Rank President Obama's Enacted Policies By Keaton [17 more lists]
In an election year there is a lot of debate about what the candidates have done. Here is a list of what President Obama has done his first three (3) years in office. Vote up the policies mattered the most in your opinion, and vote down the policies you think were less important do did the least to help America. These policies were chosen because they have been the most talked about, and or are found to be most popular on the preliminary voting polls. The list is titled by what the bill did and the name of the bill can be found in the description. More information on some of these policies can be found here.
- 1
Sought Verifiable Reductions In Nuclear Stockpiles
“ New Start Treaty „ - 2
Repealed Don't Ask Don't Tell
“ Bill: S.4023 „ - 3
Ended The Use Of Torture And Ensured Lawful Interrogations
“ Executive Order 13491 „ - 4
Sign A Universal Health Care Bill
“ Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (H.R. 4872) „ - 5
Created New Financial Regulations
“ American Financial Stability Act of 2010 „ - 6
The Stimulus
“ Obama passed an $825 Billion Stimulus but failed to keep unemployment under 8% as promised. „ - 7
Reformed Mandatory Minimum Sentences
“ National Defense Authorization Act of 2010 Sec. 4713 „ - 8
Restricted Warrantless Wiretaps
“ Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act „ - 9
Strengthened Antitrust Enforcement
“ Antitrust Initiative „ - 10
Provided a Path To Citizenship For Undocumented Immigrants
“ DREAM Act „ - 11
Created A Tax Credit For Workers
“ Obama wanted a $500 credit but passed the bill at a slightly lesser $400 credit. Making Work Pay tax credit „ - 12
Require More Disclosure And A Waiting Period For Earmarks
“ Transparency and Integrity in Earmarks Act „ - 13
Small Business Jobs Act of 2010
“ The tax cut compromise in this policy extends the rates only temporarily, and with the same limitations as before. HR 4583 „ - 14
Created 225,000 "Green" Jobs
“ But failed to reach the 5 million that the bill was created for. Green Jobs Bill „ - 15
Suspending All The Ongoing Proceedings Of Guantanamo Military Commission And Ordering The Detention Facility To Be Shut Down Within The Year
“ Guantanamo still remains open and operating. Executive Order 13492 „ - 16
Trained And Equipped The Afghan Army
“ Authorized approximately 4,000 additional trainers, who were expected to be in place in Afghanistan by the end of September, bringing the total authorized training force to about 6,500. „ - 17
Added Additional Security To The Borders
“ Immigration Reform „ - 18
Signed National Defense Authorization Act
“ There was controversy over this bill because it could or could not be used to indefinitely detain US citizens domestically, it is written to allow the detention of US citizens abroad as well as foreigners without trial. „
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