Obama Actions and Initiatives
Foreign Policy:
Condemns the Iranian government's crackdown (Jun23)
Voices qualified support for Colombia trade deal(Jul02-http://tinyurl.com/mss3sy)
Financial:
Will limit Fed lending power, grant it more systemic regulatory authority
Will recommend a non-regulatory insurance oversight office
Will allow SEC, CFTC to regulate derivatives
Human Services:
Federal benefits to be extended to gay/unmarried partners
Calls for a public service plan for individuals
Health Care:
Lobbies doctors for support of changes
Consults experts on 1976 swine flu outbreak (Jul1 - http://tinyurl.com/mzhn8m)
Government:
Announces deal with the pharmaceutical industry to cut prescription drug costs (Jun23)
Plans to kill a controversial Bush administration spy satellite program at DHS (Jun23)
Urges Congress not to put off immigration reform(Jun25-http://tinyurl.com/lkvavl)
Science:
Urges action on global warming
Urges fast work on climate-change bill (jun24)
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