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  2. Abraham Lincoln - Wikipedia

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    Abraham Lincoln ( / ˈlɪŋkən / LING-kən; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman, who served as the 16th president of the United States, from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.

  3. US Senate career of Joe Biden - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The United States Senate career of Joe Biden began on January 3, 1973, and ended on January 15, 2009. A member of the Democratic Party from the state of Delaware, Biden was first elected to the Senate in 1972, and was sworn into office at the age of 30; he was later reelected five times and is Delaware's longest-serving U.S. senator.

  4. Environmental policy of the Joe Biden administration - Wikipedia

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    The Biden administration has delivered a tax plan to congress that aims to start winding back fossil fuel subsidies, replacing the subsidies with incentives to start producing green energy. It is estimated that ending tax subsidies for those companies could save the American taxpayer $121 billion over the course of the next decade. [286]

  5. Reagan tax cuts - Wikipedia

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    The phrase Reagan tax cuts refers to changes to the United States federal tax code passed during the presidency of Ronald Reagan. There were two major tax cuts: The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 and the Tax Reform Act of 1986. The tax cuts popularized the now infamous phrase "trickle-down economics" as it was primarily used as a moniker by ...

  6. U.S. federal government response to the COVID-19 pandemic

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    On January 22, 2021, Biden released an executive order addressing the economic crisis due to COVID-19. Biden voiced support for $600 extra weekly unemployment benefits, increasing Social Security checks by $200 monthly, federally funded COBRA insurance for those who have lost their jobs during the pandemic, paid sick leave, as well as free ...

  7. Inauguration of Joe Biden - Wikipedia

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    Trump v. Anderson. v. t. e. The inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States took place on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, marking the start of the four-year term of Joe Biden as president and Kamala Harris as vice president. The 59th presidential inauguration took place on the West Front of the United States Capitol in ...

  8. List of presidential trips made by Joe Biden (2024) - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of presidential trips made by Joe Biden during 2024, the fourth year of his presidency as the 46th president of the United States.. This list excludes trips made within Washington, D.C., the U.S. federal capital in which the White House, the official residence and principal workplace of the president, is located.

  9. Tax Reform Act of 1986 - Wikipedia

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    The Tax Reform Act of 1986 (TRA) was passed by the 99th United States Congress and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on October 22, 1986. The Tax Reform Act of 1986 was the top domestic priority of President Reagan's second term. The act lowered federal income tax rates, decreasing the number of tax brackets and reducing the top tax ...