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Delivering
on
Change
The
President
arrived
facing
an
unprecedented
array
of
challenges,
and
has met
is meeting
them
with
a
bold,
comprehensive
plan.
He
passed
the
most
ambitious
recovery
package
in
history
to
address
the
economic
crisis. He kept faith with the American people through a government that is
crisis. He is reimagining government to be more
open,
transparent,
and
accountable.
And
he
restored
is restoring
America's
alliances
abroad,
as
well
as
our
American
values
here
at
home.
Featured
Legislation
IN
PROGRESS
The
Budget
SIGNED:
Tuesday,
February
17,
2009
American
Recovery
and
Reinvestment
Act
SIGNED:
Wednesday,
February
4,
2009
Children's
Health
Insurance
Reauthorization
Act
IN
THIS
SECTION
Civil
Rights
Fiscal
Responsibility
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Foreign
Policy
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Care
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&
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Security
Change
At
A
Glance
Roll
over
the
circles
below
to
see
how
the
Obama
Administration
has
been
delivering
on
change.
1/21/09
1
of
4
|
Next
Obama
Sent
an
Order
Throughout
the
Federal
Government
to
Compile
Recommendations
For
An
Open
Government
Directive
On
Transparency,
Participation,
And
Collaboration
In
Government.
LEARN
MORE
2
of
4
|
Next
President
Obama
Overturned
A
Controversial
Bush
Executive
Order
Limiting
Public
Access
To
Presidential
Records.
LEARN
MORE
3
of
4
|
Next
President
Obama
Signed
a
Memorandum
on
the
Freedom
of
Information
Act
To
Improve
Responsiveness
To
FOIA
Requests.
LEARN
MORE
4
of
4
|
Next
President
Obama
Issued
an
Executive
Order
Laying
Out
Stringent
Ethics
Rules
For
Presidential
Appointees
That
Experts
Said
"Could
Usher
In
An
Era
Of
Openness
In
Federal
Government."
LEARN
MORE
1/22/09
1
of
4
|
Next
President
Obama
Issued
An
Executive
Order
Requiring
The
Closure
Of
The
Guantanamo
Bay
Detention
Center
Within
One
Year.
LEARN
MORE
2
of
4
|
Next
President
Obama
Named
Former
Sen.
George
Mitchell
As
Special
Envoy
To
The
Middle
East
And
Former
U.N.
Ambassador
Richard
Holbrooke
As
Envoy
To
The
Afghanistan-Pakistan
Region.
LEARN
MORE
3
of
4
|
Next
President
Obama
Signed
the
Executive
Order
Creating
a
Special
Task
Force
to
Conduct
a
Review
of
Detainee
Policies
on
January
22,
2009.
LEARN
MORE
4
of
4
|
Next
President
Obama
Signed
An
Executive
Order
Requiring
That
All
Detainee
Interrogations
Comply
With
The
Army
Field
Manual's
Guidelines,
Closure
Of
CIA
Detention
Facilities,
And
Prohibiting
Reliance
On
Any
Interrogation
Policy
Guidelines
Issued
During
The
Bush
Administration.
LEARN
MORE
1/26/09
President
Obama
Ordered
New
Federal
Rules
Directing
Automakers
To
Start
Making
More
Fuel-Efficient
Cars
And
Ended
Bush-Era
Policy
Of
Blocking
States
From
Imposing
Tougher
Auto
Emissions
Standards.
LEARN
MORE
1/29/09
President
Obama
Signed
The
Lilly
Ledbetter
Fair
Pay
Act,
Restoring
Basic
Protections
Against
Pay
Discrimination
For
Women
And
Other
Workers.
LEARN
MORE
1/30/09
President
Obama
Signed
an
Executive
Order
on
Economy
in
Government
Contracting
to
Fight
Waste
and
Abuse.
LEARN
MORE
2/04/09
President
Obama
Signed
The
SCHIP
Reauthorization
Bill,
Providing
Health
Insurance
Coverage
for
Four
Million
More
Children.
LEARN
MORE
2/10/09
Obama
Administration
Launched
the
Financial
Stability
Plan
To
Unclog
The
Nation's
Credit
System.
LEARN
MORE
2/17/09
President
Obama
Signed
The
American
Recovery
And
Reinvestment
Act,
Which
Will
Save
or
Create
3.5
Million
Jobs
Over
The
Next
Two
Years,
Cut
Taxes
For
Middle
Class
Families,
And
Make
Historic
Investments
In
Education,
Clean
Energy,
Health
Care
And
Infrastructure.
LEARN
MORE
2/18/09
President
Obama
Launched
The
Making
Home
Affordable
Plan,
Which
Will
Help
Up
To
9
Million
Homeowners
Avoid
Foreclosure.
LEARN
MORE
2/20/09
President
Obama
Made
A
New
Commitment
To
The
Gulf
Coast.
LEARN
MORE
2/23/09
1
of
2
|
Next
President
Obama
Selected
Renowned
Watchdog
And
Former
Secret
Service
Agent
Earl
Devaney
To
Monitor
Recovery
Act
Spending.
LEARN
MORE
2
of
2
|
Next
President
Obama
Held
A
Bipartisan
Fiscal
Summit
to
Solicit
Ideas
On
Restoring
Long
Term
Fiscal
Discipline.
LEARN
MORE
2/27/09
President
Obama
Announced
His
Plan
To
Responsibly
End
The
War
In
Iraq
By
August
2010.
LEARN
MORE
3/04/09
President
Obama
Ordered
An
Overhaul
Of
Government
Contracting
Policies
to
Promote
Competition
and
Curtail
No-Bid
Awards,
and
Endorsed
a
Bipartisan
Effort
to
Reform
Defense
Procurement.
LEARN
MORE
3/05/09
The
President
Held
The
White
House
Forum
on
Health
Reform
With
Members
of
Congress
And
Stakeholders
From
All
Sides
Of
The
Issue,
With
Five
Breakout
Sessions
Streamed
Simultaneously
to
Provide
Transparency.
LEARN
MORE
3/09/09
Obama
Signed
A
Presidential
Memorandum
Restoring
Scientific
Integrity
and
Issued
an
Executive
Order
Lifting
Restrictions
on
Stem
Cell
Research.
LEARN
MORE
3/10/09
President
Obama
Called
For
Comprehensive
Education
Reforms
and
Investment
In
A
Major
Policy
Address
to
the
Hispanic
Chamber
of
Commerce.
LEARN
MORE
3/16/09
President
Obama
Launched
Plan
To
Boost
Lending
To
Small
Businesses
During
The
Economic
Crisis.
LEARN
MORE
3/18/09
Obama
Administration
Ended
"Stop-Loss"
Practice
That
Requires
Soldiers
To
Stay
In
The
Military
Beyond
Their
Service
Obligation.
LEARN
MORE
3/23/09
The
President
and
Secretary
Geithner
Announced
the
Details
of
the
Financial
Stability
Plan
on
March
23,
2009.
LEARN
MORE
3/24/09
DOJ
And
DHS
Launched
New
Plan
To
Combat
Drug-Related
Violence
Along
The
U.S.-Mexico
Border.
LEARN
MORE
3/26/09
President
Obama
Held
the
First
Ever
Online
Townhall
From
The
White
House,
Answering
Top
Questions
Submitted
And
Voted
On
By
The
Public.
LEARN
MORE
3/27/09
President
Obama
Gave
His
Speech
Announcing
the
New
Strategy
for
Afghanistan
and
Pakistan.
LEARN
MORE
3/30/09
President
Obama
Signed
Into
Law
The
Most
Significant
Conservation
Legislation
In
Fifteen
Years,
the
Omnibus
Lands
Act.
LEARN
MORE
4/04/09
NATO
Allies
Strongly
Endorsed
President
Obama's
Plan
For
Afghanistan
And
Pledged
To
Send
Thousands
Of
Soldiers
And
Police
To
Train
Afghan
Army
And
Police
Forces.
LEARN
MORE
4/01/09
President
Obama
And
Russian
President
Dmitry
Medvedev
Held
Meeting
That
Produced
Joint
Statements
Pledging
Cooperation
On
A
Range
Of
Issues,
Including
Iran's
Nuclear
Program
And
Negotiations
On
A
New
Strategic
Arms
Control
Treaty.
LEARN
MORE
4/02/09
President
Obama
Played
Lead
Role
In
G-20
Summit
That
Produced
A
$1.1
Trillion
Deal
To
Combat
The
Global
Financial
Crisis.
LEARN
MORE
4/13/09
President
Obama
Lifted
Travel
And
Gift
Restrictions
For
Cuban
Americans
In
The
Most
Significant
Diplomatic
Overture
Towards
Cuba
In
Decades.
LEARN
MORE
4/17/09
EPA
At
Last
Recognized
That
Greenhouse
Gas
Emissions
Pose
A
Danger
To
The
Public
Health
And
Welfare
And
Proposed
Regulation,
Marking
"A
Major
Shift
In
The
Federal
Government's
Approach
To
Global
Warming."
LEARN
MORE
4/21/09
President
Obama
Signed
The
Serve
America
Act,
Greatly
Expanding
Opportunities
For
Service
And
Issuing
A
Call
For
All
Americans
To
Help
Change
Their
Country
Where
Government
Cannot.
LEARN
MORE
4/24/09
President
Obama
Proposed
Taking
Banks
Out
As
Middlemen
In
Student
Lending
To
Save
$50
Billion
Over
10
Years.
LEARN
MORE
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