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Four of the top five presidents in terms of total jobs added were Democrats. For these 13 presidents beginning with Truman, total job creation was 2.4 times faster under Democrats, 70.5 million for the seven Democratic presidents and 29.1 million for the six Republican presidents.
CNN reported in September 2020 that GDP grew 4.1% on average under Democrats, versus 2.5% under Republicans, from 1945 through the second quarter of 2020, a difference of 1.6 percentage points. [3] In February 2021, The New York Times reported: "Since 1933, the economy has grown at an annual average rate of 4.6 percent under Democratic ...
The first American women enlisted into the regular armed forces were 13,000 women admitted into active duty in the U.S. Navy during the war. They served stateside in jobs and received the same benefits and responsibilities as men, including identical pay (US$28.75 per month), and were treated as veterans after the war.
U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad: 2009–2014 Ben Bernanke: Republican: Chairman of the Federal Reserve: 2009–2014‡ Connie Morella: Republican: American Battle Monuments Commission member 2010–2017 Jeff Immelt: Republican: Chairperson of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness: 2011–2013 ...
President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 during his first 100 days in the White House, an economic stimulus bill to address the COVID-19 pandemic. [216] Biden signed the $1.2 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, [217] [218] which incorporated aspects of his American Jobs Plan.
Support for the war among the American people diminished over time. Many Democrats changed their opinion over the course of the war, coming to oppose continuation of the conflict. [262] [263] In July 2008, Gallup found that 41% of Democrats called the invasion a "mistake" while a 55% majority disagreed. [263]
While Democrats ultimately retained control of the House following the 2020 elections, Republicans made a net gain of 14 seats [2] and the Democrats entered 2021 with a narrow 222–213 House majority. [3] [4] This was the first time since 2004 that the Republican Party made net gains in the House during a presidential election year. This led ...
From 1915 to 1918, the largest American steel company, U.S. Steel, alone delivered more steel each year than Germany and Austria-Hungary combined, totaling 99,700,000 tons during WW I. [80] The Republicans became masters of negotiating exceedingly complex arrangements so that inside each of their congressional districts there were more ...