So, I was asked a few months ago from my friend Dustin what President Obama and the Democrats have done since they've been in office. And, I would like to thank Rachel Maddow for breaking it down. Here's a list. Think about this, in 21 months, President Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid have done the following since he took office:
January 29, 2009 - President Obama signs into law the Lilly Ledbetter Equal Pay law, a law that has sat in Congress for years because of Republican opposition.
May 22, 2009 - President Obama signs into law the new law that allows the government to regulate credit card companies and what they can do with rate hikes, billing, etc.
June 22, 2009 - President Obama signs into law the ability for the FDA to regular tobacco companies and what words can be used in their warning labels, making it more obvious the effects of the tobacco.
October 11, 2009 - The Democrats pass a bill that makes it a Federal crime to commit an assault on a person based upon their sexual orientation.
January 30, 2009 - A bill passes that insures health insurance for approximately 4 million uninsured children.
March 30, 2010 - Federal government loans are now being handed out by the government instead of utilizing private banks to hand out the student loans, thereby eliminating the risk on the federal government with little return of profit.
April 21, 2009 - Triples the size of Americorp with Republican support.
August 26th, 2009 - Cash for Clunkers a huge success for the auto company (part of the auto bailout mind you).
February 17, 2009 - Economic Recovery Package (the stimulus bill). This is the single largest tax cut, EVER. It was the largest investment in clean energy EVER. It was the largest investment in education, EVER.
March 22, 2010 - Health care reform is signed into law by President Obama. As big as social security and Medicare.
July 21, 2010 - The Financial Reform Bill is signed into law. Curves the excesses on Wall Street. These are the strongest consumer financial protections in history.
Other things that have been done:
---Veterans Health Care Budget and Reform and Transparency Act of 2009.
---Consolidated Appropriates Act of 2009.
---Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010
Over the past 21 months,
---President Obama and the Democrats have passed 25 separate tax cuts.
---President Obama and the Democrats have passed the most significant land conservation bill in 2 decades.
---They created a consumer protection agency.
---They shrunk the federal deficit in the process of all this legislation.
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