I’ve heard from people that they want a reason to vote FOR Biden beyond the fact that he's not Trump. I respect that. So here's 75 reasons to vote for #JoeBiden that don't have anything to do with Trump.

1. $15.00 federal minimum wage
2. Reinstate DACA – allowing new applicants to apply
3. 12 weeks federal paid family leave
4. Universal pre-kindergarten/childcare for ages 3 and 4
5. Tuition-free college for those with household incomes less than $125,000 #Vote #BidenHarris2020 THREAD 1/15

6. Allow student loans to be relieved in bankruptcy
7. LGBTQ+ Equality Act in the first 100 days in office
8. Rejoin the Paris Climate Accords
9. Decriminalize cannabis use and expunge convictions
10. Eliminate cash bail system
11. Eliminate mandatory minimum sentences
12. Outlaw all online firearm and munition sales
13. Restore the Voting Rights Act
14. Triple funding for Title I education programs
15. Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
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16. Ensure the U.S. achieves a 100% clean energy economy and net-zero emissions no later than 2050
17. Protect biodiversity, slowing extinction rates and helping leverage natural climate solutions
18. Lead the global effort to end gender-based violence
19. End federal private prisons
20. End all incarceration for drug use alone and divert individuals to drug courts and treatment
21. Invest in public defenders’ offices to ensure defendants’ access to quality counsel
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22. Reform qualified immunity for police officers
23. Ban choke-holds/neck restraints by police
24. Launch a national police oversight commission
25. Stop transferring weapons of war to police forces
26. Free access to COVID-19 testing for all with a national testing board
27. Double the amount of drive-through testing sites
28. Employ and train a 100,000 person contact-tracing workforce
29. Guarantee first responders have priority access to PPE 4/15
30. Provide income relief for anyone who loses their income due to COVID-19 or needs to stop working take care of a loved one
31. Free housing for health care workers who need to quarantine
32. Ramp up large scale manufacturing of as many vaccine source candidates as necessary
33. Ask every American to wear a mask
34. End the mismanagement of the asylum system, which fuels violence and chaos at the border
35. Surge humanitarian resources to the border
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36. End prolonged detention and reinvest in a case management program for immigrantion
37. Rescind the un-American travel and refugee bans, also referred to as “Muslim bans.”
38. Order an immediate review of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for vulnerable populations who cannot find safety in their countries ripped apart by violence or disaster
6/15
39. Ensure that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel abide by professional standards and are held accountable for inhumane treatment
40. Raise the corporate tax rate to 28 percent.
41. Impose a tax penalty on corporations that ship jobs overseas in order to sell products back to America.
42. Imposing a 15% minimum tax on corporate income so that no corporation gets away with paying no taxes.
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43. Raise the top individual income rate back to 39.6 percent
44. Tackle the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous Women
45. Ensure tribal nations will have a strong voice and role in the federal government
46. Restore tribal lands and safeguard natural and cultural resources
47. Invest $70 billion in tribal colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions.
8/15
48. Ensure full inclusion of people with disabilities in policy development and aggressively enforce the civil rights of people with disabilities
49. Expand competitive, integrated employment opportunities for people with disabilities
50. Ensure that students with disabilities have access to educational programs and support they need to succeed, from early interventions to post-secondary education
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