What Biden Did This Week - Week of 10/1-10/7

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Welcome to What Biden Did This Week, a series where we spread the word about Biden’s accomplishments as President by sharing a week-by-week list of everything he’s accomplishing in real time. This is the 3rd article in the series so far.

Republicans somehow made this week even more crazy than last, and that combined with the attack on Israel took up most of the airtime this week — and most of Biden’s time. Fortunately, we have a President who knows what they’re doing and can’t be baited into a nuclear war with a tweet.

Economy

• Sunday: The “inevitable” government shutdown did not come to pass after Biden got McCarthy to fold. Wednesday: We got some numbers on last week’s student loan relief: $2.8 billion for nearly 51,000 borrowers from income-driven repayment plans!

• Wednesday: More student loan numbers! Since July, Biden has cancelled $5.2 billion in loans for 53,000 borrowers under Public Service Loan Forgiveness programs and $1.2 billion for 22,000 borrowers for borrowers with disabilities. This brings the total student loan forgiveness under Biden to $127 billion.

• Friday: More numbers show that the US economy remains strong: the US added a “stunning” 336,000 jobs in September Saturday: Manufacturing spending in the US reaches $198 billion, adding over 800,000 jobs — the most since the 1950s.

Climate Change

• Friday: US electric car sales hit 1 million this year for the first time ever after the Inflation Reduction Act boosted incentives.

• Friday: Announced new rules to clamp down on super-polluting HFCs

• Friday: Released new guidance enabling buyers to receive EV tax credits upfront instead of waiting for to file taxes, starting next year

Healthcare

• Tuesday: Took another step towards implementing the Inflation Reduction Act by announcing the manufacturers who will participate in Medicare negotiations to lower prescription drug prices

• Wednesday: The Senate confirmed two new Biden-nominated federal judges, helping to fight back against GOP attacks on the law and personal freedoms

• Wednesday: Biden announced 3 new judicial nominees

• Friday: Signed two bills to boost VA benefits

Speeches

• Sunday: Biden on avoiding government shutdown

• Monday: Biden celebrating the Americans With Disabilities Act (transcript)

• Wednesday: Biden on student loans

• Thursday: Harris on Dianne Feinstein

• Thursday: Biden on Ukraine

• Thursday: The Biden administration announced the third “investing In America Tour” to spread the word about the Inflation Reduction Act, the CHIPS Act, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and other accomplishments

• Friday: Biden on the jobs report (transcript)

• Saturday: Biden on the Israel attack (transcript)

What was Biden's biggest accomplishment this week?

• Student loan relief
• Averting a government shutdown
• Adding jobs
• Medicare negotiations

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