What the fuck has Obama done so far?
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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
Launched recovery.gov to track spending from the Recovery Act, providing transparency and allowing the public to report fraud, waste, or abuse
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
Repealed Bush era restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research
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
Signed the Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act to stop fraud and wasteful spending in the defense procurement and contracting system
Issued executive order to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay
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
Increased minority access to capital
Established Credit Card Bill of Rights, preventing credit card companies from imposing arbitrary rate increases on customers
Health Care Reform Bill, preventing insurance companies from denying insurance because of a pre-existing condition
Health Care Reform Bill, allowing children to remain covered by their parents' insurance until the age of 26
Tax cuts for up to 3.5 million small businesses to help pay for employee health care coverage
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
Added 4.6 billion USD to the Veterans Administration budget to recruit and retain more mental health professionals
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
Eliminated subsidies to private lender middlemen of student loans and protect student borrowers
Increased funding for national parks and forests by 10%
Significantly expanded Pell grants, which help low-income students pay for college
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
Appointed nation's first Chief Technology Officer
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
Signed financial reform law prohibiting banks from engaging in proprietary trading (trading the bank's own money to turn a profit, often in conflict with their customers' interests)
Signed financial reform law allowing shareholders of publicly traded companies to vote on executive pay
Cut prescription drug cost for medicare recipients by 50%
Provided $12.2 Billion in new funding for Individuals With Disabilities Act
Extended Benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees
Appointed more openly gay officials than any other president in US history
The American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009: a $789 billion economic stimulus plan
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