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Under President Trump's first term in office, America experienced job declines. Data from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) suggests that the total number of federal employees decreased by approximately 1.3% from 2016 to 2020, resulting in a loss of approximately 18,000 government positions. This decline was achieved largely through attrition, as the administration emphasized not filling vacancies rather than implementing widespread layoffs.   Also: What about social security?  Trump has sad that he does not plan to change social security, however, one case shows how a senior experienced   difficulty getting their due benefits .  Job Losses in Government Agencies since 2016. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) The EPA faced significant cuts under the Trump administration, with staffing levels dropping from approximately 15,000 employees in 2016 to about 14,000 by 2020 citing budget cuts and decreasing regulatory enforcement practices.  Department of Ed...

 The president took to the podium to address the notion that there are those who think America is in a recession. The following are pool reporter notes from Biden's remarks: "Simply put, the bill will lower health care costs for millions of Americans and will be ... the most important investment" in clean energy. ADVERTISEMENT CMB BUSINESS SOLUTIONS   "This bill will fight inflation."  See also: Inflation reduction   "This investment in environmental justice is real."    "Let me be clear: this bill would be the most significant legislation in history to tackle the climate crisis."    "This legislation will bring down the deficit. Bring down the deficit."    "With this legislation, we're facing up to some of our biggest problems as a nation."    "This bill is far from perfect. It's a compromise. But it's often how progress is made."    "Pass it. Pass it for the American people. Pass it for Americ...

Maintaining that the American Rescue Plan is working, the White House issued a statement on the March jobs report. Over 430,000 new jobs were recreated, according to the report. "Nice sound to it", the president said. The president stated that the months of January and February of this year created more jobs than originally thought. "That means that over the last three months the economy has created more than 500,000 jobs a month", he said. It is also worth noting that more people are heading back to work as a result of COVID-19 vaccinations. Many Americans lost their jobs because of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. In March, unemployment fell to 3.6 percent, down from 6.4 percent.

Today at the White House, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Senior Advisor to the President Valerie Jarrett, and other White House officials hosted 19 companies from across the American economy who are standing with the Obama Administration as founding pledge takers to launch the Fair Chance Business Pledge. The pledge represents a call-to-action for all members of the private sector to improve their communities by eliminating barriers for those with a criminal record and creating a pathway for a second chance. Companies signing the pledge today include: American Airlines, Busboys and Poets, The Coca-Cola Company, Facebook, Georgia Pacific, Google, Greyston Bakery, The Hershey Company, The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System, Koch Industries, Libra Group, PepsiCo, Prudential, Starbucks, Uber, Under Amour/Plank Industries, Unilever and Xerox. Right now, there are approximately 2.2 million Americans behind bars. The United States accounts for 5 percent of the world’s population, ...

SOTU graphic credit: WhiteHouse.gov From the White House... Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 10, 2016 White House Announces Guests in First Lady’s Box – State of the Union Address WASHINGTON, DC – The following individuals will be seated in the box with the First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden and Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to the President, at the State of the Union Address  on Tuesday . For the President’s final State of the Union address, the individuals who will be seated in the guest box of First Lady Michelle Obama represent the progress we have made since the President first delivered this speech seven years ago – from the brink of a second Great Depression and two costly wars to an economy that is growing and renewed American leadership abroad. Their stories – of struggle and success – highlight where we have been and where America is going in the future, building on the best of what our country has to offer. The guests pe...