So it’s that time of year again where I go over the Party Platform prior to the last election and track the progress.

I’m sorry to say that literally tens of thousands of bills have been introduced by both Republicans and Democrats, but very few have been signed into law.

For a complete run-down, click the link to the pdf I created way back in 2016.  That’s when I outlined what the Republican Party wanted to achieve.

State of the union

Some things did get done.

We got a new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada (USMCA)

We got a corporate tax cut:

source: tradingeconomics.com

The average hourly wage went up three cents an hour, but the average workweek remains at around 34 hours, and the federal minimum wage remains at $7.50, while the living wage for a family increased.

source: tradingeconomics.com

40 Regulations got repealed for the Departments of Labor, Education, Environmental, EPA, Transportation, Energy, Health and Human Services, Financial, Justice, FCC, USDA, SEC, Interior, GSA.  Here’s a list.  If you’d like learn more about each of these, click here:  Brookings.edu

• White Collar Exemptions for Overtime Pay (Labor) Repealed 11/12/2019
• Clean Air Act: Emission Standards (Environmental,EPA, DoT) Repealed 9/23/2019
• Energy conservation standards: definition of general service lamps (Environmental, DoE) Repealed 9/23/2019
• Clean Power Plan (Environmental, EPA) Repealed, 8/14/2019
• Nondiscrimination provisions in the Affordable Care Act (Health, HHS) Repealed 6/20/2019
• Fiduciary Rule (Financial, DoL) Repealed 6/12/2019
• Endangered Species Act: Compensatory Mitigation Policy (Environmental,DOI) Repealed 8/3/2018
• Endangered Species Act: Mitigation Policy (Environmental, DOI) Repealed 8/3/2018
• Encouraging Affirmative Action (Education, DoJ, DoEd) Repealed 7/12/2018
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measure (Environmental, DoT) Repealed 6/1/201
• State Funding for Abortion Providers (Health, HHS) Repealed 6/1/2018
• Dealer Markups Guidance (Financial, CFPB) Repealed 5/22/2018
• Net Neutrality (Telecom,FCC) Repealed 5/16/2018
• Rural Call Completion (Data Reporting Requirements) (Telecom, FCC) Repealed 5/10/2018
• Feeable Supplementary Services Report: Elimination (Telecom, FCC) Repealed 5/4/2018
• Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices / Animal Welfare Rule (Agriculture, USDA) Repealed 3/15/2018
• National Television Multiple Ownership Rule / Removal of UHF Discount (Telecom, FCC) Repealed 2/3/2018
• Media Cross-Ownership Ban: Repeal (Telecom, FCC) Repealed 1/8/2018
• Oil and Gas Fracking Rule (Environmental, DoI) Repealed 1/3/2018
• Interpretation of “Incidental Take” under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (Environmental, DoI) Repealed 12/27/2017
• Main Studio Rule: Elimination (Telecom, FCC) Repealed 12/20/2017
• Arbitration Rule (Financial, CFPB) Repealed 10/25/2017
• Farmer Fair Practice Rule (Scope of Anti-Competitive Practices) (Agriculture, USDA) Repealed 10/23/2017
• Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers (Environmental, SEC) Repealed 10/19/2017
• Drug Tests for Unemployment Compensation (Labor, DoL) Repealed 10/19/2017
• Federal Acquisition Regulation / Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (Labor, DoD, GSA, NASA ) Repealed 10/19/2017
• Firearms Prohibition for the Mentally Disabled (Health, SSA) Repealed 10/19/2017
• Internet Privacy Rule (Telecom, FCC) Repealed 10/19/2017
• Mandatory Bundled Payments for Cardiac Care and Joint Replacement (Health, HHS) Repealed 10/19/2017
• Oil , Gas, and Coal Lease Valuation Rule (Environmental, DoI) Repealed 10/19/2017
• Persuader Rule (Financial, DoL) Repealed 10/19/2017
• Predator Control Rule for National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska (Environmental, DoI) Repealed 10/19/2017
• Record of Injury Rule (Labor, DoL) Repealed 10/19/2017
• Resource Management Planning Rule (Environmental, DoI) Repealed 10/19/2017
• Safe Harbor for State-Administered Retirement Savings Programs (Labor, DoL) Repealed 10/19/2017
• School Accountability Rule (Education, DoEd) Repealed 10/19/2017
• Stream Protection Rule (Environmental, DoI) Repealed 10/19/2017
• Teacher Preparation Issues (Education, DoEd) Repealed 10/19/2017
• Technical Support Documents on Implementing the “Social Cost of Carbon” for Regulatory Impact Analyses (Environmental, EOP) Repealed 10/19/2017
• Title IX Guidances on Transgender Student Rights (Education, DoEd) Repealed 10/19/2017

President Trump signed 138 executive orders. These vary from the simple (Revising the seal of the National Credit Union) to the complex (Sanctions against Iran.). For a complete list and details click FederalRegister.gov

It’s true, elections do have consequences. Are you ready to vote? Will you study the platforms?