OBAMA 2012!
List of President Obama's Accomplishments List of Obama Accomplishments Watch video by Jake Lamar. Ending Iraq War Did just what he was elected to do. Steady Decline in Unemployment Rate Obama did not make things worse. Killing Osama Bin Laden Bush had 7 years and couldn't do it. Affordable Care Act (ACA) Saved the Auto Industry Financial Reform Law establishing a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to look out for the interests of everyday Americans requiring lenders to verify applicants' credit history, income, and employment status allowing shareholders of publicly traded companies to vote on executive pay prohibiting banks from engaging in proprietary trading (trading the bank's own money to turn a profit, often in conflict with their customers' interests) He signed a bill for tax cuts for up to 3.5 million small businesses to help pay for employee health care coverage Expansion of Medicaid to all individuals under age 65 with incomes up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level Fuel economy standards set to 35.5 mpg from 27.5mpg (2016) US Supreme Court Appointments first Latina two pro-choice women Tax credits for up to 29 million individuals to help pay for health insurance Cut prescription drug cost for Medicare recipients by 50% Signed the Children's Health Insurance Reauthorization Act, which provides health care to 11 million kids -- 4 million of whom were previously uninsured Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act improves the lives of Americans living with paralysis Signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, giving the FDA the authority to regulate the manufacturing, marketing, and sale of tobacco for the first time Issued executive order to repeal Bush era restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research Established Credit Card Bill of Rights, preventing credit card companies from imposing arbitrary rate increases on customers Promoted social responsibility through creation of serve.gov, a national database of volunteer opportunities Growth in energy industry Ending Don't Ask Don't Tell Extended Benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees Appointed more openly gay officials than any other president in US history Expanded hate crime law in the US to include sexual orientation through the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act Voluntary disclosure of White House visitors for the first time in US history “Obama's calm diplomacy allowed for the fall of the Qaddafi regime without needless and possibly unending entanglement of the U.S. in Libya.” (Richard B. Bernstein) New START Treaty nuclear arms reduction pact with Russia Significantly increased funding for the Violence Against Women Act Reversed 'global gag rule', allowing US aid to go to organizations regardless of whether they provide abortions Signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, restoring basic protections against pay discrimination for women and other workers The American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 $789 billion economic stimulus plan $18 billion for nondefense scientific research and development Refocusing U.W. efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan Libyan Revolution - no US troops died in Libya. A big step over the hawks in the Republican Party. Lifted restrictions granting Cuban Americans unrestricted rights to visit family and send remittances to the island Handling the war on Terrorists Provided the Department of Veterans Affairs with more than $1.4 billion to improve services to America's Veterans Provided travel expenses to families of fallen soldiers to be on hand when the body arrives at Dover AFB Reversed the policy of barring media coverage during the return of fallen soldiers to Dover Air Force Base Added 4.6 billion USD to the Veterans Administration budget to recruit and retain more mental health professionals Ended Bush administration's CIA program of 'enhanced interrogation methods' by requiring that the Army field manual be used as the guide for terrorism interrogations Signed the Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act to stop fraud and wasteful spending in the defense procurement and contracting system More aggressive Immigration enforcement policy than Bush. However, he forestalled deportations for some that pose no threat. Budget deal Launched recovery.gov to track spending from the Recovery Act, providing transparency and allowing the public to report fraud, waste, or abuse Appointed nation's first Chief Technology Officer Provided $12.2 Billion in new funding for Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Eliminated subsidies to private lender middlemen of student loans and protect student borrowers Significantly expanded Pell grants, which help low-income students pay for college Environment: landmark rules to limit mercury and other air toxics from coal-fired power plants, a long-delayed requirement of the 1990 Clean Air Act legislation. Increased funding for national parks and forests by 10% Demanded $20B in restitution and got it from BP for the oil spill. Public debt increase by presidents: Reagan 186%, Bush 54%, Bush II 72%, Clinton 41%, Obama 23%. Youth jobs program Overhauled the food safety system US rescue Iranian ship from pirates! Arrests 15 pirates, let's Iranian crew go free! The Civil Rights Division Of The Justice Department clamping down on Arizona for its bias against Latinos fighting unjust state voter ID laws Signed The Crack Cocaine Bill (Fair Sentencing Act) Crack users are disproportionately sentenced to longer jail terms than those who use powder. This unfair sentencing practice punished African Americans more severely than their white counterparts. With the signing of the Fair Sentencing Act, though, President Obama narrowed that disparity significantly. Expanded Funding For HBCUs In February of this year, President Obama signed an executive order increasing funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to $850 million over the next 10 years. The funding is being administered through the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities that was, ironically, started by the late Ronald Reagan. Awarded $1.2 Billion to Black Farmers who had been denied loans for decades. President Obama’s administration oversaw the $1.2 billion settlement awarded to Black farmers who have been denied loans and assistance by the Agricultural Dept. for decades. This is the second round of settlements in a case filed in 1997, which alleged that thousands of black farmers had been discriminated against between 1983 and 1997. This round is directed at farmers who were not awarded payment because of missed filing deadlines. The judge said payments would likely be dispersed in a year or so, after neutral parties reviewed the individual claims. This agreement will provide overdue relief and justice to African American farmers, and bring us closer to the ideals of freedom and equality that this country was founded on,” Obama said in a statement. Awarded Nobel Peace Prize George Clooney: "If (Obama) was a Republican running, because Republicans are better at this, they’d be selling him as the President who saved the auto-industry, they’d be selling him as the guy who got rid of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ and who got Osama bin Laden… " Articles » http://www.voice4america.com/articles/ OBAMA 2012! -- Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. Have a great day, Tommy -- Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. Have a great day, Tommy -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. 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