not_too_L8
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Tue Mar-25-08 07:07 AM
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A collection of Obama's accomplishments for those.... |
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Edited on Tue Mar-25-08 07:09 AM by not_too_L8
that continue to say he has no experience.
Add anything you know about his accomplishments!
I'll start
Adds health insurance for 20,000 children, Welfare reform, Earned income tax credit, increased minimum wage ($5.15 to $6.50). Death penalty reform making interrogations be video taped passed Senate 58-0, signed to law by governor who first opposed Obama’s bill. Sponsored bill probing police profiling.
Worked to expand and author program to locate & dismantle stray Russian WMD’s left over from the cold war after the disbanding of the USSR.
Jan. 2007, major ethics/lobbying reform bill, w/ Russ Feingold insisted tougher measures banning lobbyist gifts/ meals/ jets, disclosure of earmark & contribution bundling to candidates or committees; restricts retiring Congress from going into lobbying
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Tue Mar-25-08 07:13 AM
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1. Is dead bang solid that education is an investment in our future and backed it up with 11 bills |
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Increase access of low income African Americans to higher education (1513) Establish teaching residency programs (1574) Increase early intervention services (2111) Middle school curriculum improvements (2227) Public database of scholarships, fellowships and financial aid (2428) Summer learning programs (116) TANF financial education promotion (924) Higher education (1642) Build capacity at community colleges (379) Campus law enforcement in emergencies (1228) Support for teachers (2060).
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not_too_L8
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Tue Mar-25-08 07:27 AM
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I want to collect as much info as possible
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