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Savings - Obama signs a Stimulus Bill
President Obama signs a $787 billion stimulus bill that includes $212 billion tax cuts, $267 billion safety net spending, and will save 3.5 million jobs worldwide. This vote was one of the first measures that showed the new dynamic of a U.S. House of Representatives in Republican hands. This is the fiscal policy. http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/12/16/year.timeline/ -
Budgeting - 2010-2011 Budget Passed
Congress votes to pass the 2010-2011 budget after six months of negotiations, including $38 billion in fiscal year cuts. This vote was o showed the new dynamic of a U.S. House of Representatives in Republican hands. This is the fiscal policy. http://americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline2010.html -
Budget - Growth Recession
The U.S. economy has slipped into a growth recession. The final revision to the second quarter GDP report downgraded real growth to 1.3%, a rate insufficient to produce an adequate number of jobs for a growing labor force. This is a result of the monetary and fiscal policies. http://www.forbes.com/sites/charleskadlec/2012/10/01/the-growth-recession-of-2012-and-the-presidential-election/#40978fba3c1d -
Trade - U.S Trade Gap at 9 Month High in November
The trade gap in the United States increased by $2.9 billion to $45.2 billion. It was the biggest trade deficit since February. Exports fell 0.2 percent, due to lower shipments of civilian aircraft. Imports increased 1.1 percent and reached the highest level in 15 months, driven by crude oil purchases. This is a result of the monetary and fiscal policies. http://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-states/balance-of-trade -
Leadership - Trump Seeks to Revive Dakota Access Keystone XL oil Pipelines
President Trump signed executive orders to revive the controversial Dakota Access and Keystone XL oil pipelines. He also signed an executive order to expedite environmental reviews of other infrastructure projects, lamenting the existing “incredibly cumbersome, long, horrible permitting process.” This is the fiscal policy. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/01/24/trump-gives-green-light-to-dakota-access-keystone-xl-oil-pipelines/?utm_term=.4bcaab607ba1 -
Leadership - Trump Signs Directive to Start Border Wall with Mexico, Ramp up Immigration Enforcement
Trump signed executive actions to build a border wall with Mexico and cut off funds to cities that do not report undocumented immigrants to federal authorities. He wants to clamp down on the estimated 11 million immigrants living illegally in the United States. This is the fiscal policy. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-pledges-to-start-work-on-border-wall-within-months/2017/01/25/dddae6ee-e31e-11e6-ba11-63c4b4fb5a63_story.html?utm_term=.a6eda3fc4128
