Biden-Harris: CELEBRATE 2021's Record Firsts!

• JOBS: President Biden’s first year was the greatest year of job creation in American history, with more than 6 million jobs created.
• UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: The unemployment rate dropped from 6.2% when Biden took office to 3.9%, the biggest single year drop in American history.
• UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS: The average number of Americans filing for unemployment has been near its lowest level since 1969. When the President took office, over 18 million were receiving unemployment benefits, today only 2 million are—also the biggest single year drop in history.
• ECONOMIC LEGISLATION PASSED: Most significant by economic impact of any first-year president.
• CHILD POVERTY: Experts estimate the lowest child poverty rate ever in 2021.
• EXPANDED ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE: Nearly 5 million Americans have newly gained health insurance coverage.
• REDUCED HUNGER: The number of households reporting that they sometimes or often did not have enough food to eat dropped by 32%.
• JUDGES CONFIRMED: More judges confirmed to lower federal courts than any president since President Kennedy.
• JUDGES THAT REFLECT OUR NATION: More Black women appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals than any president – even over 8 years – in history.
• CABINET: First majority non-white Cabinet in history, with most women in the Cabinet, including first woman Treasury Secretary, first LGBTQ+ and Native American Cabinet officials, and first woman Director of National Intelligence.
• CLIMATE INVESTMENTS: Largest investments ever in the power grid, electric vehicle chargers, and climate resilience.
• CLEAN WATER: Largest investment and national, bipartisan plan to get safe and clean drinking water to all Americans.

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