A Historic Year of Victories

• Border Security

  • Illegal immigration reportedly dropped by 99%.
  • $100 billion invested in border security infrastructure (wall, technology, personnel).
  • Claimed economic benefits: reduced housing costs and rents due to deportations.

• Working Families Tax Cut (formerly “One Big Beautiful Bill”)

  • Permanent extension and expansion of Trump-era tax cuts.
  • Specific provisions:
    • No taxes on tips, overtime, or Social Security benefits (effective 2026).
  • Framed as the most conservative legislative victory in U.S. history.

• Military & National Security

  • $150 billion invested in rebuilding the military.
  • $24.5 billion allocated to the Coast Guard (over 200% of its annual budget).
  • Emphasis on Arctic ice cutters to counter China and Russia.

• Technology & Infrastructure

  • Auctioning 800 MHz of federal spectrum to private sector (expected $100 billion revenue).
  • Air traffic control modernization ($12.5 billion investment).
  • Rotor Act: mandates ADS-B technology for all aircraft to prevent collisions.

• Education & Social Policy

  • School Choice Expansion: Tax credits for donations to scholarship organizations.
  • Trump Accounts: Investment accounts for every child in America, seeded with $1,000 and allowing $5,000 annual contributions, invested in S&P 500.

• Space Exploration

  • $10 billion investment in NASA and commercial space programs.
  • Goal: U.S. to return to the Moon by 2028, ahead of China.

• Regulatory Rollbacks

  • Elimination of CAFE standards (fuel economy rules), framed as lowering car costs and improving safety.

• Online Safety

  • Take It Down Act: Criminalizes non-consensual intimate imagery and deepfake pornography; mandates immediate removal by platforms.

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