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No chance of that.There is a moderately sized “sovereignty” movement, which a group of, mostly, Hawaiian people want the return of the reign of the Hawaiian Kingdom. The Hawaiian Kingdom that was relinquished when the last Queen, Lilioukalani abjugated the throne in 1861. The tensions of that time were seen by some, not all, as an “illegal overthrow” of the kingdom by the United States, under President McKinley. Later on, President Clinton signed off on the “illegality” of it, with an official White House apology to the Hawaiian people.Development of various kinds of buildings in Hawaii are plagued with mega-out-of-State monies and questionable political ethics by State officials, all the time. When a “big money” project, like the Thirty Meter Telescope, begins, the Sovereignty Movement rises up with a “sacredness of the land” approach.They played fairly decent, within the scope of protest, with the TMT development. Except the developers went through a 10 year approval process with the State courts, in addressing the protests against.Anti-TMT protestors actually become illegal when blocking the construction road [which was done with our H-3 freeway construction, also]. They also erected a cabin house, on site, [it is pretty cold up there], which became a rather sticky hypocritical item, coming from an angle of anti-construction on sacred land. It got torn down; more arrests are happening, and the telescope will go on - expensively delayed; unless the company of astrologers up and leaves.Similar protests happened with an inter-island ferry. It was a type of huge vessel that hydroplaned above the surface at a certain speed. It was meant to compliment inter-island commuting. The protesters arrived and blocked all the ports of landing; on Kauai and Maui.They did this for a length of time, until the corporation folded under the cost of the delays. That is the tactic.So, either way, telescope, or no; the State of Hawaii will not cede from the Union. Too much money involved for that. Major Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, Army military presence here. A lot of people depend on State somewhat doing there job. The majority of Hawaiians, or Hawaiian descent, are NOT Sovereignty Movement; but are active in preserving the culture of that. Hawaii is too dependent on shipping for all the food, oil, and water.Those are some main reasons that Hawaii will remain U.S.; and not plop a crown on a random radical and play, ‘all hail the King, do what he says.’Mostly Sovereignty followers want the land back, or rent from the US Navy for Pearl Harbor, or something ‘out there’ in expectation. They’ll not recognize State laws, because in their eyes the State is “not legit,” and has no ”sovereignty” over them. This is an open door for a lot of those, who find it appealing to not obey law at all. They will block construction. They will drive around in a line of pickup trucks with the inverted “distress sign” Hawaiian flag [of the original Kingdom] and the inverted State of Hawaii flag.It may sound idyllic to some, like the ‘return of Camelot’ or something. Yet, a kingdom, in Hawaii, is just not realistic, nor sustainable. Not only that, it would be a major slight to expect, 95% of the population to become “subjects” to a crown. Most self-proclaimed “king of Hawaii” folk, were a kind of Ruby Ridge fringe, with a felonious background.Many people love the Hawaiian history, culture and heritage and wish to sincerely preserve the language and the lifestyle of “aloha.” Friends and family will meld with this and there is an underlying loving aloha spirit, under neath the Honolulu traffic congestion.Social Media and Hollywood actors find it a wonderful photo-op to support the “real culture” in defense of there land, but realize it is a fringe group of protesters on the same agenda. My feeling is that they attack the billion dollar projects, delaying them at great cost, with the endgame of getting a lot of money in a settlement. Hush money, big time; akin to ambulance-chasing lawyers. Probably unpopular to say that here.

I’m going to take “infinite” as meaning “endless”, i.e. the ship isn’t hauling around singularities but rather the fuel tanks and ammunition holds are always full no matter how much they take out.Since no specific date was given, I’m going with them arriving in mid-March, with the Mediterranean sailing season ahead of them.So—For beginning perspective, here’s a map (for larger version):What’s really interesting here is that there was no emperor in Rome in 117: Trajan died on his way back from campaigning in the east, and Hadrian was proclaimed emperor without being required to return to Rome. So Rome was pretty much in the hands of the Senate, which was dominated by a Spanish faction which backed Trajan (who was from Spain) and among its supporters outside the Senate included Hadrian.Now I’m going to beg to differ with the question; the odds of a U.S. navy destroyer not having people who speak something besides English are extremely small; if nothing else there will be some Hispanic crew members. Not that this is terribly important, as Rome had people good at learning ‘barbarian’ tongues.Since the question doesn’t specify which kind of destroyer, I’m going to agree with Craig Murray and go with one of these:So this vessel (that’s the USS Preston, BTW) sails up to Ostia, Rome’s port, and drops anchor. The captain — probably a commander — will probably wait for the city to react, and meanwhile try to determine just where they are. For reference, here’s what Ostia looked like:Here’s an artist’s rendition of the inner harbor, built by emperor Trajan:Notice it has a canal and river bordering it; this was a military installation — after all, this is Rome’s premier naval port.The Roman commander, a legate, would send out a tribune (a more junior officer) in a galley, looking rather like this:The tribune would be cautious; from the appearance of this floating fortress, it would be assumed (and feared) this was a visitation from a god. The moment the Preston’s commander (since I’ve drawn the Preston as the destroyer, I may as well keep her wartime captain, G.S. Patrick) saw that ship coming out, he’d realize that his problem wasn’t just where they were, but possibly when they were — a speculation that would be strengthened when the tribune, in classic Roman armor hailed them in Latin!For convenience, I’ll give our tribune a Roman name: Gaius Marcus Lupinus. Tribune Lupinus hails this floating fortress in Latin, and is shocked when the response is in no tongue he recognizes. This would be troubling because gods would be expected to speak whatever language humans used at a given place; since neither Patrick nor any of his officers respond in Latin to a hail given in Latin, then obviously they’re not local gods, or at any rate not messengers of any local gods — and “local” here means pretty much the entire empire. Though the empire’s pantheon includes a number of eastern gods by this time, perhaps those on the floating fortress speak Greek? So Tribune Lupinus, being an educated sort to hold the position he does, tries again in Greek, with the same result. Recognizing he’s out of his depth, Lupinus reacts in the time-honored fashion of officers, and passes the situation back to his superior — and since I’ve had no luck discovering who actually commanded the port of Ostia in 117, I’ll give our local legate a name for convenience: Felix Ocella Galeo (whose initials describe his understanding of the situation).Legate Galeo, being an effective administrator in order to be in command of Ostia, knows exactly what to do: he sends for the praeceptor who tutors his children, and asks him (I’ll call this teacher Magister Crispus) to gather several other scholars who would be good at learning a new language — and to expedite this, supplies a squad of soldiers with an optio in command.Within an hour, Tribune Lupinus is back on his galley, this time with Magister Crispus and several colleagues, and they set off to the floating fortress to tackle this new language. It doesn’t take them long to realize that this new language shares some of their Latin words, but also has some similarities to the language of the tribes in Germania Superior. By the end of the day they have learned all the newcomers’ words for everything Tribune Lupinus and the galley’s crew wear, along with all the parts of the galley, plus a good number of verbs including those for eating, rowing, swimming, climbing, hearing, and speaking. The Tribune and Preston’s captain agree to continue the language lessons the next morning.That night, the brilliant lights on the floating fortress, which the Romans now understand is a ship, amaze Legate Galeo, Tribune Lupinus, and the praeceptors, accenting their concern that this may be a visitation by at least messengers of some unknown gods.After a week of effort, enough of the ship’s officers have become competent in Latin, and Magister Crispus and colleagues competent enough in English, that substantive discussions can begin. Captain Patrick carefully explains that the Preston was magically transported from their homeland to just west of Italy, and since none have any idea of how to go back, they are in need of a new home — and are willing to lend their power to some joint ventures. Legate Galeo consents to bringing food for the crew, but passes the question of an alliance with them on to the Senate in Rome, since Trajan was still in the east, on his way home from Parthia after being wounded in battle.When four senators arrive from Rome, they and Legate Galeo and Tribune Lupinus get a tour of the ship’s spaces, excluding engine and gunnery, and are impressed enough with a vessel of steel that their navy could only mar the paint on. Satisfied that these newcomers are not servants of any hostile gods — though astounded that many of them seemed to be Christians! — the senators agree to try some joint ventures and designate Legate Galeo to handle the matter. At that point Captain Patrick takes the opportunity to “foretell” an eclipse of the moon on April fourth, a prediction that comes true just a few days later.Knowing from history that trouble had been brewing in Britain while emperor Trajan was off in the east, Captain Patrick suggests a voyage to the Isle of Man, known to the Romans as Insula Manavia, to show what the Preston can do, using the future site of the town of Douglas for a base and anchorage (with the Ship’s Boat and the Captain’s Gig for getting to shore), then demonstrating the destroyer’s firepower against a coastal fort of one of the troublesome tribes of Scotland, known to the Romans as Caledonia. During the voyage the ship’s officers (all three of them) spend time training with their swords.Fast forward: Tribune Lupinus is impressed by U.S.S. Preston, especially her speed, which is seven or eight times as fast as the best Roman ship. Captain Patrick offers to show him a new land, so on the way back to Ostia they stop at the Madeira Islands, almost due west of Gibraltar. The islands are uninhabited, so the tribune claims them for Rome and offers them to Captain Patrick, generously adding any other islands in the area that the crew of the Preston knows of. Captain Patrick also gives Tribune Lipinus a small sealed scroll with the date September 15 on it as the date to open it. On return to Ostia, Captain Patrick gives the crew shore leave in shifts. A request is made to Legate Galeo for permission to recruit settlers for their island home, from among the poor. When that is granted, the Preston spends the rest of May through June hauling settlers, primarily farmers, to the main island, along with what supplies they can persuade Legate Galeo to provide. Meanwhile a chief petty officer realizes that since their ammunition supply doesn’t decrease, they can open the shells and extract the explosive compound and use the emptied shells as a source of steel better than the Romans had; the machine shop is given the job of using shell parts to make explosives that the Romans could throw with catapults. edit: somewhat later it dawns on the petty officer in charge of the engine room that since the fuel level isn’t going down, they can drain fuel and use it for their own settlements plus provide some for the emperor and Senate.Fast forward: After Hadrian takes the throne, and Captain Patrick’s sealed message, once opened, shows that he knew when and where Trajan would die and that Hadrian would succeed him, the emperor himself becomes interested. Patrick presents him with two new items for the legions: exploding cast-iron spheres for catapults, and fire-rockets (using black powder). With these and the support of the Preston, Hadrian makes a deal with the tribe called the Caledonii: with Roman support they conquer Scotland/Caledonia, establishing a client kingdom under the empire, and then Ireland, with a high king selected by the five great tribes and approved by Rome; the Isle of Man becomes a Roman naval base, while in Londinium the Prescott’s crew partners with locals, both Roman and native, to establish a shipyard for building much-improved sailing ships. The Madeira Islands, the Canaries, and the Azores become the Province of Prescott, with settlers recruited from across the empire. The Prescott’s crew also teaches improved sanitation, including composting of human waste instead of spreading it raw on the fields, and the use of cats in the cities to keep rodents under control; emphasis is also given to public health measures since the officers know there’s a plague coming. edit: Realizing that using shell casings for steel is a limited process, crew members teach the Romans the use of coal to make coke, the coke to fuel blast furnaces; they also explain the importance of consistent carbon content for good steel.Fast forward: learning from Captain Patrick, Hadrian reforms the Praetorian Guard, making it an elite professional force sworn to protect the Senate and emperor but not to interfere in their business, including especially the selection of new emperors. He also reforms the legions, instituting rotation of personnel so loyalties to their generals is reduced; an academy for officer training is established at Barcelona, and a new legion, formed from the peoples of the border provinces (especially the British Isles), is established, the XXXI, as a training and demonstration legion for new weapons. The XXXI, supported by two other legions, pushes the border east to the Oder and conquers Denmark, making it another client kingdom. In the east, the border with Parthia is settled, making Armenia a jointly-administered kingdom with Parthian access to the Black Sea, while Rome extends its control deeper into Arabia and around the Black Sea; in the west, the border in Africa is pushed west to cover all of modern Morocco.The Senate and Hadrian are persuaded to grant all religions in the empire licit status, with a irreversible decree that no religion would be the official one of the empire. A law is passed that emperors must be chosen from the Senate, by merit, and the throne cannot be inherited. The civil service is reformed, a system based on merit established, with an academy in Carthage; all administrators are required to be fluent in both Latin and Greek. Use of explosives enables the expansion and improvement of the imperial road system. Wood-cut printing is introduced, as is the use of letters of credit, the latter revolutionizing trade within the empire; edit: (with thanks to Dean Croshere) the ship’s operations officer introduces double entry bookkeeping, transforming imperial finances and business. In Hadrian’s last year, the empire is flourishing, and as a final campaign the XXXI “Illustris” with the support of the Prescott conquers the entire coast of the Red Sea.To celebrate the ascension of Emperor Antoninus to the throne, Captain Patrick, now retired from captain to govern Prescott Province, introduces the printing press with moveable type, while the U.S.S. Prescott plants a Roman colony in the Bahamas.And the rest is history…. ;)

NOTE: This list was compiled in January , before CV19, so the numbers have dropped significantly. However, I am convinced that, once CV-19 has passed, the numbers will rebound to at least match and even exceed their previous highs. However, all bets are off if Biden-Harris wins, because they’ll go back to the Obama tack of trashing the country. They’re doing it already. I don’t understand how ANYONE who claims to love this country could ever vote for him.PARTIAL LIST OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS SO FAR:(Share if you're not tired of winning yet)TRUMP'S RECORD ON THE ECONOMYo Cut taxes for 85% of Americans.o Cut the top tax rate for businesses from 35% to 21% -- making America a good place to build a business again.o The result is the lowest unemployment rate since 1969.o More than 7 MILLION new jobs created under President Trump.o Lowest unemployment rate among black, Hispanic, Asian and minority Americans in U.S. history.o For the first time on record, America has more job openings than people looking for jobs. America has 7 MILLION job openings. This is causing wages to go up.o More than 6 million American workers received wage increases, bonuses, and increased benefits thanks to the Trump tax cuts.o More than $1 TRILLION has poured back into the country from overseas since the Trump tax cuts went into effect.o Eliminated almost all of the Obama Administration's regulations that hurt small business – eliminating 8 regulations for each 1 new regulation added without endangering public health and safety or hurting the environment. In fact, America's air and water continue to get cleaner under President Trump.o Median household income is up $5,000 per year ($7,000 per year when you include the Trump tax cuts) after just 3 years in office – compared to median household income increasing just $1,400 in previous 16 years.o The 25% lowest-paid Americans enjoyed a 4.5% income boost in 2019. This outpaces a 2.9% gain in earnings for the country's highest-paid workers. The lowest 10% of earners saw income grow at an astounding 7% rate over the last year. And for those without a high school diploma, wages increased 9% in 2019. In other words, the Trump economy is helping lower-income Americans the most.o Wages overall are growing at 3.4% per year under Trump, after 16 years of stagnation.o Unemployment rate for women has been cut to 65-year low under Trump.o Youth unemployment has dropped to a 50-year low.o 95 percent of U.S. manufacturers are now optimistic about the future— the highest level of optimism ever.o Small business optimism has hit a 35-year high under Trump.o President Trump has prioritized workforce development to ensure American workers are prepared to fill high quality jobs.o The President has worked to expand apprenticeship programs, helping Americans gain hands-on training and experience with no student debt.o Since President Trump took office, over 660,000 apprentices have been hired across the country.o President Trump established the National Council for the American Worker, tasked with developing a workforce strategy for the jobs of the future.o More than 370 companies have signed the President’s “Pledge to America’s Workers,” pledging to provide more than 14.4 million employment and training opportunities.o President Trump signed an Executive Order prioritizing Cyber Workforce Development to ensure that we have the most skilled cyber workforce of the 21st century.o 500,000 new manufacturing jobs created so far under Trump after 16 years of America losing manufacturing jobs. Obama mocked Trump in a speech in 2016, saying: "How are you going to bring these jobs back? These jobs are never coming back." Well, they're coming back now under Trump's economic policies.LIFTING MILLIONS OUT OF POVERTY AND STRENGTHENING MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIESo The number of people claiming unemployment insurance as a share of the population is the lowest on record.o Since President Trump took office, more than 11 million Americans have been lifted out of poverty.o Since President Trump’s election, nearly 7 million Americans have been lifted off of food stamps.o The President’s historic tax reforms doubled the child tax credit, benefitting nearly 40 million American families with an average of over $2,200 dollars in 2019.o Created new tax credit for other dependents.o The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) signed into law by Trump provides a tax credit equal to 20-35% of child care expenses, $3,000 per child & $6,000 per family + Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) allow families to set aside up to $5,000 in pre-tax money to use for child care.o As a direct result of these new and increased tax credits for working families, 39.4 million families have received an average of $2,200 each. This has lifted 11 MILLION Americans out of poverty, including 5.1 MILLION children, and has strengthen the middle class. This, combined with the economic boom under Trump, has been the most effective anti-poverty program in U.S. history.o In 2018, President Trump signed into law a $2.4 billion funding increase for the Child Care and Development Fund, providing a total of $8.1 billion to states to fund childcare for low-income families.o During his Joint Address to Congress and each State of the Union Address, the President called on Congress to pass a nationwide paid family leave plan.o The President signed into law 12-weeks of paid parental leave for federal workers.o President Trump’s tax reforms provided a new tax credit to incentivize businesses to offer paid family leave to their employees.HELPING BLACK, HISPANIC AND OTHER MINORITY AMERICANSo Cut the unemployment rate among black, Hispanic, Asian and minority Americans to lowest levels in U.S. history.o Poverty rates for African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans have reached their lowest levels ever.o The EPA, under Trump's direction, provided $100 million to fix the broken water infrastructure in Flint, Michigan (a water poisoning crisis that primarily affected black and Latino Americans).o In 2018, President Trump signed the groundbreaking First Step Act, a criminal justice bill that enacted reforms to make our justice system fairer and help former inmates successfully return to society.o The First Step Act’s reforms addressed inequities in sentencing laws that disproportionately harmed Black Americans and reformed mandatory minimum sentences that often created injustice.o The First Step Act expanded judicial discretion in sentencing for non-violent crimes.o More than 90% of those benefitting from the retroactive sentencing reductions in the First Step Act are Black Americans.o The First Step Act provides rehabilitative programs to inmates, helping them successfully rejoin society and not return to crime.o Trump is promoting second chance hiring to give former inmates the opportunity to live crime-free lives and find meaningful employment.o Trump increased funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) by more than 14%.o Trump signed legislation forgiving Hurricane Katrina debt that threatened HBCUs.o Made HBCUs a priority by creating the position of executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs.o Trump received the Bipartisan Justice Award at a historically black college for his criminal justice reform accomplishments.o Trump launched a new “Ready to Work Initiative” to help connect employers directly with former prisoners.o President Trump’s historic tax cut legislation included new Opportunity Zone Incentives to promote investment in low-income communities across the country. As a result, even depressed abandoned cities like Detroit are coming back.o 8,764 communities across the country have been designated as Opportunity Zones.o Opportunity Zones are expected to spur $100 billion in long-term private capital investment in economically distressed communities across the country.LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD ON TRADEo Ended the disastrous NAFTA trade deal that caused America to lose manufacturing jobs for decades and replaced it with the USMCA that protects American manufacturing.o Stood up to China on trade. And continues to stand up to China – further protecting America's manufacturing jobs and stopping China from stealing America's intellectual property.o Negotiated new trade deals with Japan, South Korea and the European Union to further add American jobs.o Withdrew the U.S. from the jobs-killing TPP deal.o Ended the so-called "Paris Climate Accord," which would have cost the U.S. economy $3 TRILLION, with little evidence that anything would have been accomplished.o Secured $250 billion in new trade and investment deals in China and $12 billion in Vietnamo Approved $16 BILLION in aid for farmers affected by trade retaliation from China.o Trump has replaced "free trade" with reciprocal trade. His goal is zero tariffs with our trading partners who live up to their trade agreements.o The poverty rate fell to a 17-year low of 11.8% under the Trump administration as a result of this economic boom Trump's policies have created.SECURING AMERICA'S BORDERSo Despite endless obstruction and resistance from Democrats, President Trump is building the wall he promised. He has built 100 miles of new wall so far and estimates 350 miles of new or rebuilt wall along our southern border by the end of 2020.o Illegal border crossings are down 70% since May of 2019.o More than 977,000 aliens were apprehended or deemed inadmissible at our southern border in 2019 – an 88 percent increase from 2018.o Border Patrol apprehended more than 851,000 aliens between ports of entry in 2019, an increase of more than 115 percent from 2018.o Deported tens of thousands of ultra-violent MS-13 gang and drug cartel members, as well as tens of thousands of other violent criminals.o Trump is protecting Americans from terrorists with the Travel Ban on terrorist hotspot countries, upheld by Supreme Court.o He negotiated agreements with Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador to require those from Central America seeking asylum in America to wait in one of those countries while the U.S. is considering their applications.o He persuaded the President of Mexico to deploy 27,000 Mexican Troops along Mexico's southern and northern borders to stop the caravans of people coming from Central America through Mexico to the United States. The caravans are stopped.o President Trump ended the Obama-era policy of separating children from their families at the border by requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico or first safe country while their asylum applications are considered by the U.S.o The Trump Administration is working closely with Mexico and others in the region to dismantle the human smuggling networks that profit from human misery and fuel the border crisis by exploiting vulnerable populations.o Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized more than 163,000 pounds of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and fentanyl at the southern border in 2019 alone.o The United States Coast Guard seized more than 458,000 pounds of cocaine at sea in 2019 and referred nearly 400 suspected drug smugglers for prosecution.o U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) seized over 1.4 million pounds of narcotics and made more than 12,000 narcotic-related arrests in 2019.TRANSFORMING AMERICA'S COURTSo The U.S. Senate has confirmed 187 of President Trump's appointments to America's federal courts – all solid pro-life Constitutionalists who will uphold the rule of law.o The U.S. Senate has confirmed President Trump's two appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court – Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh – both solid pro-life Constitutionalists who will uphold the rule of law.o If President Trump is reelected in 2020, he is likely to have a total of 400 appointments to America's federal courts and 3-5 appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court. President Trump's transformation of America's courts will likely be his most lasting legacy.o Imagine the kinds of radical judges Hillary Clinton would have been appointing if she had been elected!TURNED AMERICA INTO THE WORLD'S #1 ENERGY PRODUCERo Opened up the Alaskan ANWR and other public lands for oil and energy exploration in way that protects the wilderness and environment.o Approved Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipelines.o Ended Obama's war on coal and U.S. energy production – while maintaining common-sense measures to keep our air and water clean.o Under Trump’s leadership, America in 2018 surpassed Russia and Saudi Arabia to become the world’s largest oil producer.o Thanks to Trump, America is now a net oil and energy exporter, freeing America from dependence of foreign oil – especially freeing America from relying on the Middle East for our oil.Preparing America for the Futureo The President is ensuring that America is prepared to lead the world in the industries of the future by promoting American leadership in emerging technologies like 5G and Artificial Intelligence (AI).o The Administration named artificial intelligence, quantum information science, and 5G, among other emerging technologies, as national research and development priorities.o President Trump launched the American AI Initiative to invest in AI research, unleash innovation, and build the American workforce of the future.o President Trump signed an Executive Order that established a new advisory committee of industry and academic leaders to advise the government on its quantum activities.REDUCING CRIMEo Ended Obama's rhetorical war on America's local police.o Violent crime has fallen every year Trump has been in office after rising in each of Obama's final two years as President.o President Trump has revitalized Project Safe Neighborhoods, bringing together Federal, State, local, and tribal law enforcement officials to develop solutions to violent crime.o The President is standing up for our Nation’s law enforcement officers, ensuring they have the support they need to keep our communities safe.o President Trump has made available hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of surplus military equipment to local law enforcement.FIGHTING HUMAN TRAFFICKINGo Signed the “Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act” (FOSTA), which includes the “Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act” (SESTA) which both give law enforcement and victims new tools to fight sex trafficking.o Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations has arrested 1,588 criminals associated with Human Trafficking.o Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services provided funding to support the National Human Trafficking Hotline to identify perpetrators and give victims the help they needo The hotline identified 16,862 potential human trafficking cases.o Trump’s DOJ provided grants to organizations that support human trafficking victims – serving nearly 9,000 cases so far.o The Department of Homeland Security has hired more victim assistance specialists, helping victims get resources and support.o In 2018, the Department of Justice (DOJ) dismantled an organization that was the internet’s leading source of prostitution-related advertisements resulting in sex trafficking.o Trump’s OMB published new anti-trafficking guidance for government procurement officials to more effectively combat human trafficking.o Through Trump’s Anti-Trafficking Coordination Team (ACTeam) initiative, Federal law enforcement more than doubled convictions of human traffickers and increased the number of defendants charged by 75% in ACTeam districts.IMPROVING HEALTH CARE WHILE ALSO DRIVING COSTS DOWNo Signed a bill this year allowing some drug imports from Canada to drive prescription drug prices down, while at the same time not punishing U.S. medical research and innovation.o Signed an executive order to require healthcare providers to disclose the cost of their services in advance so that Americans can compare prices and shop for the best deals.o Hospitals will now be required to post their standard charges for services, which include the discounted price a hospital is willing to accept.o Signed order allowing small businesses to group together when buying insurance to get a better price.o In the eight years prior to Trump's Presidency, prescription drug prices increased by an average of 3.6% per year. Under Trump drug prices have dropped in nine of the last ten months.o Reformed the Medicare program to stop hospitals from overcharging low-income seniors on their drugs -- saving seniors hundreds of millions of dollars this year alone.o Ended most of the Obamacare mandates – including the very unpopular Individual Mandate.o Modified regulations under the Obamacare law to permit the creation of association co-ops and lower cost health care plans that cover the most serious health care issues, but with the option of going without many of the costly "bells and whistles" that many people don't want or need. People now have more than 60 health coverage plans to choose from under the Obamacare law instead of just three.o Signed "Right-To-Try legislation." Allows terminally ill patients to try more experimental treatments that have shown promise in clinical trials, but haven't yet been finally approved by the FDA.o Streamlining the FDA's new drug and medicine approval process to get lifesaving medicines in use faster.o Secured $6 billion in NEW funding to fight the opioid epidemic.o In his 2019 State of the Union Address, President Trump announced his Administration’s goal to end the HIV epidemic in the United States within 10 years. To achieve this goal and address the ongoing public health crisis of HIV, his Administration's proposed Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America will leverage the powerful data and tools now available to reduce new HIV infections in the United States by 75 percent in five years and by 90 percent by 2030.o President Trump proposed $291 million in the FY2020 HHS budget to begin his Administration’s multiyear initiative focused on ending the HIV epidemic in America by 2030.o The Trump Administration provides HIV prevention drugs for free to 200,000 uninsured patients each year.o Signed the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act that provides funding for states to develop maternal mortality reviews to better understand maternal complications and identify solutions & largely focuses.o Signed into law the Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support Act (CARES) into law which allocates $1.8 billion in funding over the next five years to help people with autism spectrum disorder and to help their families.o Signed into law two funding packages providing nearly $19 million in new funding for Lupus specific research and education programs, as well an additional $41.7 billion in funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the most Lupus funding ever.o Signed legislation to improve the National Suicide Hotline.o Signed the most comprehensive childhood cancer legislation ever into law, which will advance childhood cancer research and improve treatmentsDESTROYED ISIS. STANDING UP TO IRAN – THE WORLD'S #1 TERRORIST NATION.o Unleashed America's military to destroy the ISIS Caliphate in the Middle East. When Trump took office, ISIS controlled territory in the Middle East the size of Indiana and was killing hundreds of thousands of people. Today, ISIS controls no territory.o Killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, thanks to the skill and bravery of America's Special Operations forces. Then killed Al-Baghdadi successor, along with other ISIS leaders.o After Iran orchestrated attack on U.S. Embassy in Iraq, President Trump ordered strike and killing of Iran's top general and terrorist leader Qasem Soleimani along with his #2. Soleimani had killed hundreds of American soldiers over the years and was fomenting terrorist chaos across the Middle East.o Moved U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.o Turned Egypt, Saudi Arabia and much of the Middle East into allies of Israel instead of enemies.o Withdrew from Obama's disastrous Iran Nuclear Deal. The Obama deal actually assured Iran would get nuclear weapons.o Applying maximum economic sanctions pressure on Iran to abandon its nuclear weapons program and to become a member of the civilized world.REBUILT AMERICA'S MILITARY. MAKING AMERICA SAFER.o Secured more than $700 BILLION in funding per year to rebuild America's military.o Finalized creation of the Space Force as our 6th Military branch.o Pressured NATO countries to increase their financial commitment to NATO. Since he took office in 2017, Trump has criticized of NATO countries for failing to meet their 2014 pledge to increase defense spending to 2% of GDP. In 2019, nine allies met this benchmark, up from just three allies a few years ago, thanks to Trump's pressure.o The President upgraded our cyber defenses by elevating the Cyber Command into a major warfighting command and reducing burdensome procedural restrictions on cyber operations.o Using a combination of very tough economic sanctions and personal diplomacy to persuade North Korean dictator to enter civilized world. The result so far: No long-range ICBM missile tests by North Korea in nearly 3 years.o No further incursions by Russia into Ukraine or neighboring countries – unlike during the Obama years when Russia invaded Ukraine and Obama did nothing.o Imposed tough sanctions on Russia to pressure Putin to enter civilized world.o The President has taken decisive military action to punish the Assad regime in Syria for the barbaric use of chemical weapons on its own people.o The President imposed tough sanctions against those tied to Syria’s chemical weapons program.o President Trump is protecting America’s defense-industrial base, directing the first whole-of-government assessment of our manufacturing and defense supply chains since the 1950s.Protecting America's Veteranso Signed VA Choice Act and VA Accountability Act, expanded VA telehealth services, walk-in-clinics, and same-day urgent primary and mental health careo Created a White House VA Hotline to help veterans and principally staffed it with veterans and direct family members of veterans.o VA employees are being held accountable for poor performance, with more than 4,000 VA employees removed, demoted, and suspended so far.o Issued an executive order requiring the Secretaries of Defense, Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs to submit a joint plan to provide veterans access to mental health treatment as they transition to civilian life.PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT WITHOUT HURTING JOBSo Trump signed the biggest wilderness protection and conservation bill in a decade and designated 375,000 acres as protected land.o Trump signed the Save our Seas Act, which funds $10 million per year to clean up tons of plastic & garbage from the ocean.o America's air and water continues to get cleaner under Trump. America has the cleanest air and water of any large industrialized country.o Signed bill that creates five national monuments, expands several national parks, adds 1.3 million acres of wilderness, and permanently reauthorizes the Land and Water Conservation Fund.o Trump’s USDA committed $124 Million to rebuild rural water infrastructure to make sure people in rural areas have clean water.GIVING PARENTS CONTROL OVER THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONo President Trump has called on Congress to pass school choice legislation so that no child is trapped in a failing school because of his or her zip code.o The President signed funding legislation in September 2018 that increased funding for school choice by $42 million.o The tax cuts signed into law by President Trump promotes school choice by allowing families to use 529 college savings plans for elementary and secondary education.o Signed the first Perkins CTE reauthorization since 2006, authorizing more than $1 billion for states each year to fund vocational and career education programs.o Executive order expanding vocational training and apprenticeship opportunities for students and workers.o Directed the U.S. Secretary of Education to end the anti-Christian, anti-family, anti-America far-left "Common Core" curriculum the Obama Administration was promoting.PROTECTING RELIGIOUS FREEDOMo President Trump’s issued an Executive Order prohibiting the U.S. government from discriminating against Christians or punishing expressions of faith.o Signed an Executive Order establishing the White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative.o Signed an Executive Order upholding religious liberty and the right to engage in religious speech.o Established a Religious Liberty Task Force in the U.S. Department of Justice.o The Trump Administration vigorously defends religious liberty in the courts at every opportunity.o President Trump reversed the Obama-era policy that prevented the government from providing disaster relief to religious organizations.o Signed an executive order that allows the government to withhold money from college campuses deemed to be anti-Semitic and who fail to combat anti-Semitism.o Created "safe zones" in the Middle East for persecuted Christians, Jews and others of faith – protected by our military.o Committed an additional $25 million this year to protect religious sites and relics around the world.o Trump is spearheading the International Religious Freedom Alliance, an alliance of nations dedicated to confronting religious persecution around the world. He has repeatedly called on all countries of the world to stop persecuting religious minorities.o Trump has called on China to respect religious freedom and to end its persecution of people of faith – including China's imprisoning of millions of Christians, Jews, Uighur Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus and others for their faith.o In 2019, President Trump imposed restrictions on certain Chinese officials, internal security units, and companies for their complicity in the persecution of Uighur Muslims and other religious groups in China.o Announced the formation of a coalition of U.S. businesses for the protection of religious freedom. This initiative encourages businesses to protect people of all faiths in the workplace.o Brought back the phrase "Merry Christmas!" to American public life instead of "Happy Holidays."o Let it be known that his Justice Department will aggressively prosecute hate crimes committed against Christians, Jews, Muslims and others for their faith.o The Administration is preserving a space for faith-based adoption and foster care providers to continue to serve their communities consistent with their beliefs.o The Administration reduced burdensome barriers to Native Americans being able to keep spiritually and culturally significant eagle feathers found on their tribal lands.o The Administration has allowed greater flexibility for Federal employees to take time off work for religious reasons.o The Administration has partnered with local and faith-based organizations to provide assistance to religious minorities persecuted in Iraq.o President Trump hosted the Global Call to Protect Religious Freedom at the 2019 U.N. General Assembly, calling on global and business leaders to bring an end to religious persecution and stop crimes against people of faith.o The State Department has hosted two Religious Freedom Ministerials, with the 2019 Ministerial becoming the largest religious freedom event of its kind in the world.PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO LIFEo President Trump has established a record as the most pro-life President in modern times.o President Trump ordered a halt to U.S. taxpayer money going to international organizations that fund or perform abortions.o Ended the Obamacare mandate that all health insurance coverage include abortion.o Fought to end taxpayer-funding for Planned Parenthood – which conducts more than 360,000 abortion per year, including late-term and partial-birth abortion. Effort fell one vote short in the Senate.o Gave states the freedom to deny Planned Parenthood access to Medicaid block grant and other taxpayer funds.o President Trump is protecting healthcare entities and individuals’ conscience rights—ensuring that no medical professional is forced to participate in an abortion in violation of their beliefs.o The Trump Administration provided relief to American employers like Little Sisters of the Poor, protecting them from being forced to provide abortion coverage that violate their conscience.o The Administration issued a rule preventing Title X family planning funds from supporting the abortion industry.o President Trump has called on Congress to end barbaric late-term abortions.o The Trump Administration cut all funding to the U.N. population fund, due to the fund’s support for coercive abortion and forced sterilization.o President Trump ended an Obama-era guidance that prevented states from taking certain actions against abortion providers.o President Trump reinstated and expanded the Mexico City Policy in 2017, ensuring that taxpayer money is not used to fund abortion globally.o Perhaps most importantly, President Trump has appointed 187 pro-life federal judges – to include two pro-life Justices to the Supreme Court: Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.o If President Trump is reelected in 2020, it is likely he will have appointed 400 pro-life federal judges and as many as 4-5 pro-life Supreme Court Justices – transforming America into a nation that values life again.