Four promises chosen to span how voters across the political spectrum view this politician's record.
Vice President's Strategy for Addressing the Root Causes of Migration in Central America (July 2021). $5B+ private-sector investment commitments; migration flows continued to fluctuate.
Lost Nov 5, 2024 to Trump 226-312 electoral votes. Lost popular vote ~75.0M to ~77.2M.
As VP-and-Senate-president cast tie-breaking vote on Inflation Reduction Act (Aug 7, 2022, 51-50 final passage).
Pass infrastructure investment.
Voted YES on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA, November 2021).
Climate action / Inflation Reduction Act.
Voted YES on the Inflation Reduction Act (August 2022), $369B in climate spending.
Lower prescription drug prices.
Voted YES on IRA Medicare drug-pricing negotiation provisions.
Restore voting rights / John Lewis VRA.
Voted YES on cloture; failed 49-51 due to Republican filibuster + Manchin/Sinema opposition to rule change. Per /methodology, blocked-by-Congress when politician took maximally available action routes to PARTIAL.
Defend reproductive rights / WHPA.
Voted YES on Women's Health Protection Act cloture; failed 49-51 (Manchin NO).
Pass gun safety legislation.
Voted YES on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (June 2022). Assault-weapons ban did not pass.
Confirm Biden judicial nominees.
Voted YES on Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson + the majority of lower-court Biden nominees.
Support Ukraine.
Voted YES on every major Ukraine aid package 2022-2024.
Pass Equality Act / LGBTQ+ protections.
Cloture failed Republican filibuster. Respect for Marriage Act passed (signed December 2022).
Cancel student debt.
Supported Biden's broad cancellation (SCOTUS-struck-down). Approximately $138B in narrower cancellations approved.
Raise the federal minimum wage to $15.
The Raise the Wage Act of 2021 (included in early ARP drafts) was stripped on Byrd-rule objection. No standalone vote reached the floor.
With enough demand for objective journalism, SEALED Press researches and writes the next book in the series — full case studies, paper trails, and color-coded verdicts on every promise this politician has made.