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Forgive student loan debt from public colleges and universities
"Forgive all undergraduate tuition-related federal student debt from two- and four-year public colleges and universities and private HBCUs and MSIs for debt-holders earning up to $125,000."
Increase refugee admissions
"Set our annual refugee admissions at 125,000, and seek to raise it over time."
Expand broadband, or wireless broadband via 5G, to every American
"Expand broadband, or wireless broadband via 5G, to every American – recognizing that millions of households without access to broadband are locked out of an economy that is increasingly reliant on virtual collaboration."
Forgive student loan debt from public colleges and universities
"Forgive all undergraduate tuition-related federal student debt from two- and four-year public colleges and universities and private HBCUs and MSIs for debt-holders earning up to $125,000."
Expand Justice Department power to address police misconduct
"Expand and use the power of the U.S. Justice Department to address systemic misconduct in police departments and prosecutors’ offices. ... Under the Biden Administration, the Justice Department will again use its authority to root out unconstitutional or unlawful policing."
Use a national commission to address policing issues
"I promise you there will be a national commission on policing out of the White House where I’ll bring everyone to the table, including police chiefs, including civil rights activists, including the NAACP, including the African, the Latino community. We’re going to sit down there and we’re going to work it out."
Make HBCUs, TCUs, and under-resourced MSIs more affordable for their students
"Make HBCUs, TCUs, and under-resourced MSIs more affordable for their students. The Biden plan will invest $18 billion in grants to these four-year schools, equivalent to up to two years of tuition per low-income and middle class student, including DREAMers and students who transfer to a four-year HBCU, TCU, or MSI from a tuition-free community college."
Create a pathway to citizenship for nearly 11 million people
"Joe Biden will work with Congress to pass legislation that creates a roadmap to citizenship for the nearly 11 million people who have been living in and strengthening our country for years."
Eliminate mandatory minimums for criminals
"Biden supports an end to mandatory minimums. As president, he will work for the passage of legislation to repeal mandatory minimums at the federal level. And, he will give states incentives to repeal their mandatory minimums.
Protect military personnel and veterans from deportation
"Protect undocumented members of our armed services, veterans, and their spouses from deportation, because if you are willing to risk your life for this country, you and your family have earned the chance to live safe, healthy, and productive lives in America. ... Biden will not target the men and women who served in uniform, or their families, for deportation."
Double number of immigration judges and staff
"Double the number of immigration judges, court staff, and interpreters."
Rebuild health stockpiles to be ready for crises
"Rebuild critical stockpiles, ensure adequate surge manufacturing capacity in times of crisis, and regularly review supply chain vulnerabilities."
Improve Obamacare
"I’ll not only restore Obamacare, I’ll build on it."
Reduce high maternal mortality rate
"Reduce our unacceptably high maternal mortality rate, which disproportionately impacts Native mothers. From 2007 to 2016 Native women were 2.3 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women. California came up with a strategy that halved the state’s maternal death rate. As president, Biden will reduce our unacceptably high maternal mortality rate, starting by taking the California strategy nationwide."
End wars in Afghanistan and the Middle East
"Biden will end the forever wars in Afghanistan and the Middle East, which have cost us untold blood and treasure. As he has long argued, Biden will bring the vast majority of our troops home from Afghanistan and narrowly focus our mission on Al-Qaeda and ISIS. And he will end our support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen."