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Originally Posted by jt800
This thread is your invitation to LIST all those wonderful accomplishments. See the title? "What has he done for us?"
We're waiting.......
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Signed New START Treaty - nuclear arms reduction pact with Russia
First president to endorse same-sex marriage equality
Signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, restoring basic protections against pay discrimination for women and other workers
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 (Under new guidelines, the media are allowed access to the ceremonies, but only with the permission of the dead soldiers' family members.)
Launched recovery.gov to track spending from the Recovery Act, providing transparency and allowing the public to report fraud, waste, or abuse
Recovery.gov - Tracking the Money (just in case you want to see where that stimulus money went, that you think has been given away because that is what Fox News keeps telling you.)
Provided the Department of Veterans Affairs with more than $1.4 billion to improve services to America's Veterans
Signed the Children's Health Insurance Reauthorization Act, which provides health care to 11 million kids -- 4 million of whom were previously uninsured
Issued executive order to repeal Bush era restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research (can we say, possibly finding a way to cure cancer, thanks Obama!)
Signed the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act, the first piece of comprehensive legislation aimed at improving the lives of Americans living with paralysis
Developed stimulus package, which includes approx. $18 billion for nondefense scientific research and development (that is a good chunk of change for American innovators.
Signed the Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act to stop fraud and wasteful spending in the defense procurement and contracting system
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
Established Credit Card Bill of Rights, preventing credit card companies from imposing arbitrary rate increases on customers (but Republicans fought this one, so now credit cards have to tell you when and how they are gonna ********* over. Thanks Republicans.)
Health Care Reform Bill, preventing insurance companies from denying insurance because of a pre-existing condition (because pre-existing condition shouldn't even be a word the insurance companies are allowed to use.)
Health Care Reform Bill, allowing children to remain covered by their parents' insurance until the age of 26 (because anyone who has lived through their 20s will point out how hard it is to have insurance, unless you go to college and your college has a great program.)
Tax cuts for up to 3.5 million small businesses to help pay for employee health care coverage (because Republicans blocked the public option that would of taken healthcare out of the job force that would of made it easier for small businesses to start up.)
Tax credits for up to 29 million individuals to help pay for health insurance
Expansion of Medicaid to all individuals under age 65 with incomes up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level
Require health insurance plans to disclose how much of the premium actually goes to patient care (that is so insurance companies can't ********* over behind your back, they have to show you how they are doing it.)
Added 4.6 billion USD to the Veterans Administration budget to recruit and retain more mental health professionals (to help those that have come back from these pointless wars with mental health problems.)
Significantly increased funding for the Violence Against Women Act
Lifted restrictions granting Cuban Americans unrestricted rights to visit family and send remittances to the island (which has been a gift to any Cuban American who hasn't been able to communicate or visit their extended family in Cuba.)
Eliminated subsidies to private lender middlemen of student loans and protect student borrowers (so that students get more money for college.)
Increased funding for national parks and forests by 10% (remember that one the next time you visit one of our amazing national parks.)
Significantly expanded Pell grants, which help low-income students pay for college (so that more students can go to college and try to get ahead in this country.)
Expanded hate crime law in the US to include sexual orientation through the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
Provided stimulus funding to boost private sector spaceflight programs (you know when you hear about these private companies talk about space exploration, it started because of the government...or if you would like, another way the government has been able to help create jobs in the private sector.)
Appointed nation's first Chief Technology Officer (because technology is important and it is important for our country to expand on technology.)
Signed financial reform law establishing a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to look out for the interests of everyday Americans
Signed financial reform law requiring lenders to verify applicants' credit history, income, and employment status (which could prevent another housing bubble from happening when lenders would simply loan money away regardless if the person they were lending to could afford it or not.)
Cut prescription drug cost for medicare recipients by 50% (Obama says "you're welcome America's elderly.")
Provided $12.2 Billion in new funding for Individuals With Disabilities Education Act
Extended Benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees
Appointed more openly gay officials than any other president in US history
Created more private sector jobs in 2010 than during entire Bush years
Appointed first Latina to the US Supreme Court
Promoted social responsibility through creation of serve.gov, a national database of volunteer opportunities (making it easier to volunteer in America...that is called doing good for America.)
Reversed 'global gag rule', allowing US aid to go to organizations regardless of whether they provide abortions
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
Wow, what a list, I guess Obama has been busy in four years....not like the Cons' media sources will ever mention that or tell the Cons the truth about what Obama has done as president.