1 year “Joe Biden” works that have been done and the challenges that lie ahead

Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on January 20, 2021 amid many challenges. both the problem of the divisive crisis of the people in the nation Voices calling for equality in skin color and race monsoon covid-19 that is spreading heavily and the economic downturn Unemployment numbers soar

Biden has announced that he will restore American unity. Will move forward with speed and urgency because there are many tasks that need to be repaired, restored, healed. There are many things to be built. and many things that need to be added And few in the history of the country have experienced a more difficult and challenging time than this one. Today, a full year has passed. What has the President of the United States done?

in the speech of the 365-day anniversary of the country’s administration Biden said that while it was a challenging year, it was a year of great progress. along with mentioning the achievements of the government in various fields Including the fact that millions of Americans have been vaccinated. The fight against rising unemployment and signed a bill to approve a $1 trillion budget to improve infrastructure across the country, such as repairing dilapidated roads and bridges. train service improvements expanding public transport and expand broadband internet services

Controlling the spread of COVID-19

Solving the Covid-19 Crisis It is President Biden’s most pressing mission in the past year. A cornerstone of Biden’s plan to combat COVID-19 is the vaccination program for Americans nationwide. The first phase is 100 million doses for the last 100. First day in the White House But it can be done in just the first 60 days, which is March 20, 64, and the latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that currently about 75% of the population in the United States. Approximately 63% received at least 1 dose of vaccination and approximately 63% received 2 full doses of vaccine.

Children aged 5 years and over can be vaccinated against the coronavirus as of November 21, over 80 million doses of the booster vaccine were allocated to vulnerable populations. In addition, President Biden has ordered a thorough testing of the virus. There is a free covid test kit delivered to the home for registered people to order.

However, within a year the United States After 3 waves of severe epidemic period, it seems that the problem is not that the government is not doing enough. but at the height of the epidemic And there are many people who are against vaccination in America.

In July 64, the time of the Independence Day celebration. President Biden keynote speech Declare victory and independence from the COVID-19 epidemic. At that time, many protested that it was too early to declare victory.

So far, the Omicron mutant coronavirus is spreading heavily in the US. causing the situation to turn violent again A doctor at the US National Center for Health Clinic said hospitals are now a dangerous place. Due to the overflow of patients, there was a crisis of shortage of medical personnel.

while about 1 in 5 Americans are infected with COVID-19. Since the outbreak began and nearly 900,000 Americans have been killed by the coronavirus.

Solving the economic downturn Unemployment numbers soar

When President Biden took office Americans are expecting an economic turnaround. After COVID-19 is devastating, businesses have to shut down and shops have to lay off employees during lockdowns. More Americans are unemployed.

In the past one year, Biden has fulfilled two economic promises. In the first 100 days Biden signed a $1.9 trillion economic recovery bill. which is paid to Americans affected by COVID-19 Helping Americans Get Out of Poverty and injecting money to local governments and local authorities, and the other is to sign a bill that authorizes the use of a budget of $1 trillion, or about 32 trillion baht, to improve infrastructure across the country.

Last year, the number of jobs in the United States. began to rise continuously Added 6.4 million new positions, although the overall figure is still low. compared to the pre-COVID period But now the number of registered unemployment is down 3.9 percent, with December’s decline nearly to its lowest level in nearly 50 years amid a labor shortage in some industries. fuel price problem and high inflation that is still an important problem waiting to be solved.

self-popularity The president continued to plummet.

President Biden It’s the president who can call it no time for a honeymoon. because he started his first day in the White House with a heavy burden He won elections to the White House with over 80 million votes, the highest among any US president. everyone in the past

But after a year, the number of Americans dissatisfied with the president’s work has continued to rise, with a CNBC/Change Research poll showing 56% of Americans disagree with what the president is doing. Meanwhile, Biden’s popularity rating among Americans dropped from 46 percent in September to only 44 percent.

The RealClearPolitics polling office stated that at the beginning of the first term in the country’s administration Biden’s popularity figure was 56%, but in the first half of the year the numbers were flat. and fell the hardest during the US Troops withdrew from Afghanistan in Aug. 64, at the same time as the deadly outbreak of the COVID-19 mutant Delta strain.

since that time The popularity rating continued to decline. While Americans view President Biden has failed to deliver on what he promised during the election. especially in solving the problem of COVID-19 and restore the quality of life of working class families in the country

even compared to previous presidents Former President Donald Trump, for example, dropped from 45% to 35% within a year, while former President Barack Obama’s popularity dropped from nearly 70 percent to nearly 50%. But it’s now a very dangerous time for the president’s first term. In order to win the election, return to office for a second term.

Author: Pensopha Sukontharak