Every president announces a slew of initiatives in a State of the Union address, and we can expect many to be advanced on Tuesday when President Biden goes before Congress. Here, in order of delivery, is a summary of 39 key proposals, pledges or priorities he announced in his address last March — and what happened to them.
With Democrats only narrowly in control of the House and Senate during 2022, Biden’s record on legislation is mixed, but he fared better than he did in his first year in office.
Biden: “We are inflicting pain on Russia and supporting the people of Ukraine. … We are cutting off Russia’s largest banks from the international financial system. Preventing Russia’s central bank from defending the Russian ruble, making Putin’s $630 billion ‘war fund’ worthless.”
Biden was wrong about this. Putin’s “Fortress Russia” strategy was partially successful, as skilled central bank officials were able to hold on to more than $250 billion in foreign reserves. That, plus huge jumps in the price of oil and natural gas because of the war, prevented the Russian economy from collapsing quickly.
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Biden: “The U.S. Department of Justice is assembling a dedicated task force to go after the crimes of Russian oligarchs. We are joining with our European allies to find and seize your yachts, your luxury apartments, your private jets. We are coming for your ill-begotten gains.”
The United States and its allies have seized more than 15 Russian superyachts, such as a ...
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