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Arts and Culture
1. Funded the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) at the highest level since 1992.
2. Created an artist corps for public schools.
3. Championed the importance of arts education.
4. Promoted cultural diplomacy.
Banking and Financial Reform
1. The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act.
2. Managed the Troubled Asset Relief Plan (TARP) (Banks have repaid 75%, bringing the cost down to $89B.)
3. Played a lead role in G-20 Summit, which produced a $1.1 trillion deal to combat the global financial crisis.
4. The Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010.
5. The Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act.
6. Established the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.
7. Closed offshore tax safe havens, tax credit loopholes. ,
8. Reformed Deferral Rules to curb tax advantages for investing overseas.
9. Permanently extended Research and Experimentation Tax Credit for domestic investments.
10. Established new Off-shore investment policy, which promotes in-sourcing.
11. Reformed credit card swipe fees (via Amendment to H.R. 4173 Sec. 1079)
12. New criminal penalties for mortgage fraud.
13. Negotiated deal with Swiss banks to permit US government to gain access to records of tax evaders and criminals.
14. Congress investigated Goldman Sachs for its role in subprime mortgage meltdown.
15. (U.S.) charges Goldman with subprime fraud.
16. (Treasury Department) Sold 1.5 billion shares of Citigroup at a profit.
17. (Pay Czar) Cut salaries for 65 bailout executives.
18. Issued compensation guidelines for bank executive salary and bonuses
19. The biggest financial reform law since the Great Depression
Commerce, Trade & Communications
1. Expanded loan programs for small businesses.
2. The Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act.
3. The Credit CARD Technical Corrections Act of 2009.
4. Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009.
5. The Satellite Television Extension Act of 2010.
6. Established a credit card bill of rights.
7. Launched the National Export Initiative, with the goal of doubling US exports by 2015.
8. Appointed the nation’s first Chief Technology Officer.
9. Launched piracy crackdown.
10. Promoted Internet Freedom as Part Of U.S. Foreign Policy. ,
11. Denied Federal contracts to tax delinquents.
12. (Senate Panel) Passed tougher rules on derivatives.
13. (Democrats) Unveiled Citizens United response bill.
14. Proposed tougher meat industry antitrust rules.
Economy, Employment and Labor
1. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA): A $789 billion economic stimulus plan.
2. Assigned a Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Act of 2009 .
3. Unveiled 33 Billion-dollar jobs package.
4. Provided $5,000 tax credit for every new worker.
5. Provided a US Auto industry rescue plan.
6. (HHS) Provided New Health IT Workforce Grants (under ARRA).
7. The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act.
8. The Jobs for Main Street Act (2010).
9. Established President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability to assist in financial education for all Americans. ,
10. The Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009.
11. Established FERA.
12. Established the National Export Initiative
13. A temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958.
14. The American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010.
15. Found $20 Billion in budget cuts.
16. Created an Advanced Manufacturing Fund to invest in peer-reviewed manufacturing processes.
17. Increased minority access to capital.
18. Established economic justification requirement tax changes.
19. Provided grants to encourage energy-efficient building codes.
20. Extended and indexed the 2007 Alternative Minimum Tax patch.
21. Created task force to fight deficit.
22. Restored funding to the EEOC and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
23. Established partnerships to share environmental technology with other countries.
24. More than doubled federal spending for research on clean fuels .
25. CBO found 3.7 Million jobs created by stimulus.
26. Raised the small business investment limit to $250,000 through the end of 2009.
27. Extended unemployment insurance benefits and temporarily suspend taxes on these benefits.
28. Made Haiti Donations Tax Deductible For 2009.
29. Equalized tax breaks with driving to promote public transit.
30. Provided National Export Initiative/Progress report and named President’s Export Council.
31. Established POWER Initiative Protects Government workers, ensures reemployment, reduces worker’s comp claims and payments.
32. Signed the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act establishes a Federal Do Not Pay list; aims for annual savings of $110 billion.
Education, Children, and Families
1. Signed largest reform of student aid in 40 years.
2. Expanded Pell grants for low-income students . )
3. Expanded Pell Grants by eliminating private lender subsidies for student loans.
4. Established State Equalization Fund (Part of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009). New funds for school construction.
5. Reduced subsidies to private student lenders and protect student borrowers.
6. Provided for students struggling to make college loan payments to have their loans refinanced.
7. Created the Race to the Top Fund ($4.35 billion) to reward States that create comprehensive education reform plans.
8. Provided over $2.3 billion in additional funding to Head Start and Early Head Start programs in 2009.
9. Eliminated Abstinence-Only Funding In Budget.
10. Recruited math and science degree graduates to the teaching profession.
11. Provided $77 Billion for reforms to to strengthen Elementary and Secondary education.
12. Provided $5 billion dollars for Early Learning Programs under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
13. The Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010.
14. Provided $12.2 billion in new funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Act through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
15. Roughly doubled the amount available in Federal Child Care Block Grants.
16. Established Promise Neighborhood Grants (modeled after the Harlem Children’s Zone).
17. The Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 .
18. Expanded the Nurse-Family Partnership to all low-income, first-time mothers .
19. Fully funded the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG).
20. Provided affordable, high-quality child care.
21. Established school programs to highlight space and science achievements.
22. Helped rebuild schools in New Orleans.
23. Increased funding for land-grant college.
24. Provided funding for high-speed, broadband Internet access to K-12 schools.
25. Proposed new rules for college recruitment
26. Unveiled fatherhood measures (most important job).
Energy, Environment and Climate
1. The North American Wetlands Conservation Act.
2. The Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Amendments Act of 2009.
3. Increased funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
4. Amended Oil Pollution Act of 1990 authorizing advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spil.
5. Issued Executive Order, October 2009 Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy and Economic Performance.
6. Reengaged in the treaties/agreements to protect the Antarctic.
7. Reengaged in the agreements/talks on global warming and greenhouse gas emissions.
8. (Congress) Launched investigation into gas drilling practices.
9. Offered 17% US Emissions Cuts at Climate Summit.
10. Oil Spill Recovery Bill.
11. Ended the previous policy of not regulating and labeling carbon dioxide emissions.
12. (Senate Panel) Approved Lifting BP’s Liability Cap.
13. (White House) Endorsed Unlimited Liability Cap For Spill.
14. Fined BP subsidiary $5.2 million for false reporting.
15. Establishing bill allowing oil rig worker’s families to sue.
16. Opened Civil and Criminal Investigations into Gulf Oil Spill.
17. Established New Drilling Agency with Investigative Arm.
18. (US) Mandated new safety rules for offshore drilling.
19. Launched new Climate Service.
20. (EPA) Sharply Limited Mountaintop Mining.
21. (U.S.) Lead Effort To Phase Out Whaling.
22. (EPA) Announced Historic Plans to Regulate Coal Ash.
23. Required electric utilities to produce 20% of their electricity demand from renewable energy sources by 2020.
24. Raised fuel economy standards.
25. Established tax credit for consumers for plug-in hybrid cars.
26. (Federal Government) Purchased 5,000 Hybrids.
27. (US Government) provided for 28% cut in greenhouse emissions.
28. (DOL) Announced Green Jobs Training Grants.
29. (NIST) Completed first release of Smart Grid framework.
30. Created a Green vet Initiative to promote environmental jobs for veterans.
31. Announced the long-term development of a national energy grid with renewable sources and cleaner, efficient energy productionalso part of ARRA.
32. Ended previous practice of having White House aides rewrite scientific and environmental rules, regulations and reports.
33. Established the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling.
34. (EPA) ordered BP to use less toxic dispersant.
35. (FTC) Toughened Anti-Greenwashing Rules.
36. Highlighted vision for clean energy economy.
37. (EPA) Barred Texas’ authority to issue refinery operating permits.
38. Established an Energy Partnership for the Americas.
39. Encouraged water-conservation efforts in the West.
40. Created Interagency Task Force on Carbon Capture and Storage).
41. Established the Biofuels Working Group to develop a comprehensive approach to alternative fuels.
42. Implemented renewable fuels mandate of 36 billion gallons by 2022.
43. Established Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future.
44. Pursued a wildfire management plan.
45. Increased funding for national parks and forests.
46. Encouraged farmers to use more renewable energy and be more energy efficient.
47. Ordered removal of more brush, small trees and vegetation that fuel wildfires.
48. Encouraged more controlled burns to reduce wildfires.
49. Established program to convert manufacturing centers into clean technology leaders.
50. Worked toward deploying a global climate change research and monitoring system.
51. Invested $2 Billion in Solar Power, Hailed New Jobs. ,
52. Set national standards for fuel economy and first ever greenhouse gas emission levels for passenger cars and light trucks.
53. Set aside $60 Billion in spending and tax incentives for renewable and clean energy.
54. Additional measures to advance clean energy/solar investments and job creation (part of Recovery Act).
55. Invested in all types of alternative energy.
56. Pledged more than $8 billion for new nuclear reactors.
57. Closed loophole that allowed drilling in Rockies without environmental review.
58. Ordered inspections of mines with troubling safety records
59. Doubled funding for bicycling, walking projects
60. (EPA) Set Smog Limit: New strict proposal to replace Bush-era rule.
61. Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009.
62. (EPA) Put health first by limiting mercury emissions.
63. Created job training programs for displaced workers in clean technologies.
64. Required states to provide incentives for utilities to reduce energy consumption.
65. (EPA) Regulated greenhouse gases for large industrial sources.
66. Provided grants to encourage energy-efficient building codes.
67. Increased funding for the Environmental Protection Agency.
68. Instituted Cash for Clunkers to spur auto sales and promote fuel efficiency.
69. Issued Executive Order 13508 Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration.
70. Permitted states to enact federal fuel efficiency standards above federal standards.
71. Purchased fuel efficient American-made fleet for the federal government.
72. (US) created offshore drilling safety review board.
73. Issued Executive Order Stewardship of the Ocean (National Ocean Council: protecting our Coasts and the Great Lakes).
74. Expanded greenhouse gas reduction targets for Federal operations -13% reduction from indirect sources by 2020.
Foreign Affairs & International Relations
1. Returned the rights of Americans to visit and assist their families in Cuba. ,
2. Restored international engagement by visiting more countries and world leaders than any first year president.
3. Re-established the United States standing in the world. ,
4. Appointed envoys to the Middle East and AFPAK affirming the power of American diplomacy .
5. Authorized President Bill Clinton’s mission to secure the release of two Americans held in North Korea.
6. Authorized discussions with Myanmar and mission by Sen. Jim Webb to secure the release of an American held captive.
7. Renewed loan guarantees for Israel.
8. Pledged $400 million in aid to Gaza civillians.
9. Pressured Israel To End Gaza Blockade
10. Refused to give Israel a green light to strike Iran, augmenting Mid-East stability.
11. Told Israel that continued settlements damages prospects for peace.
12. The Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009.
13. Negotiated nuclear arms agreements with Australia (5/5/2010), India (5/4/2010), and Russia (5/10/2010).
14. Nuclear arms agreement with Russia.
15. Issued Executive Order to address factors contributing to instability in Somalia.
16. Launched an international Add Value to Agriculture Initiative (AVTA).
17. Created a rapid response fund for emerging democracies.
18. Bolstered the military’s ability to speak different languages.
19. Iran Sanctions Act
20. Agreement with Switzerland to bolster tax information exchange
21. Renewed import restrictions under Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003.
Government Spending and Waste
1. Established the President’s Management Advisory Board.
2. Ordered federal agencies to study and recommend ways to cut spending.
3. Cut salaries of senior White House aides.
4. Provided that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011. ,
5. Eliminated F-22 fighter jet program after lobbying Senate vote to strip financing for more jets from a defense funding authorization bill. ,
6. Canceled contract for new Presidential helicopter fleet (28 helicopters, $11.2 billion).
7. Streamlined and modernized government to save taxpayer dollars.
8. Enhanced payment accuracy through a Do Not Pay list.
9. Returned taxpayer monies for refurbishment of White House offices and living quarters.
Health Care and Medicine
1. The Patient Protection and Affordable Coverage of 2010, signed March 23, 2010.
2. Established a New Patient’s Bill of Rights.
3. Required insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions.
4. Increased regulation of drug manufacturers.
5. Preserved Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010.
6. Cut prescription drug costs for Medicare recipients by 50% and began eliminating the plan’s gap (donut hole) in coverage.
7. Required children to have health insurance coverage.
8. Expanded eligibility for State Children’s Health Insurance Fund (SCHIP).
9. Expanded eligibility for Medicaid.
10. Eliminated the higher subsidies to Medicare Advantage plans.
11. Expanded vaccination programs.
12. The TRICARE Affirmation Act.
13. The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.
14. The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009.
15. Established independent commission to make recommendations on slowing the costs of Medicare.
16. The Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009.
17. The Social Security Disability Applicant Access to Professional Representation Act of 2010.
18. Offered tax credits to those who need help to pay health premiums.
19. Required large employers to contribute to a national health plan.
20. Provided $20 billion increase for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
21. Provided $500 million in expanded funding for Health Professions Training Programs.
22. Established the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council .
23. The Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009.
24. The Social Security Disability Applicant Access to Professional Representation Act of 2010.
25. Provided minimum essential health care coverage by Veteran’s Affairs.
26. The TRICARE Affirmation Act.
27. The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.
28. Expanded funding to train primary care providers and public health practitioners.
29. Provided funding to strengthen hospital preparedness and emergency response
30. Implemented a National HIV/AIDS Strategy 7/13/10
31. Engaged global efforts on HIV/AIDS issues.
32. Established President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition.
33. Established Standards For Accessible Medical Diagnostic Equipment.
34. Established Early Retiree Reinsurance Program.
35. Increased funding to expand community based prevention prog: rams.
36. (DHHS) Questioned Prestigious Hospitals in Electronic Health Records Probe (DHHS).
37. Established Patient Safety and Medical Liability Demonstration Projects.
38. Established HealthCare.gov A web portal for determining and comparing all consumer health insurance and health care options
39. Banned sale of light cigarettes.
40. (FDA) to discuss stricter guidelines for tanning beds due to skin cancer.
41. Ordered Tobacco Companies to Disclose Cigarette Ingredients. ,
42. FDA now regulating tobacco.
43. Issued new guidance limiting antibiotic use in cattle to preserve efficacy in humans (6/28/2010)
44. Ended previous policy of cutting the FDA and circumventing FDA rules.
45. Reconsidered safety of Bisphenol A, initiates study.
46. COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) subsidies to provide laid-off employees with financial assistance to continue health insurance coverage. ,
47. Executive Order Increasing Federal Employment of Individuals with Disabilities (celebrating 20th anniversary of the ADA).
Housing
1. $275 billion dollar Housing Plan
2. Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, helping millions avoid foreclosure .
3. Established the Making Home Affordable Plan, which will provide for the refinance or loan modification for $9 Million homeowners.
4. The Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act.
5. Provided $510 Million for the rehabilitation of Native American Housing.
6. Provided $2 billion for Neighborhood Stabilization Program .
7. Provided $5 billion for Weatherization Assistance Program for low income families.
8.Established Opening Doors A Federal strategic plan to prevent and end homelessness.
Humanitarianism
1. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act; Instituted equal pay for women. ,
2. Presidential Memorandum extending benefits to Same-Sex Partners of Federal Employees.
3. Presidential Memorandum protecting gay and lesbian partners’ visitation/healthcare decision-making rights (4/15/2010) .
4. The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act.
5. Awarded the Presidential Medal of freedom to Harvey Milk and Billie Jean King.
6. The Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act, advancing press freedom and safety for journalists. ,
7. The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act to include gender, sexual orientation and disability.
8. Established White House Council on Women and Girls (Executive Order 13506 ).
9. Awarded 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.
10. The Civil Rights History Project Act of 2009.
11. Accelerated tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for Haiti earthquake relief.
12. Signed the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
13. The Native American Heritage Day Act of 2009.
14. Appointed an American Indian policy advise r.
15. Supported Repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, as Pentagon continues to review the policy.
16. (EPA) Reversed Controversial Human Guinea Pig Rule.
Immigration
1. Requested emergency funding of $600 million for Border Security.
2. Deployed more drones on Mexico border.
3. Established Panel to Control Immigrant Workers.
4. Deported higher numbers of Illegal Immigrants.
Infrastructure
1. Recovery Act Funded 10000th Highway Project.
2. Opened 500 MHz of wireless spectrum over next 10 years to expand wireless/mobile broadband use.
3. Initiated modifications to Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) regulations.
4. Announced additional $800 million to fund rapid rollout of Rural Broadband Expansion (7/2010).
5. Introduced plan to expand broadband Internet across U.S.
6. Signed national service legislation; expanded national youth service program.
7. Funded a major expansion of AmeriCorps.
8. The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, which expands the senior Corps volunteer program.
9. Awarded $234 million in AmeriCorps expansion.
10. Increased infrastructure spending (roads, bridges, power plants) after years of neglect.
11. Commenced 10,000th road project, Columbus, OH (part of ARRA); June 2010.
12. The Airport and Airway Extension Act.
13. Invested $13 Billion (ARRA: $8B + $1B 5-year federal budget) in high speed rail projects in 13 major corridors ,
14. Invested in Public Transportation.
15. Created a Social Investment Fund Network.
16. Announced $290 million in funding for 53 grants to fund new streetcars, buses, and transit facilities.
Law and Justice
1. Appointment of first Latina to the Supreme Court.
2. Restored funding for the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) program.
3. Matthew Sheppard Act.
4. Emphasizeed Prevention, Treatment Over Old Drug-War Tactics.
5. New Federal Drug Control Policy.
6. Established special crime prevention programs for the New Orleans area.
7. Ordered review of mandatory minimum sentences.
8. Settlement of the Black Farmers Lawsuit against USDA .
9. Ordered checks of troubling mines.
10. The DTV Delay Act.
11. The Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2009.
12. The Tribal Law and Order Act.
Military and National Security
1. Increased pay and benefits for military personnel.
2. Supported Repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, as Pentagon continues to review the policy.
3. Began restructuring the military to reflect present day threats and technology.
4. Caught more Taliban Leaders in one month than Bush/Cheney did in six years.
5. (House) panel supported 1.9% pay raise for military.
6. Established new cyber security office following extensive policy review.
7. Changed the failing/status quo military command in Afghanistan.
8. Began gradual troop withdrawals from Iraq .
9. Set troop pullout in Afghanistan set for next summer.
10. Increased US Navy patrols off Somali coast.
11. Ordered SEAL operation that resulted in killing of three terrorists, and the release of US captain held by Somali pirates.
12. Refocused attention and troops on the source of the 9/11 attacks and stabilization of that region.
13. Established Afghan War policy that limits aerial bombing, prioritizes aid, development of infrastructure, diplomacy, and good government practices.
14. Ended the previous stop-loss policy that kept soldiers in Iraq/Afghanistan longer than their enlistment date.
15. Closing secret detention facilities in Eastern Europe and elsewhere.
16. Recommitted the U.S. to a policy of no torture and full compliance with the Geneva Conventions.
17. Cut the missile defense program by $1.4 billion in 2010.
18. Restarted the nuclear nonproliferation talks, building back up the nuclear inspection infrastructure/protocols.
19. The Defense Production Act Reauthorization of 2009.
20. Provided $1.1 Billion for improving airport security.
21. The Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act.
22. The Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act.
23. New Start Treaty and Protocol with Medvedev.
24. Signed Executive Order Optimizing the Security of Biological Select Agents and Toxins in the US.
25. Ordered military to withdraw fast food joints from Afghan bases.
Military Veterans and Families
1. Provided for the expenses of families of fallen soldiers to be on hand when the body arrives at Dover AFB.
2. Improved benefits for veterans. ,
3. Ended media blackout on war casualties; reporting full information.
4. Initiated a new policy to promote federal hiring of military spouses.
5. The Military Spouses Residency Relief Act.
6. Authorized construction/opening of additional health centers to care for veterans.
7. The Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 improving care for millions of veterans.
8. The Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009.
9. Improved housing for military personnel. (Donated 250K of Nobel prize money to Fisher House).
10. Provided minimum essential health care coverage by Veteran’s Affairs.
11. Established the Blinded Veterans Association.
12. Established the Major Charles R. Soltes, Jr., O.D. Department of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center.
13. The Medal of Honor Commemorative Coin Act of 2009.
14. The Korean War Veterans Recognition Act.
15. Promoted a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP).
16. Established the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development .
17. The Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009.
18. The Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2009.
19. Worked to clear the backlog of Veterans claims to streamline benefits to those who served.
20. Made it easier for Veterans with PTSD to receive the benefits and treatment they need.
Natural Disasters and Emergencies
1. Ordered an extensive review of hurricane and natural disaster preparedness.
2. Provided $210 Million for building and upgrading Fire Stations.
3. Ordered $20 billion escrow fund by BP to reimburse lost incomes in Gulf, and $100 million to compensate those hurt by drilling moratorium.
4. The Haiti Economic Lift Program Act of 2010.
5. The Haiti Debt Relief and Earthquake Recovery Act of 2010.
6. The Emergency Aid to American Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake Act.
7. Memorandum on the Long-Term Gulf Coast Restoration Support Plan
National Service
1. National service legislation; expanded national youth service program.
2. Funded a major expansion of AmeriCorps.
3. The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act — Expands the senior Corps volunteer program.
4. Government awarded $234 million in AmeriCorps expansion.
5. Created a Social Investment Fund Network.
Scientific and Medical Research
1. Removed restrictions on embryonic stem-cell research. ,
2. Provided Federal support for stem-cell and new biomedical research.
3. Provided new federal funding for science and research labs.
4. Provided grants to early-career researchers.
5. Extended the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
6. Supported Landsat Data Continuity Mission to Enhance earth mapping.
7. Appointed an assistant to the president for science and technology policy.
8. Optimized the Security of Biological Select Agents and Toxins in the United States
Space Exploration & Space Station
1. Added another Space Shuttle flight
2. Used the private sector to improve spaceflight
3. Worked with international allies on space station
4. Partnered to enhance the potential of the International Space Station
5. Opened door to space arms treaty.
6. Used the International Space Station for fundamental biological and physical research
7. Determined whether International Space Station can operate after 2016
8. Conducted robust research and development on future space missions
9. Increased spending to prepare for longer space missions
10. Supported commercial access to outer space
Transparency and Accountability
1. Established new classification standards for accelerated declassification in support of the Freedom of Information Act.
2. Instructed all federal agencies to promote openness and transparency as much as possible.
3. Released presidential records.
4. Imposed limits on lobbyist’s access to the White House.
5. Imposed limits on White House aides working for lobbyists after their tenure in the administratio n.
6. Closed lobbyist loopholes with respect to the Recovery Act
7. Banned lobbyist gifts to executive employees.
8. Provided more town halls and media access than previous administration.
9. Required health plans to disclose how much of the premium goes to patient care.
10. Established an independent health institute to provide accurate and objective information.
11. Required new hires to sign a form affirming their hiring was not due to political affiliations or contributions.
12. Established a uniform standard for declassifying, safeguarding and classifying national security information (12/29/2009).
13. Created a national declassification center.
14. (DOD) Opened access to social media sites (Air Force News).
15. (DOD) Will film all interrogations.
16. Unveiled open government plans.
17. Signed Order Cracking down On Tax Cheats.
18. Dismantled the Minerals Management Service, cutting ties between industry and government.
19. Introduced Federal IT Dashboard, a website enabling federal agencies & the public to view details of information technology.
20. Established the USA.gov portal connecting people to the services they require
21. White House Voluntary Disclosure Policy Visitor Access Records/450,000 records to date
22. Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act.
Recovery, Progress and Change
1. March payrolls surge by 162,000 US says .
2. Financial reform has ‘strongest consumer financial protections in history.’
3. Wall St Reform will end taxpayer bailouts.
4. Six-month report card: exports in the first four months of 2010 were 17 percent higher than in the first four months of 2009 .
5. 682,370 jobs created under the Recovery Act Between January 1 — March 31,2010. ,
6. Job loss exploded under Bush, improves under Obama.
7. New jobless claims tumble.
8. March jobs data showed biggest growth in three years .
9. U.S. economy added 90000 jobs in April .
10. Tax refunds up 10 percent due to stimulus .
11. Federal deficit shrunk 8% year-on-year.
12. Jobless rates dropped in 34 states and DC (AP).
13. U.S. Economy: Manufacturing grew by most since 2004.
14. Economy grew 5.9% in 4th quarter.
15. U.S. GDP up 3.2% in first quarter, consumer spending showed biggest rise in 3 years .
16. Orders for most durable goods rose.
17. New-home sales saw biggest jump in 47 years.
18. Wholesale inventories and sales rose in March.
19. Tax bills hit lowest level since 1950 .
20. Good news: Foreclosures fall 2%.
21. Consumer confidence highest in 2 years.
22. Start-Up activity now higher than it was during the dotcom boom.
23. Study: Almost 5 million charging stations by 2015.
24. Wind power growth up 39% due to government stimulus.
25. Poll: World’s opinion of U.S. has improved sharply under Obama.
26. 47 nations rise to Obama’s challenge at US nuke summit and agree to four years of non-proliferation efforts.
27. U.S. jail population declined for first time in decades.
Miscellaneous
1. Expanded access to places to hunt and fish.
2. Purchased fuel efficient American-made fleet for the federal government.
3. Got his daughters a puppy!
4. Held first Seder in White House.
5. Appointed at least one Republican to the cabinet.
6. U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama kicked off anti-obesity effort.
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. I am on no paticular side of the fence, but just by reading the forums here alone, it seems that some people will blame him for almost everything going wrong here and if something is presented as positive, "oh, well that was all Congress." Just pointing it out here.
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