Reply #3: Obama is building quite a legacy: [View All]

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Second Chance Act

Appointing Elizabeth Warren to establish the first-ever Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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Federal Medical Leave Act extended by Department of Labor to include same-sex relationships.

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New rules raising fuel standard requirements.

New rules to regulate coal air pollution, which may result in utilities shutting down smaller, dirtier plants.

New sulfur dioxide emissions limits, which is the first change in 40 years.

New rules to limit water pollution from mining

EPA Proposes First National Standard for Mercury Pollution from Power Plants / Mercury and air toxics standards represent one of strongest health protections from air pollution since passage of Clean Air Act

EPA mercury rules hailed as help for NY lakes (EPA's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards: Cleaner Air AND Reliable Electricity)

Obama EPA Revokes Largest Mountaintop Removal Permit in US History

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Pictures: Six New Natural Landmarks Named

Conservation Wins A Big One At The Grand Canyon

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The package of major legislative accomplishments during the Obama Presidency's first two years:


January 29, 2009: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, Pub.L. 111-2


February 4, 2009: Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (SCHIP), Pub.L. 111-3


February 17, 2009: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), Pub.L. 111-5


March 11, 2009: Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, Pub.L. 111-8


March 30, 2009: Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, Pub.L. 111-11


April 21, 2009: Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, Pub.L. 111-13


May 20, 2009: Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009, Pub.L. 111-21


May 20, 2009: Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009, Pub.L. 111-22


May 22, 2009: Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009, Pub.L. 111-23


May 22, 2009: Credit CARD Act of 2009, Pub.L. 111-24


June 22, 2009: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, as Division A of Pub.L. 111-31


June 24, 2009: Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2009 including the Car Allowance Rebate System (Cash for Clunkers), Pub.L. 111-32


October 28, 2009: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, including the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, Pub.L. 111-84


November 6, 2009: Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009, Pub.L. 111-92


December 16, 2009: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, Pub.L. 111-117


February 12, 2010: Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act, as Title I of Pub.L. 111-139


March 4, 2010: Travel Promotion Act of 2009, as Section 9 of Pub.L. 111-145


March 18, 2010: Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, Pub.L. 111-147


March 23, 2010: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub.L. 111-148


March 30, 2010: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, including the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, Pub.L. 111-152


May 5, 2010: Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-163


July 1, 2010: Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-195


July 21, 2010: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Pub.L. 111-203


August 3, 2010: Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-220


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August 10, 2010: SPEECH Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-223


September 27, 2010: Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-240


December 8, 2010: Claims Resolution Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-291, H.R. 4783


December 13, 2010: Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-296, S. 3307


December 17, 2010: Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-312, H.R. 4853


December 22, 2010: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-321, H.R. 2965


January 2, 2011: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-347, H.R. 847


January 4, 2011: Shark Conservation Act, Pub.L. 111-348, H.R. 81


January 4, 2011: Food Safety and Modernization Act, Pub.L. 111-353, H.R. 2751