2022 Year in Review

GUN SAFETY BILL
In June 2022, President Biden signed into law the first major gun
safety legislation passed by Congress in almost 30 years. The bill
serves to: expand background checks for buyers younger than 21,
provide federal funding to encourage states to implement “red flag”
laws to remove firearms from individuals deemed a threat, USD $15
billion in national funding for mental health support and school
security upgrades, as well as a closure of the “boyfriend loophole”
by banning all convicted domestic abusers from owning a gun.
Although the Biden administration had pursued several other
reforms - these reforms are unprecedented and encouraging given
the Republican party has historically blocked gun reform efforts.
COVID-19 RELIEF
Biden’s USD 1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package has received
immense attention and support. As of October 2022, sixty-seven
per cent of Americans are now fully vaccinated - an impressive rise
in vaccinations considering the Trump administration’s
misinformation and poor handling of the Covid pandemic. Further,
Biden engineered the temporary Child Tax Credit – an initiative to
ease the burden on families dealing with Covid-induced
unemployment and child poverty.
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