Biden Is Getting America Back to Work

This piece was originally published in the April 1, 2022 edition of CAP Action’s newsletter, the Progress Report. Subscribe to the Progress Report here.

“Over the course of my presidency, our recovery has now created 7.9 million jobs—more jobs created over the first 14 months of any presidency in any term ever.” – President Joe Biden

Today’s jobs report numbers are huge news: 431,000 jobs were created in just the past month, bringing the total for Joe Biden’s presidency to 7.9 million new jobs. The U.S. economic recovery is continuing rapidly, and President Biden is on pace to create even more jobs than were lost during the pandemic. 

To put this historic growth in context, the job gains during Biden’s first 14 months outpace those made in the same time period of the past four Republican presidents combined. 

The 7.9 million jobs added during the past 14 months represent real people with real families who can now afford food and shelter. Behind the numbers is an economy that is growing, returning Americans to work, and putting money in peoples’ pockets. 

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In the news

• The U.S. Navy announced it will name a ship after the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The ship is a John Lewis-class replenishment oiler ship, a class of ship which is traditionally named for people who fought for civil and human rights.
• The House of Representatives has passed a bill to cap insulin costs at $35 per month, part of a wider agenda to lower health care costs for all Americans. The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration.

What we’re reading

• “If the west can harbor Ukrainians, it can accept the many climate refugees to come” by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò and Beba Cibralic (The Guardian)
• “House set to pass marijuana legalization Friday” by Cristina Marcos (The Hill)
• “House Oversight panel launches investigation into Amazon’s labor practices” by Zoë Richards and Haley Talbot (NBC News)
• “Biden says U.S. will release 1 million barrels of oil per day to reduce gas prices” by Kathryn Watson (CBS News)
• “Trans Day of Visibility: Pramila Japayal Wants Federal Protections for Trans Kids” by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) (Teen Vogue)

This piece was originally published in the April 1, 2022 edition of CAP Action’s newsletter, the Progress Report. Subscribe to the Progress Report here.