doses from warehouses directly to local
    pharmacies, hospitals, and healthcare providers.
    Finalized a partnership with CVS and Walgreens to deliver vaccines
    directly to residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities as
    soon as a state requests it, at no cost to America’s seniors.
    Signed an executive order to ensure that the United States government prioritizes getting the vaccine to American citizens before sending it to
    other nations.
    Provided approximately $13 billion to accelerate vaccine development and
    to manufacture all of the top candidates in advance.
    Provided critical investments of $4.1 billion to Moderna to support the development, manufacturing, and distribution of their vaccines.
    Moderna announced its vaccine is 95 percent effective and is pending FDA approval.
    Provided Pfizer up to $1.95 billion to support the mass-manufacturing and nationwide distribution of their vaccine candidate.
    Pfizer announced its vaccine is 95 percent effective and is pending FDA approval.
    Provided approximately $1 billion to support the manufacturing and
    distribution of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine candidate.
    Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine candidate reached the final stage of clinical trials.
    Made up to $1.2 billion available to support AstraZeneca’s vaccine
    candidate.
    AstraZeneca’s vaccine candidate reached the final stage of clinical
    trials.
    Made an agreement to support the large-scale manufacturing of Novavax’s
    vaccine candidate with 100 million doses expected.
    Partnered with Sanofi and GSK to support large-scale manufacturing of a COVID-19 investigational vaccine.
    Awarded $200 million in funding to support vaccine preparedness and plans
    for the immediate distribution and administration of vaccines.
    Provided $31 million to Cytvia for vaccine-related consumable products.
    Under the PREP Act, issued guidance authorizing qualified pharmacy
    technicians to administer vaccines.
    Announced that McKesson Corporation will produce store, and distribute
    vaccine ancillary supply kits on behalf of the Strategic National
    Stockpile to help healthcare workers who will administer vaccines.
    Announced partnership with large-chain, independent, and regional
    pharmacies to deliver vaccines.

    Prioritized resources for the most vulnerable Americans, including nursing
    home residents.

    Quickly established guidelines for nursing homes and expanded telehealth opportunities to protect vulnerable seniors.
    Increased surveillance, oversight, and transparency of all 15,417 Medicare
    and Medicaid nursing homes by requiring them to report cases of COVID-19
    to all residents, their families, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
    Required that all nursing homes test staff regularly.
    Launched an unprecedented national nursing home training curriculum to
    equip nursing home staff with the knowledge they need to stop the spread
    of COVID-19.
    Delivered $81 million for increased inspections and funded 35,000 members
    of the Nation Guard to deliver critical supplies to every Medicare-
    certified nursing homes.
    Deployed Federal Task Force Strike Teams to provide onsite technical
    assistance and education to nursing homes experiencing outbreaks.
    Distributed tens of billions of dollars in Provider Relief Funds to
    protect nursing homes, long-term care facilities, safety-net hospitals,
    rural hospitals, and communities hardest hit by the virus.
    Released 1.5 million N95 respirators from the Strategic National Stockpile
    for distribution to over 3,000 nursing home facilities.
    Directed the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council to refocus
    on underserved communities impacted by the coronavirus.
    Required that testing results reported include data on race, gender,
    ethnicity, and ZIP code, to ensure that resources were directed to
    communities disproportionately harmed by the virus.
    Ensured testing was offered at 95 percent of Federally Qualified Health
    Centers (FQHC), which serve over 29 million patients in 12,000 communities across the Nation.
    Invested an unprecedented $8 billion in tribal communities.
    Maintained safe access for Veterans to VA healthcare throughout the COVID-
    19 Pandemic and supported non-VA hospital systems and private and state-
    run nursing homes with VA clinical teams.
    Signed legislation ensuring no reduction of VA education benefits under
    the GI Bill for online distance learning.

    Supported Americans as they safely return to school and work.

    Issued the Guidelines for Opening Up America Again, a detailed blueprint
    to help governors as they began reopening the country. Focused on
    protecting the most vulnerable and mitigating the risk of any resurgence,
    while restarting the economy and allowing Americans to safely return to
    their jobs.
    Helped Americans return to work by providing extensive guidance on workplace-safety measures to protect against COVID-19, and investigating
    over 10,000 coronavirus-related complaints and referrals.
    Provided over $31 billion to support elementary and secondary schools. Distributed 125 million face masks to school districts.
    Provided comprehensive guidelines to schools on how to protect and
    identify high-risk individuals, prevent the spread of COVID-19, and
    conduct safe in-person teaching.
    Brought back the safe return of college athletics, including Big Ten and
    Pac-12 football.

    Rescued the American economy with nearly $3.4 trillion in relief, the
    largest financial aid package in history.

    Secured an initial $8.3 billion Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Act, supporting the development of treatments and vaccines, and to procure
    critical medical supplies and equipment.
    Signed the $100 billion Families First Coronavirus Relief Act,
    guaranteeing free coronavirus testing, emergency paid sick leave and
    family leave, Medicaid funding, and food assistance.
    Signed the $2.3 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
    (CARES) Act, providing unprecedented and immediate relief to American
    families, workers, and businesses.
    Signed additional legislation providing nearly $900 billion in support for coronavirus emergency response and relief, including critically needed
    funds to continue the Paycheck Protection Program.
    Signed the Paycheck Protection Program and Healthcare Enhancement Act,
    adding an additional $310 billion to replenish the program.
    Delivered approximately 160 million relief payments to hardworking
    Americans.
    Through the Paycheck Protection Program, approved over $525 billion in forgivable loans to more than 5.2 million small businesses, supporting
    more than 51 million American jobs.
    The Treasury Department approved the establishment of the Money Market
    Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility to provide liquidity to the financial
    system.
    The Treasury Department, working with the Federal Reserve, was able to
    leverage approximately $4 trillion in emergency lending facilities.
    Signed an executive order extending expanded unemployment benefits.
    Signed an executive order to temporarily suspend student loan payments, evictions, and collection of payroll taxes.
    Small Business Administration expanded access to emergency economic
    assistance for small businesses, faith-based, and religious entities.
    Protected jobs for American workers impacted by COVID-19 by temporarily suspending several job-related nonimmigrant visas, including H-1B’s, H-
    2B’s without a nexus to the food-supply chain, certain H-4’s, as well as
    L’s and certain J’s.

    Great Healthcare for Americans

    Empowered American patients by greatly expanding healthcare choice, transparency, and affordability.

    Eliminated the Obamacare individual mandate – a financial relief to low
    and middle-income households that made up nearly 80 percent of the
    families who paid the penalty for not wanting to purchase health
    insurance.
    Increased choice for consumers by promoting competition in the individual health insurance market leading to lower premiums for three years in a
    row.
    Under the Trump Administration, more than 90 percent of the counties have multiple options on the individual insurance market to choose from.
    Offered Association Health Plans, which allow employers to pool together
    and offer more affordable, quality health coverage to their employees at
    up to 30 percent lower cost.
    Increased availability of short-term, limited-duration health plans, which
    can cost up to 60 percent less than traditional plans, giving Americans
    more flexibility to choose plans that suit their needs.
    Expanded Health Reimbursement Arrangements, allowing millions of Americans
    to be able to shop for a plan of their choice on the individual market,
    and then have their employer cover the cost.
    Added 2,100 new Medicare Advantage plan options since 2017, a 76 percent increase.
    Lowered Medicare Advantage premiums by 34 percent nationwide to the lowest level in 14 years. Medicare health plan premium savings for beneficiaries
    have totaled $nearly 1.5 billion since 2017.
    Improved access to tax-free health savings accounts for individuals with chronic conditions.
    Eliminated costly Obamacare taxes, including the health insurance tax, the medical device tax, and the “Cadillac tax.”
    Worked with states to create more flexibility and relief from oppressive Obamacare regulations, including reinsurance waivers to help lower
    premiums.
    Released legislative principles to end surprise medical billing.
    Finalized requirements for unprecedented price transparency from hospitals
    and insurance companies so patients know what the cost is before they
    receive care.
    Took action to require that hospitals make the prices they negotiate with insurers publicly available and easily accessible online.
    Improved patients access to their health data by penalizing hospitals and causing clinicians to lose their incentive payments if they do not comply. Expanded access to telehealth, especially in rural and underserved
    communities.
    Increased Medicare payments to rural hospitals to stem a decade of rising closures and deliver enhanced access to care in rural areas.

    Issued unprecedented reforms that dramatically lowered the price of prescription drugs.

    Lowered drug prices for the first time in 51 years.
    Launched an initiative to stop global freeloading in the drug market.
    Finalized a rule to allow the importation of prescription drugs from
    Canada.
    Finalized the Most Favored Nation Rule to ensure that pharmaceutical
    companies offer the same discounts to the United States as they do to
    other nations, resulting in an estimated $85 billion in savings over seven years and $30 billion in out-of-pocket costs alone.
    Proposed a rule requiring federally funded health centers to pass drug
    company discounts on insulin and Epi-Pens directly to patients.
    Ended the gag clauses that prevented pharmacists from informing patients
    about the best prices for the medications they need.
    Ended the costly kickbacks to middlemen and ensured that patients directly benefit from available discounts at the pharmacy counter, saving Americans
    up to 30 percent on brand name pharmaceuticals.
    Enhanced Part D plans to provide many seniors with Medicare access to a
    broad set of insulins at a maximum $35 copay for a month’s supply of each
    type of insulin.
    Reduced Medicare Part D prescription drug premiums, saving beneficiaries
    nearly $2 billion in premium costs since 2017.
    Ended the Unapproved Drugs Initiative, which provided market exclusivity
    to generic drugs.

    Promoted research and innovation in healthcare to ensure that American
    patients have access to the best treatment in the world.

    Signed first-ever executive order to affirm that it is the official policy
    of the United States Government to protect patients with pre-existing conditions.
    Passed Right To Try to give terminally ill patients access to lifesaving
    cures.
    Signed an executive order to fight kidney disease with more transplants
    and better treatment.
    Signed into law a $1 billion increase in funding for critical Alzheimer’s research.
    Accelerated medical breakthroughs in genetic treatments for Sickle Cell disease.
    Finalized the interoperability rules that will give American patients
    access to their electronic health records on their phones.
    Initiated an effort to provide $500 million over the next decade to
    improve pediatric cancer research.
    Launched a campaign to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic in America in the next
    decade.
    Started a program to provide the HIV prevention drug PrEP to uninsured
    patients for free.
    Signed an executive order and awarded new development contracts to
    modernize the influenza vaccine.

    Protected our Nation’s seniors by safeguarding and strengthening Medicare.

    Updated the way Medicare pays for innovative medical products to ensure beneficiaries have access to the latest innovation and treatment.
    Reduced improper payments for Medicare an estimated $15 billion since 2016 protecting taxpayer dollars and leading to less fraud, waste, and abuse.
    Took rapid action to combat antimicrobial resistance and secure access to life-saving new antibiotic drugs for American seniors, by removing several financial disincentives and setting policies to reduce inappropriate use. Launched new online tools, including eMedicare, Blue Button 2.0, and Care Compare, to help seniors see what is covered, compare costs, streamline
    data, and compare tools available on Medicare.gov.
    Provided new Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits, including
    modifications to help keep seniors safe in their homes, respite care for caregivers, non-opioid pain management alternatives like therapeutic
    massages, transportation, and more in-home support services and
    assistance.
    Protected Medicare beneficiaries by removing Social Security numbers from
    all Medicare cards, a project completed ahead of schedule.
    Unleashed unprecedented transparency in Medicare and Medicaid data to spur research and innovation.

    Remaking the Federal Judiciary

    Appointed a historic number of Federal judges who will interpret the Constitution as written.

    Nominated and confirmed over 230 Federal judges.
    Confirmed 54 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, making up
    nearly a third of the entire appellate bench.
    Filled all Court of Appeals vacancies for the first time in four decades. Flipped the Second, Third, and Eleventh Circuits from Democrat-appointed majorities to Republican-appointed majorities. And dramatically reshaped
    the long-liberal Ninth Circuit.

    Appointed three Supreme Court justices, expanding its conservative-
    appointed majority to 6-3.

    Appointed Justice Neil Gorsuch to replace Justice Antonin Scalia.
    Appointed Justice Brett Kavanaugh to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy.
    Appointed Justice Amy Coney Barrett to replace Justice Ruth Bader
    Ginsburg.

    Achieving a Secure Border

    Secured the Southern Border of the United States.

    Built over 400 miles of the world’s most robust and advanced border wall. Illegal crossings have plummeted over 87 percent where the wall has been constructed.
    Deployed nearly 5,000 troops to the Southern border. In addition, Mexico deployed tens of thousands of their own soldiers and national guardsmen to secure their side of the US-Mexico border.
    Ended the dangerous practice of Catch-and-Release, which means that
    instead of aliens getting released into the United States pending future hearings never to be seen again, they are detained pending removal, and
    then ultimately returned to their home countries.
    Entered into three historic asylum cooperation agreements with Honduras,
    El Salvador, and Guatemala to stop asylum fraud and resettle illegal
    migrants in third-party nations pending their asylum applications.
    Entered into a historic partnership with Mexico, referred to as the
    “Migrant Protection Protocols,” to safely return asylum-seekers to Mexico
    while awaiting hearings in the United States.

    Fully enforced the immigration laws of the United States.

    Signed an executive order to strip discretionary Federal grant funding
    from deadly sanctuary cities.
    Fully enforced and implemented statutorily authorized “expedited removal”
    of illegal aliens.
    The Department of Justice prosecuted a record-breaking number of immigration-related crimes.
    Used Section 243(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to reduce
    the number of aliens coming from countries whose governments refuse to
    accept their nationals who were ordered removed from the United States.

    Ended asylum fraud, shut down human smuggling traffickers, and solved the humanitarian crisis across the Western Hemisphere.

    Suspended, via regulation, asylum for aliens who had skipped previous
    countries where they were eligible for asylum but opted to “forum shop”
    and continue to the United States.
    Safeguarded migrant families, and protected migrant safety, by
    promulgating new regulations under the Flores Settlement Agreement.
    Proposed regulations to end the practice of giving free work permits to
    illegal aliens lodging meritless asylum claims.
    Issued “internal relocation” guidance.
    Cross-trained United States Border Patrol agents to conduct credible fear screenings alongside USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration
    Services) adjudication personnel to reduce massive backlogs.
    Streamlined and expedited the asylum hearing process through both the
    Prompt Asylum Claim Review (PACR) and the Humanitarian Asylum Review
    Process (HARP).
    Launched the Family Fraud Initiative to identify hundreds of individuals
    who were fraudulently presenting themselves as family units at the border, oftentimes with trafficking children, in order to ensure child welfare. Improved screening in countries with high overstay rates and reduced visa overstay rates in many of these countries.
    Removed bureaucratic constraints on United States consular officers that reduced their ability to appropriately vet visa applicants.
    Worked with Mexico and other regional partners to dismantle the human
    smuggling networks in our hemisphere that profit from human misery and
    fuel the border crisis by exploiting vulnerable populations.

    Secured our Nation’s immigration system against criminals and terrorists.

    Instituted national security travel bans to keep out terrorists,
    jihadists, and violent extremists, and implemented a uniform security and information-sharing baseline all nations must meet in order for their
    nationals to be able to travel to, and emigrate to, the United States. Suspended refugee resettlement from the world’s most dangerous and terror- afflicted regions.
    Rebalanced refugee assistance to focus on overseas resettlement and burden-sharing.
    85 percent reduction in refugee resettlement.
    Overhauled badly-broken refugee security screening process.
    Required the Department of State to consult with states and localities as
    part of the Federal government’s refugee resettlement process.
    Issued strict sanctions on countries that have failed to take back their
    own nationals.
    Established the National Vetting Center, which is the most advanced and comprehensive visa screening system anywhere in the world.

    Protected American workers and taxpayers.

    Issued a comprehensive “public charge” regulation to ensure newcomers to
    the United States are financially self-sufficient and not reliant on
    welfare.
    Created an enforcement mechanism for sponsor repayment and deeming, to
    ensure that people who are presenting themselves as sponsors are actually responsible for sponsor obligations.
    Issued regulations to combat the horrendous practice of “birth tourism.”
    Issued a rule with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
    to make illegal aliens ineligible for public housing.
    Issued directives requiring Federal agencies to hire United States workers first and prioritizing the hiring of United States workers wherever
    possible.
    Suspended the entry of low-wage workers that threaten American jobs.
    Finalized new H-1B regulations to permanently end the displacement of
    United States workers and modify the administrative tools that are
    required for H-1B visa issuance.
    Defended United States sovereignty by withdrawing from the United Nations’ Global Compact on Migration.
    Suspended Employment Authorization Documents for aliens who arrive
    illegally between ports of entry and are ordered removed from the United States.
    Restored integrity to the use of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by
    strictly adhering to the statutory conditions required for TPS.

    Restoring American Leadership Abroad

    Restored America’s leadership in the world and successfully negotiated to ensure our allies pay their fair share for our military protection.

    Secured a $400 billion increase in defense spending from NATO (North
    Atlantic Treaty Organization) allies by 2024, and the number of members
    meeting their minimum obligations more than doubled.
    Credited by Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for strengthening NATO.
    Worked to reform and streamline the United Nations (UN) and reduced
    spending by $1.3 billion.
    Allies, including Japan and the Republic of Korea, committed to increase burden-sharing.
    Protected our Second Amendment rights by announcing the United States will never ratify the UN Arms Trade Treaty.
    Returned 56 hostages and detainees from more than 24 countries.
    Worked to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific region, promoting new investments and expanding American partnerships.

    Advanced peace through strength.

    Withdrew from the horrible, one-sided Iran Nuclear Deal and imposed
    crippling sanctions on the Iranian Regime.
    Conducted vigorous enforcement on all sanctions to bring Iran’s oil
    exports to zero and deny the regime its principal source of revenue.
    First president to meet with a leader of North Korea and the first sitting president to cross the demilitarized zone into North Korea.
    Maintained a maximum pressure campaign and enforced tough sanctions on
    North Korea while negotiating de-nuclearization, the release of American hostages, and the return of the remains of American heroes.
    Brokered economic normalization between Serbia and Kosovo, bolstering
    peace in the Balkans.
    Signed the Honk Kong Autonomy Act and ended the United States’
    preferential treatment with Hong Kong to hold China accountable for its infringement on the autonomy of Hong Kong.
    Led allied efforts to defeat the Chinese Communist Party’s efforts to
    control the international telecommunications system.

    Renewed our cherished friendship and alliance with Israel and took
    historic action to promote peace in the Middle East.

    Recognized Jerusalem as the true capital of Israel and quickly moved the American Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
    Acknowledged Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights and declared that Israeli settlements in the West Bank are not inconsistent with
    international law.
    Removed the United States from the United Nations Human Rights Council due
    to the group’s blatant anti-Israel bias.
    Brokered historic peace agreements between Israel and Arab-Muslim
    countries, including the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, and Sudan.
    In addition, the United States negotiated a normalization agreement
    between Israel and Morocco, and recognized Moroccan Sovereignty over the
    entire Western Sahara, a position with long standing bipartisan support. Brokered a deal for Kosovo to normalize ties and establish diplomatic
    relations with Israel.
    Announced that Serbia would move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
    First American president to address an assembly of leaders from more than
    50 Muslim nations, and reach an agreement to fight terrorism in all its
    forms.
    Established the Etidal Center to combat terrorism in the Middle East in conjunction with the Saudi Arabian Government.
    Announced the Vision for Peace Political Plan – a two-state solution that resolves the risks of Palestinian statehood to Israel’s security, and the
    first time Israel has agreed to a map and a Palestinian state.
    Released an economic plan to empower the Palestinian people and enhance Palestinian governance through historic private investment.

    Stood up against Communism and Socialism in the Western Hemisphere.

    Reversed the previous Administration’s disastrous Cuba policy, canceling
    the sellout deal with the Communist Castro dictatorship.
    Pledged not to lift sanctions until all political prisoners are freed;
    freedoms of assembly and expression are respected; all political parties
    are legalized; and free elections are scheduled.
    Enacted a new policy aimed at preventing American dollars from funding the Cuban regime, including stricter travel restrictions and restrictions on
    the importation of Cuban alcohol and tobacco.
    Implemented a cap on remittances to Cuba.
    Enabled Americans to file lawsuits against persons and entities that
    traffic in property confiscated by the Cuban regime.
    First world leader to recognize Juan Guaido as the Interim President of Venezuela and led a diplomatic coalition against the Socialist Dictator of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro.
    Blocked all property of the Venezuelan Government in the jurisdiction of
    the United States.
    Cut off the financial resources of the Maduro regime and sanctioned key
    sectors of the Venezuelan economy exploited by the regime.
    Brought criminal charges against Nicolas Maduro for his narco-terrorism. Imposed stiff sanctions on the Ortega regime in Nicaragua.
    Joined together with Mexico and Canada in a successful bid to host the
    2026 FIFA World Cup, with 60 matches to be held in the United States.
    Won bid to host the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

    Colossal Rebuilding of the Military

    Rebuilt the military and created the Sixth Branch, the United States Space Force.

    Completely rebuilt the United States military with over $2.2 trillion in defense spending, including $738 billion for 2020.
    Secured three pay raises for our service members and their families,
    including the largest raise in a decade.
    Established the Space Force, the first new branch of the United States
    Armed Forces since 1947.
    Modernized and recapitalized our nuclear forces and missile defenses to
    ensure they continue to serve as a strong deterrent.
    Upgraded our cyber defenses by elevating the Cyber Command into a major warfighting command and by reducing burdensome procedural restrictions on
    cyber operations.
    Vetoed the FY21 National Defense Authorization Act, which failed to
    protect our national security, disrespected the history of our veterans
    and military, and contradicted our efforts to put America first.

    Defeated terrorists, held leaders accountable for malign actions, and
    bolstered peace around the world.

    Defeated 100 percent of ISIS’ territorial caliphate in Iraq and Syria.
    Freed nearly 8 million civilians from ISIS’ bloodthirsty control, and
    liberated Mosul, Raqqa, and the final ISIS foothold of Baghuz.
    Killed the leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and eliminated the
    world’s top terrorist, Qasem Soleimani.
    Created the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC) in partnership
    between the United States and its Gulf partners to combat extremist
    ideology and threats, and target terrorist financial networks, including
    over 60 terrorist individuals and entities spanning the globe.
    Twice took decisive military action against the Assad regime in Syria for
    the barbaric use of chemical weapons against innocent civilians, including
    a successful 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles strike.
    Authorized sanctions against bad actors tied to Syria’s chemical weapons program.
    Negotiated an extended ceasefire with Turkey in northeast Syria.

    Addressed gaps in American’s defense-industrial base, providing much-
    needed updates to improve the safety of our country.

    Protected America’s defense-industrial base, directing the first whole-of- government assessment of our manufacturing and defense supply chains since
    the 1950s.
    Took decisive steps to secure our information and communications
    technology and services supply chain, including unsafe mobile
    applications.
    Completed several multi-year nuclear material removal campaigns, securing
    over 1,000 kilograms of highly enriched uranium and significantly reducing global nuclear threats.
    Signed an executive order directing Federal agencies to work together to diminish the capability of foreign adversaries to target our critical
    electric infrastructure.
    Established a whole-of-government strategy addressing the threat posed by China’s malign efforts targeting the United States taxpayer-funded
    research and development ecosystem.
    Advanced missile defense capabilities and regional alliances.
    Bolstered the ability of our allies and partners to defend themselves
    through the sale of aid and military equipment.
    Signed the largest arms deal ever, worth nearly $110 billion, with Saudi Arabia.

    Serving and Protecting Our Veterans

    Reformed the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to improve care, choice,

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