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)
Pressed African countries to be more open and honest(Jul 13 - http://tinyurl.com/lonjvr)
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
Government:
Takes action on food safety(Jul07-http://tinyurl.com/nthjy8)
Announces Surgeon General Nominee(Jul13 - http://tinyurl.com/ne7b3n)
Threatens to veto spending over F22 cost (Jul 13 - http://tinyurl.com/md5d2q)
Unveils Education 'Race to the Top' (Jul 30 - http://tinyurl.com/lpzxc9)
Changes priorities on immigration (Jul 30 - http://tinyurl.com/mf942h)
Health Care:
Consults experts on 1976 swine flu outbreak (Jul1 - http://tinyurl.com/mzhn8m)
Reshapes health care pull as 'anti-insurer' (Jul30 -http://tinyurl.com/l3wwm7)
Seeks small business support for health care (Jul30 - http://tinyurl.com/n287ev)
Human Services:
Federal benefits to be extended to gay/unmarried partners
Calls for a public service plan for individuals
Science:
Urges action on global warming
Urges fast work on climate-change bill (jun24)
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