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Trump's Actions

1. In changing environmental policy, how much bureaucratic regulation has the Trump Administration reduced?

Trump has rolled back 53 separate Environmental regulation, and has 32 more in the process of being removed.

2. How has the Trump Administration changed America's approach to resource extraction?

Trump has boosted America's natural resource extraction, increasing employment in coal mining and decreasing the importation of crude oil and petrol products. Natural gas also has increased.

3. What changes has the Trump Administration made to the Medicaid program?

Trump has allowed states to impose work requirements on Medicaid programs.

4. What has been the result of these changes?

Arkansas took this step, resulting in 20,000 people losing insurance.

5. What policy changed has caused the biggest changes in the federal deficit?

Trump's Tax Cuts and Job Acts of 2017 has caused the deficit to rise faster than before.

6. How has the Securities and Exchange Commission changed its enforcement of regulations about the stock market?

Trump's new policies are allowing big banks to take more risks; the SEC has 40% fewer regulatory actions.

7. What impact have Trump's policies had on the banking industry?

Trump's policies essentially decrease the scrutiny on banks. They have made banks more profitable, resulting in strong stock markets, but the banking system has become riskier.

8. What are three actions Trump has taken to change immigration enforcement?

Trump tried issuing a travel ban on Muslim countries. He cancelled DACA, and also made it harder for skilled technology immigrants to obtain H-1B visas.

9. What impact have Trump's policy changes had on refugee resettlement in America?

Refugee resettlements have been reduced by 80% due to Trump's policies.

10. How do Trump's appointments to Circuit Courts compare to Obama's time in office?

Trump has appointed 46 Circuit Court nominees in 3 years while Obama appointed 55 in 8 years.


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