Our party, at all levels, have a long history of progressive legislation and actions which have helped make life more livable for all Americans.
National
Economy, Labor and Development
- 8-Hour Workday
- Minimum Wage Law
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- Federal Home Loan Program
- Securities & Exchange Act
- Davis-Bacon Act
- Balanced budget in 1998 as a result of the Balanced Act 1993 (Bill Clinton)
- Federal Reserve Bank Act (Woodrow Wilson)
- Clayton Anti-Trust Act (Woodrow Wilson)
- Securities & Exchange Act (Franklin D. Roosevelt)
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Barack Obama)
- Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2010) (Barack Obama)
- Saved the US Auto Industry $62 billion in federal money to Save GM and Chrysler and 1,000,000 jobs (Barack Obama)
Rural Farming and Support
- Rural Electrification Act of 1935 (Franklin Roosevelt)
- Farm Loan Bank Act (Woodrow Wilson)
- Federal Crop Loan Act (Franklin D. Roosevelt)
- Farmer’s Home Administration (Franklin D. Roosevelt)
- Soil Conservation Service (Franklin D. Roosevelt)
- Rural Telephone Act (Harry Truman)
- Agricultural Adjustment Administration (Franklin D. Roosevelt)
- Cooperative Extension Service (Woodrow Wilson)
- Farm Loan Housing Act (Harry Truman)
Social welfare
- Social Security
- Workers Compensation Act
- Unemployment Compensation Act
Military, veterans and international development
- G.I. Bill of Rights
- Marshall Plan
- NATO
- Peace Corps
Healthcare
- Medicare
- Medicaid
- The Afforable Care Act of 2010
- Family and Medical Leave Act
Education
- Operation Head Start
- School Lunch Program
- Guaranteed Student Loan Program
- Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act (Woodrow Wilson)
- Fulbright-Hays Scholarship (Harry Truman)
- Creation of the Education Department (Jimmy Carter)
- School-to-Work Opportunities Act (Bill Clinton)
- Race to the Top (Barack Obama)
Civil rights and Law Enforcement
- Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Lyndon Johnson)
- Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 (Barack Obama)
- Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010 (Barack Obama)
- 100,000 New police on U.S. streets
Voting Rights
- Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Lyndon Johnson)
- Motor Voter Act of 1993 (Bill Clinton)
- Women’s Suffrage Amendment (Woodrow Wilson)
Environment, Science and technology
- Water Quality Act
- Clean Air Act
- First Man on the Moon (1969)