Fact Sheet - President Donald J. Trump Has Shown that Extraordinary Bipartisan Achievements Are Possible

TRANSFORMING OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: President Donald J. Trump joined with members of both parties in Congress to make our criminal justice system fairer for all Americans.

• The landmark First Step Act signed into law by the President reformed decades of policies that failed to ensure a fair justice system for all Americans.
• President Trump worked with Congress to pass commonsense sentencing reforms, such as eliminating three-strike mandatory life sentencing for Federal drug offenders.
• The First Step Act will help prepare inmates to successfully rejoin society, including through vocational training and educational coursework.
• This legislation will make our communities safer by reducing recidivism and keeping violent criminals and sex offenders off our streets.
• The Act received widespread support across the political spectrum, demonstrating that true bipartisanship is possible when both sides work to find common ground.

FIGHTING THE OPIOID CRISIS: President Trump has worked with Congress to combat the opioid crisis that has devastated our communities.

• President Trump has joined Republicans and Democrats in Congress to enact bold legislation to combat the opioid crisis.
• The President signed the bipartisan SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act in October 2018, marking the largest single piece of legislation to address a drug crisis in history.
• The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act expands access to addiction treatment and cracks down on the trafficking of illicit drugs.
• This legislation passed both the House and Senate by overwhelming, bipartisan margins.

ADVANCING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY: President Trump has championed bipartisan legislation to train our workforce and promote economic prosperity.

• President Trump signed bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career Vocational and Technical Education Act in July 2018.
  • Reauthorization had stalled in Congress for years before breaking through last year.
• President Trump signed the Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act in January 2019, promoting opportunity for female entrepreneurs worldwide.
• President Trump signed a sweeping new Farm Bill that expands crop insurance, doubles how much farmers can borrow, and helps open up new markets for American farmers.

CARING FOR OUR VETERANS: The President has joined with Congress to ensure our veterans receive the respect and quality care they deserve.

• The President signed the VA Mission Act, enacting sweeping reforms to ensure that veterans have access to quality care and reduce the complex bureaucracy of the VA.
• President Trump and Congress advanced legislation providing a record $73.1 billion to provide medical care to our veterans.
• The President signed the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act, making it easier to discipline and fire poor performing VA employees.
• President Trump signed bipartisan legislation to reform the VA's long claims appeals process.