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Alohilani (not verified) says:
To all of you who believe that Barack Obama has no accomplishments:
Not true.
Barack Obama has been an elected official for 11 years. Senator Obama was elected to the Illinois Senate in 1996. He resigned from the Illinois Senate in November 2004 following his election to the U.S. Senate.
Here's just a smattering of some of accomplishments:
* S.2590: The Coburn-Obama Transparency Act, now known as the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (signed into law September 26, 2006)
* The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (signed into law September 14, 2007)
* S.453: A bill to criminalize deceptive practices in federal elections, including fraudulent flyers and automated phone calls (20 co-sponsers)
* S.2132: A bill to prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of children's products that contain lead, and for other purposes. (6 co-sponsers. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation)
* S.1811: A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to assess and reduce the levels of lead found in child-occupied facilities in the United States, and for other purposes (2 co-sponsers. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works)
* S.713: A bill to ensure dignity in care for members of the Armed Forces recovering from injuries. (34 co-sponsers)
* S.768: A bill to increase fuel economy standards for automobiles and for other purposes. (6 co-sponsers)
* S.2330: A bill to authorize a pilot program within the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development with the goal of preventing at-risk veterans and veteran families from falling into homelessness, and for other purposes. (1 co-sponser. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs)
* S.2347: A bill to restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics. (31 co-sponsers. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance)
* S.1977 : A bill to provide for sustained United States leadership in a cooperative global effort to prevent nuclear terrorism, reduce global nuclear arsenals, stop the spread of nuclear weapons and related material and technology, and support the responsible and peaceful use of nuclear technology. (2 co-sponsers. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations)
Amendments:
* S.AMDT.923 to S.761: To expand the pipeline of individuals entering the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields to support United States innovation and competitiveness. (Amendment SA 923 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent)
* S.AMDT.2588 to H.R.976: To provide certain employment protections for family members who are caring for members of the Armed Forces recovering from illnesses and injuries (8 co-sponsers. Amendment SA 2588 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent)
There's more, look it up at: http://thomas.loc.gov/
Our government moves at a snail's pace. There are good ideas from both sides of the aisle, but it takes a tremendous amount energy (and time) to see them through. And by the way, Clinton was a co-sponser on a few of these bills, so when she's says that Obama has no experience...
Judging from his record, it's obvious that Senator Obama cares about his fellow Americans.
That's good enough for me.
To all of you who believe that Barack Obama has no accomplishments:
Not true.
Barack Obama has been an elected official for 11 years. Senator Obama was elected to the Illinois Senate in 1996. He resigned from the Illinois Senate in November 2004 following his election to the U.S. Senate.
Here's just a smattering of some of accomplishments:
* S.2590: The Coburn-Obama Transparency Act, now known as the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (signed into law September 26, 2006)
* The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (signed into law September 14, 2007)
* S.453: A bill to criminalize deceptive practices in federal elections, including fraudulent flyers and automated phone calls (20 co-sponsers)
* S.2132: A bill to prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of children's products that contain lead, and for other purposes. (6 co-sponsers. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation)
* S.1811: A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to assess and reduce the levels of lead found in child-occupied facilities in the United States, and for other purposes (2 co-sponsers. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works)
* S.713: A bill to ensure dignity in care for members of the Armed Forces recovering from injuries. (34 co-sponsers)
* S.768: A bill to increase fuel economy standards for automobiles and for other purposes. (6 co-sponsers)
* S.2330: A bill to authorize a pilot program within the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development with the goal of preventing at-risk veterans and veteran families from falling into homelessness, and for other purposes. (1 co-sponser. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs)
* S.2347: A bill to restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics. (31 co-sponsers. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance)
* S.1977 : A bill to provide for sustained United States leadership in a cooperative global effort to prevent nuclear terrorism, reduce global nuclear arsenals, stop the spread of nuclear weapons and related material and technology, and support the responsible and peaceful use of nuclear technology. (2 co-sponsers. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations)
Amendments:
* S.AMDT.923 to S.761: To expand the pipeline of individuals entering the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields to support United States innovation and competitiveness. (Amendment SA 923 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent)
* S.AMDT.2588 to H.R.976: To provide certain employment protections for family members who are caring for members of the Armed Forces recovering from illnesses and injuries (8 co-sponsers. Amendment SA 2588 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent)
There's more, look it up at: http://thomas.loc.gov/
Our government moves at a snail's pace. There are good ideas from both sides of the aisle, but it takes a tremendous amount energy (and time) to see them through. And by the way, Clinton was a co-sponser on a few of these bills, so when she's says that Obama has no experience...
Judging from his record, it's obvious that Senator Obama cares about his fellow Americans.
That's good enough for me.