1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) signs law establishing the National Park Service. #DemocratsHelpPeople
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1933-1939 The New Deal. Franklin Roosevelt (D) instituted a series of economic & employment programs which got us out of the Great Depression. The New Deal included the Social Security Act, ensuring Americans could retire w/ dignity & peace of mind.
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1938 – the Federal Minimum Wage is signed into law by President Roosevelt (D). Democrats have fought ever since to increase.
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Between 1941-1945, Democratic presidents oversaw the conduct of and victory in the Second World War, defeating fascism and Nazis in Europe and Japanese Imperialism in the Pacific.
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1961 JFK (D) gives his “We choose to go to the moon” speech, setting America on the path to be the first nation to land on the moon. 1939, 1961, 1964, Dem presidents sign food stamp acts, now called SNAP, expanding food access to millions of Americans.
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1961 JFK issues Executive Order 10925, instituting affirmative action for the first time.
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1963 JFK issues Executive Order 11111, federalizing the national guard to integrate schools in Alabama.
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1964 LBJ (D) signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964, ending legal segregation and racial discrimination. While there is still a long way to go, Democrats lead the way.
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1965 LBJ Signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965. STILL opposed by Republicans, it countered institutionalized racism in the voting booth.
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1965 LBJ signs Medicare and Medicaid into law, guaranteeing seniors and low income Americans will have access to affordable and effective healthcare regardless of their income. 1967 Thurgood Marshall appointed first black SCOTUS justice by LBJ
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1972 – Shirley Chisolm (D) became the first black person to be a major party candidate for the presidency of the United States.
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1973- Democrats ensure removal of criminal Republican president.
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1976-1980 – Jimmy Carter (D) bolsters social security, expands national park service.
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1978 – Jimmy Carter spearheads the Camp David Accords, leading directly to the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty of the following year.
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1984 – Geraldine Ferraro (D) is the first woman selected as Vice Presidential Nominee of major political party.
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1994 – President Clinton (D) signs the Violence Against Women Act, authored by
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1994 President Clinton signs the Assault Weapons Ban. 1997 President Clinton signs the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) into law, insuring millions of children.
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2001 Barbara Lee (D) votes against expanding presidential use of force powers.
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2007 Nancy Pelosi (D) becomes the first woman elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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‘08 Barack Obama (D) elected 1st Black president in American history. ‘10 President Barack Obama (D) signs the ACA into law, extending health insurance to millions of Americans. ‘09 Obama appoints Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, making her the 1st Latina Justice.
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2014 President Obama successfully manages Ebola outbreak preventing epidemic.
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1999 Tammy Baldwin (D) becomes first openly gay woman elected to Congress. 2012 Barney Frank (D) becomes first member of Congress to marry someone of the same sex while in office 2017 Danica Roem (D) becomes 1st Trans person elected to a state legislature.
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Across the nation, on issues of abortion, women’s rights, access to healthcare, racial justice, LGBTQ rights, economic justice, and personal freedoms, at every level of government, Democrats lead the way.
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Rose and anyone bleating the same “dEmOcRaTs DoNt HeLp PeOpLe” nonsense, your lies are going to hurt people less privileged than you. It’s the kind of thing an ACTUAL fraud would do. Thousands of people are dying a day but you go on with your hyperbolic attention seeking tweets.
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