Can anyone outline what Joe Biden as accomplished in his 47 years in Congress and the White House as the number 2.

[Integrityrespec]

What has Joe accomplished? What pieces of legislation has he been directly responsible for submitting, sponsoring or writing?

 

[Emily L]

Well, he accomplished dropping the "f"-bomb during a White House press conference.

 

[Perotista]

What has Joe accomplished? What pieces of legislation has he been directly responsible for submitting, sponsoring or writing?

For those voting for Biden or more truthfully, against Trump, it doesn't matter one bit. A lot of us are just plain sick and tired of Trump's childish antics of name calling and throwing temper tantrums usually via twitter. We're tired of his third grade schoolyard bullying tactics. We just want an adult in the white house. Plain and simple. This is the first election in my life time where policy, stances on issues, political ideology has taken a backseat or really doesn't matter to Trump's very obnoxcious, uncouth personality and his childish, unpresidential behavior.

As a friend of mine put it, he could agree with Trump on 100% of his policies, but he still wouldn't vote for him due to his WWE mentality and persona.

 

[vegas giants]

What has Joe accomplished? What pieces of legislation has he been directly responsible for submitting, sponsoring or writing?

Why? Who cares?

 

[it's just me]

Well, he accomplished dropping the "f"-bomb during a White House press conference.

Well, sonofabitch...

 

[it's just me]

For those voting for Biden or more truthfully, against Trump, it doesn't matter one bit. A lot of us are just plain sick and tired of Trump's childish antics of name calling and throwing temper tantrums usually via twitter. We're tired of his third grade schoolyard bullying tactics. We just want an adult in the white house. Plain and simple. This is the first election in my life time where policy, stances on issues, political ideology has taken a backseat or really doesn't matter to Trump's very obnoxcious, uncouth personality and his childish, unpresidential behavior.

As a friend of mine put it, he could agree with Trump on 100% of his policies, but he still wouldn't vote for him due to his WWE mentality and persona.

Do you realize that if the Democrats (Pelosi, Schumer, Biden) follow through with the plans they have for us if they capture the White House and Senate (elimination of the filibuster rule, adding Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia as states, expanding the SCOTUS to 15 (Democrat judges), the US of A will cease to exist as we know it. It will be one party rule and you'll either like it or lump it. And don't bother calling it a "conspiracy theory" they've talked about it, but by God you won't have Trump to kick around.

I don't care, I'm old, I'll just pop some corn and watch while you Biden voters circle the drain you've opened.

 

[vegas giants]

Do you realize that if the Democrats (Pelosi, Schumer, Biden) follow through with the plans they have for us if they capture the White House and Senate (elimination of the filibuster rule, adding Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia as states, expanding the SCOTUS to 15 (Democrat judges), the US of A will cease to exist as we know it. It will be one party rule and you'll either like it or lump it. And don't bother calling it a "conspiracy theory" they've talked about it, but by God you won't have Trump to kick around.

I don't care, I'm old, I'll just pop some corn and watch while you Biden voters circle the drain you've opened.

Then we can build the death star and you will see the true power of the dark side

 

[Casper]

Joe Biden accomplishments
List of Joe Biden’s accomplishments — including his Senate accomplishments, legislative accomplishments, accomplishments as Vice President, and other major accomplishments:
1960: “[O]ne of the best pass receivers I had in 16 years as a coach.” — E. John Walsh, football coach at Archmere Academy.
1965: Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Delaware in Newark, with a double major in history and political science and a minor in English.
1968: Graduated from Syracuse University College of Law with a law degree.
1969: Admitted to the Delaware bar.
1970-72: Served on New Castle County Council.
1972-77: Single parent to two sons, commuting on Amtrak 75 minutes each way between his home in Wilmington, Delaware and Washington, D.C.
Joe Biden: Senate accomplishments
1973-2009: U.S. Senator from Delaware, initially focussing on consumer protection, environmental issues, government accountability, and arms control. In his 6 terms as a senator, Joe Biden sponsored or co-sponsored 348 pieces of legislation that became law.
1981-97: Chairman or Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee for 17 years.
1986: Introduced his Global Climate Protection Act, one of the first bills aimed at addressing climate change.
1990s: Authored every major piece of crime legislation this decade, including the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.
1992-1995: Strongly guided Balkans policy in the mid-1990s during the Bosnian War, producing a successful NATO peacekeeping effort.
1994: Spearheaded the Violence Against Women Act, criminalizing violence against women and creating unprecedented resources for survivors of assault, which was followed by a 64% drop in domestic violence from 1993 to 2010.
1997-2009: Chairman or Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for 12 years, leading legislation related to terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, post-Cold War Europe, the Middle East, and Southwest Asia.
1997: Led the Senate to approve ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
1998: Led the Senate to approve NATO enlargement and passage of bills to streamline foreign affairs agencies and punish religious persecution overseas.
1999: Co-sponsored the McCain-Biden Kosovo Resolution, which called on President Clinton to use all necessary force, including ground troops, to confront Milošević over Yugoslav actions in Kosovo.
2000: Sponsored the Kids 2000 Act, establishing a public-private partnership to provide computer centers, teachers, Internet access, and technical training to young people, particularly low-income and at-risk youth.
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/vp
Joe Biden: Vice President accomplishments
2009-2017: Vice President of the United States.
2009: Implemented and oversaw the $840 billion stimulus package in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
2009: Chaired the Middle Class Working Families Task Force.
2010: Fought for Congressional approval of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which inserted accountability into the financial sector and fortified the stability of the financial system.
2011: Led negotiations between Congress and the White House in resolving federal spending levels for the rest of the year and avoiding a government shutdown. Negotiated with Mitch McConnell to agree on deficit-reducing Budget Control Act of 2011.
2012: Headed the Gun Violence Task Force in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
2012: Negotiated a deal with Mitch McConnell that led to the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, averting a fiscal cliff and implementing the largest middle-class tax cut in history.
2014: Co-chaired White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault.
2014: Served as the Obama administration’s emissary to Eastern European governments like Poland, Lithuania, and Ukraine worried over Vladimir Putin’s ambitions in the region.

 

[Perotista]

Do you realize that if the Democrats (Pelosi, Schumer, Biden) follow through with the plans they have for us if they capture the White House and Senate (elimination of the filibuster rule, adding Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia as states, expanding the SCOTUS to 15 (Democrat judges), the US of A will cease to exist as we know it. It will be one party rule and you'll either like it or lump it. And don't bother calling it a "conspiracy theory" they've talked about it, but by God you won't have Trump to kick around.

I don't care, I'm old, I'll just pop some corn and watch while you Biden voters circle the drain you've opened.

We didn't open the drain. You did when you nominated a thin skinned, egotistical, opportunist who behaves and acts like a four year old spoiled brat. It's Trump himself that has caused many folks to put politics aside or to place politics on the backseat to get rid of a name calling, temper throwing, third grade schoolyard bully.

If the above happens, you, only yourself and others who caused it to happen by nominating Trump. There's a beginning for every action and everything. Trump is going to lose come November and he'll lose because of his childish behavior and obnoxious personality. Trump has driven those who elected him, independents away from him into Biden's corner by his own behavior and very distasteful personality.

This election so far has boiled down to personalities for quite a lot of independents, swing voters. The choice, the adult or the man-child who has yet to learn any manners. Most independents, swing voters aren't all that political, they don't watch the daily grind of politics in Washington D.C. They tend to base their vote on who they like or dislike, their perceptions of the candidates. It's more or less a beauty contest to quite a large bunch of them. These independents disliked Hillary more than Trump in 2016, but in 2020, they're disliking Trump more than Biden.

All Biden has going for him, he's a very bland, unexciting candidate, is that he isn't Trump and he isn't Hillary. That will be enough come November. Besides, Biden acts and behaves like someone in their 70's should, he acts presidential and not like a four year old spoiled brat. Trump and company have been trying to get this election based on issues, they so far have failed. It's still based on personality and within two weeks, I think personality will triumph.

 

[it's just me]

We didn't open the drain. You did when you nominated a thin skinned, egotistical, opportunist who behaves and acts like a four year old spoiled brat. It's Trump himself that has caused many folks to put politics aside or to place politics on the backseat to get rid of a name calling, temper throwing, third grade schoolyard bully.

If the above happens, you, only yourself and others who caused it to happen by nominating Trump. There's a beginning for every action and everything. Trump is going to lose come November and he'll lose because of his childish behavior and obnoxious personality. Trump has driven those who elected him, independents away from him into Biden's corner by his own behavior and very distasteful personality.

This election so far has boiled down to personalities for quite a lot of independents, swing voters. The choice, the adult or the man-child who has yet to learn any manners. Most independents, swing voters aren't all that political, they don't watch the daily grind of politics in Washington D.C. They tend to base their vote on who they like or dislike, their perceptions of the candidates. It's more or less a beauty contest to quite a large bunch of them. These independents disliked Hillary more than Trump in 2016, but in 2020, they're disliking Trump more than Biden.

All Biden has going for him, he's a very bland, unexciting candidate, is that he isn't Trump and he isn't Hillary. That will be enough come November. Besides, Biden acts and behaves like someone in their 70's should, he acts presidential and not like a four year old spoiled brat. Trump and company have been trying to get this election based on issues, they so far have failed. It's still based on personality and within two weeks, I think personality will triumph.

To turn an election into a beauty contest is nothing short of stupid.

 

[vegas giants]

Fortunately, that bunch can't even walk and chew gum at the same time.

To turn an election into a beauty contest is nothing short of stupid.

But we can take over. Lol

 

[dex4974]

Then we can build the death star and you will see the true power of the dark side

We should build one before China does. lol

 

[CaughtInThe]

Reviving Our Economy

• as Vice President, oversaw implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2009, then the biggest economic recovery plan in our country’s history. helped rebuild the American economy and save the American auto industry, lifting us out of the Great Recession
• brokered Senate negotiations between Democrats and Republicans to pass the Budget Control Act of 2011 and avert a federal government shutdown
• led a review in 2014 of federal employment and training programs that reach more than 21 million people per year, retooling $1.5 billion in grants to align with job-driven training best practices

Expanding Access to Healthcare

• helped pass Obamacare (Affordable Care Act), guaranteeing health coverage for Americans with pre-existing conditions and 20 million who were previously uninsured
• helped launch a “Cancer Moonshot” initiative in 2016 to accelerate efforts to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer

Advancing Women's Rights and Gender Equity

• sponsored the original Violence Against Women Act in 1994, leading to a major decline in intimate partner violence, from 2.1 million victims in 1994 to 907,000 in 2010
• oversaw the confirmation of Ruth Bader Ginsburg as the second woman in the history of the Supreme Court in 1993
• as chair of an all-male Senate Judiciary Committee, advocated the addition of Senators Dianne Feinstein and Carol Moseley Braun

Climate Change

• cosponsored proposed legislation to curb greenhouse gas emissions in 2007
• called for American participation in UN climate negotiations in 2005
• introduced one of the Senate’s first climate change bills, in 1986, leading to the creation of a task force on global warming
• utilized his experience working across the aisle to establish a pragmatic plan to cut carbon emissions and secure a sustainable future (click here to read more)
• oversaw dispersement of $90 billion for clean energy as part of the 2009 Recovery Act. solar power increased 20x between the years 2008 and 2016

Promoting Peace and Security

• secured the passage of arms limitation agreements in 1979 between the United States and the Soviet Union, reducing the risk of global nuclear disaster
• advocated for economic sanctions against South Africa’s apartheid government
• pushed for U.S. intervention in the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s, ending ethnic cleansing and bringing peace to the region
• supported expanding NATO to include Warsaw Pact nations Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic, advancing the cause of an undivided, democratic and peaceful Europe

Protecting our children

• served as primary sponsor of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008, helping law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators
• sponsored and introduced the Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2008, allowing volunteer organizations – such as children’s sports groups – to obtain national and state criminal history background checks on their volunteers

Policing and criminal justice reform

• Co-authored the 1994 crime bill, which has been credited with decreasing levels of violent crime, but also increasing rates of incarceration. Biden has recognized flaws with the original bill and his proposed policies look to address many of the concerns that resulted (click here to read more)

Stopping Far-Right Judges

• as ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, blocked Jeff Sessions from becoming a federal judge in 1986
• blocked the nomination of Robert Bork, who wanted to roll back advances in civil rights, to the Supreme Court in 1987

 

[Checkerboard Strangler]

Can anyone outline what Joe Biden as accomplished in his 47 years in Congress and the White House as the number 2.

You mean, point it out to you?
Why? Everyone who is thinking of voting for him knows, and seeing as how we also know that there is no way in Hell you will ever vote for him, why should anyone bother? Do you know how to use the internet?

PS: Turns out that some folks who don't even necessarily think he did all that much STILL prefer him to Trump for one reason: HE LISTENS, and he LISTENS primarily to scientists and other people that he knows are smarter than he is and have credentials to prove it.
That might just be enough for some.
For others, like me, who wanted Bernie Sanders more than anyone else, it is enough, because I also add that he is a decent human being, whereas Trump is decidedly not.

Now, go get on the internet with your flip phone or your virus riddled percuter and go and sin no more.
Sealioning is bad form in a debate forum.

 

[Perotista]

To turn an election into a beauty contest is nothing short of stupid.

The fact that it is is to most independents. They don't follow politics much or the inner workings going on in Washington. They're too busy with their daily lives, trying to make ends meet. More interested in the wins and losses of their favorite sports team or watching their favorite TV shows. Too busy to care much about politics at all. They take a look at the candidates a couple to a few weeks from an election and decide on who they'll vote for from that glimpse. Either that it's a family member, or fried, co-worker or someone who has influence over them telling them who to vote for.

They don't study candidates or policy positions. It's more of a I like him affair. Right now, so far this election has boiled down to a good share of independents to personality of the two candidates. Who they think acts more presidential in a way. Who behaves more like a president should.? To them Biden looks more presidential, he sure did in the debates. Trump came across as more of the unruly child.

Regardless, the fact remains that the Republican Party is still the smaller of the two major parties. They, Trump and company must win the independent voter or lose the election. As of today, the GOP and Trump aren't winning those voters. Oh, it's still close among independents, very close. But Trump has to win them by 5 points to make up the difference in party affiliation. That he isn't. He's got 10 days left to change that.

 

[Crosscheck]

An accompanying question is to ask what has Donald Trump did in the last 47 years besides failed businesses and many failed marriages?

 

[Slartibartfast]

Well, he accomplished dropping the "f"-bomb during a White House press conference.

That was pretty funny though

But honestly, this thread is stupid. Its about what he aims to accomplish if elected

 

[Mr Person]

Do you realize that if the Democrats (Pelosi, Schumer, Biden) follow through with the plans they have for us if they capture the White House and Senate (elimination of the filibuster rule, adding Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia as states, expanding the SCOTUS to 15 (Democrat judges), the US of A will cease to exist as we know it. It will be one party rule and you'll either like it or lump it. And don't bother calling it a "conspiracy theory" they've talked about it, but by God you won't have Trump to kick around.

I don't care, I'm old, I'll just pop some corn and watch while you Biden voters circle the drain you've opened.

You say that every election and it is never true.

 

[Mason66]

What has Joe accomplished? What pieces of legislation has he been directly responsible for submitting, sponsoring or writing?

He kept Amtrak in business.