Maga Pill was good while it lasted, but the guy doing it quit part way through.
I know some of you will advise me to ignore this guy, but I expect to meet with someone who hates Trump, considers him an absolute crook and someone who would do anything to hurt America as long as he comes out on top. I know, I know. But I'm not ready to give up on him yet. He used to love Trump and I honestly don't know what happened, but I want to try to get him back on the Trump train again. I want to remind him of all the great things Trump did. If you can help me out, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
• 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 • Scored a historic victory by overhauling the Universal Postal Union, whose outdated policies were undermining American workers and interests.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