Obama has PLENTY of experience

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Registered: 04-06-2008
Obama has PLENTY of experience
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Fri, 09-26-2008 - 1:12pm

For those of you who don't think Obama has enough experience:


Most of his legislative effort has been in the areas of:


* Energy Efficiency and Climate Change (25 bills)
* Health care (21 bills) and public health (20 bills)
* Consumer protection/labor (14 bills)
* The needs of Veterans and the Armed Forces (13 bills)
* Congressional Ethics and Accountability (12 bills)
* Foreign Policy (10 bills)
* Voting and Elections (9 bills)
* Education (7 bills)
* Hurricane Katrina Relief (6)
* The Environment (5 bills)
* Homeland Security (4 bills)
* Discrimination (4 bills)


Of the 15 bills Senator Obama sponsored or co-sponsored in 2005-7 that became law:


Two addressed foreign policy:


* Promote relief, security and democracy in the Congo (2125)
* Develop democratic institutions in areas under Palestinian control (2370).


Three addressed public health:


* Improve mine safety (2803)
* Increased breast cancer funding (597)
* Reduce preterm delivery and complications, reduce infant mortality (707).


Two addressed openness and accountability in government:


* Strengthening the Freedom of Information Act (2488 )
* Full disclosure of all entities receiving federal funds (2590)


Two addressed national security


* Extend Terrorist Risk Insurance (467)
* Amend the Patriot Act (2167)


One addressed the needs of the Armed Forces


* Wave passport fees to visit graves, attend memorials/funerals of veterans abroad (1184).


Of the 570 bills Senator Obama introduced into the Senate during the 109th and 110th Congress (Senate Bill numbers are in parentheses), they can be summarized as follows:


25 addressed Energy Efficiency and Climate Change


* Suspend royalty relief for oil and gas (115)
* Reduce dependence on oil; use of alternative energy sources (133)
* Increase fuel economy standards for cars (767, 768 )
* Auto industry incentives for fuel efficient vehicles (1151)
* Reduce green house gas emissions (1324)
* Establish at NSF a climate change education program (1389)
* Increase renewable content of gasoline (2202)
* Energy emergency relief for small businesses and farms (269)
* Strategic gasoline and fuel reserves (1794)
* Alternative diesel standards (3554)
* Coal to liquid fuel promotion (3623)
* Renewable diesel standards (1920)
* Reducing global warming pollution from vehicles (2555)
* Fuel security and consumer choice (1994, 2025)
* Alternative energy refueling system (2614)
* Climate change education (1389)
* Low income energy assistance (2405)
* Oil savings targets (339)
* Fuel economy reform (3694)
* Plug-in electric drive vehicles (1617)
* Nuclear release notice (2348 )
* Passenger rail investment (294)
* Energy relief for low income families (2405)


21 addressed Health Care


* Drug re-importation (334)
* Health information technology (1262, 1418 )
* Discount drug prices (2347)
* Health care associated infections (2278 )
* Hospital quality report cards (692, 1824)
* Medical error disclosure and compensation (1784)
* Emergency medical care and response (1873)
* Stem cell research (5)
* Medical Malpractice insurance (1525)
* Health centers renewal (901, 3771)
* Children’s health insurance (401)
* Home health care (2061)
* Medicare independent living (2103)
* Microbicides for HIV/AIDS (823)
* Ovarian cancer biomarker research (2569)
* Gynological cancers (1172)
* Access to personalized medicine through use of human genome (976)
* Paralysis research and care (1183)


20 addressed Public Health:


* Violence against women (1197)
* Biodefense and pandemic preparedness and response (1821, 1880)
* Viral influenza control (969)
* End homelessness (1518 )
* Reduce STDs/unintended pregnancy (1790)
* Smoking prevention and tobacco control (625)
* Minority health improvement and disparity elimination (4024)
* Nutrition and physical education in schools (2066)
* Health impact assessments (1067, 2506)
* Healthy communities (1068 )
* Combat methamphetamines (2071)
* Paid sick leave (910)
* Prohibit mercury sales (833, 1818 )
* Prohibit sale of lead products (1306, 2132)
* Lead exposure in children (1811, 2132)


14 address Consumer Protection/Labor


* Stop unfair labor practices (842)
* Fair minimum wage (2, 1062, 2725, 3829)
* Internet freedom (2917)
* Credit card safety (2411)
* Media ownership (2332)
* Protecting taxpayer privacy (2484)
* Working family child assistance (218 )
* Habeus Corpus Restoration (185)
* Bankruptcy protection for employees and retirees (2092)
* FAA fair labor management dispute resolution (2201)
* Working families flexibility (2419).


13 addressed the Needs of Veterans and the Armed Forces:


* Improve Benefits (117)
* Suicide prevention (479)
* Needs of homeless veterans (1180)
* Homes for veterans (1084)
* GI Bill enhancement (43)
* Military job protection
* Dignity in care for wounded vets (713)
* Housing assistance for low income veterans (1084)
* Military children in public schools (2151)
* Military eye injury research and care (1999)
* Research physical/mental health needs from Iraq War (1271)
* Proper administration of discharge for personality disorder (1817, 1885)
* Security of personal data of veterans (3592)


12 addressed Congressional Ethics and Accountability


* Lobbying and ethics reform (230)
* Stop fraud (2280)
* Legislative transparency and accountability (525)
* Open government (2180, 2488 )
* Restoring fiscal discipline (10)
* Transparency and integrity in earmarks (2261)
* Accountability of conference committee deliberations and reports (2179)
* Federal funding accountability and transparency (2590)
* Accountability and oversight for private security functions under Federal
* contract (674)
* Accountability for contractors and personnel under federal contracts
* (2147) Restrictions awarding government contracts (2519)


10 addressed Foreign Policy:


* Iraq war de-escalation (313)
* US policy for Iraq (433),
* Divestiture from Iran (1430)
* Sudan divestment authorization (831)
* Millennium Development Goals (2433)
* Multilateral debt relief (1320)
* Development bank reform (1129)
* Nuclear nonproliferation (3131,977,2224).


9 address Voting/Elections


* Prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (453)
* Voter access to polls and services in Federal elections (737)
* Voter intimidation and deceptive practices (1975)
* Senate campaign disclosure parity (185)
* Require reporting for bundled campaign contributions (2030)
* Election jamming prevention (4102)
* Campaign disclosure parity (223)
* Presidential funding (2412)
* Integrity of electronic voting systems (1487)


11 addressed Education


* Increase access of low income African Americans to higher education (1513)
* Establish teaching residency programs (1574)
* Increase early intervention services (2111)
* Middle school curriculum improvements (2227)
* Public database of scholarships, fellowships and financial aid (2428 )
* Summer learning programs (116)
* TANF financial education promotion (924)
* Higher education (1642)
* Build capacity at community colleges (379)
* Campus law enforcement in emergencies (1228 )
* Support for teachers (2060).


6 addressed Hurricane Katrina


* Hurricane Katrina recovery (2319)
* Emergency relief (1637)
* Bankruptcy relief and community protection (1647)
* Working family tax relief (2257)
* Fair wages for recovery workers (1749)
* Gulf coast infrastructure redevelopment (1836)


5 addressed the Environment


* Drinking water security (218, 1426)
* Water resources development (728 )
* Waste water treatment (1995)
* Combat illegal logging (1930)
* Spent nuclear fuel tracking and accountability (1194)
* Asian Carp Prevention and Control Act (Introduced in Senate)


4 addressed Discrimination


* Claims for civil class action based on discrimination (1989)
* Domestic partnership benefits (2521)
* Unresolved civil rights crimes (535)
* Equality or two parent families (2286)


4 addressed Homeland Security


* Judicial review of FISA orders (2369)
* National emergency family locator (1630)
* Amend US Patriot Act (2167)
* Chemical security and safety (2486)


iVillage Member
Registered: 08-13-2008
Fri, 09-26-2008 - 1:52pm
I don't think the number of bills that Obama has sponsored or co-sponsored is going to make those people who think he doesn't have enough experience suddenly start tauting his experience.

Carey

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Fri, 09-26-2008 - 2:05pm

do you have a link?

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Registered: 04-06-2008
Fri, 09-26-2008 - 2:19pm
Link is at bottom of post
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Registered: 10-25-2006
Fri, 09-26-2008 - 2:30pm

You know, unless the vote is close, it's not a big deal that the candidates miss them.

In fact, I'd rather have them expressing their views on the important issues to us voters than going back to DC to vote on a bill that they know has enough yays or nays to support their positions without their votes.

Or, I'd rather they take a rest so that when they get to the important debates they can concisely express their thoughts and focus on the question at hand, not ramble off topic.

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iVillage Member
Registered: 08-13-2008
Fri, 09-26-2008 - 3:07pm

Sorry, but regardless of how close a vote is or I should how close a vote is expected to be, part of their job is to vote.

Carey

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Fri, 09-26-2008 - 3:17pm
lol - sorry, I clicked that then thought it was a business ad so closed it again

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Registered: 09-19-2008
Fri, 09-26-2008 - 3:25pm
It appears Obama has experience signing his name...but then, with all of the autographs the celebdidate signs, was there really any doubt?
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Registered: 08-26-2008
Fri, 09-26-2008 - 6:40pm

Haha.


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Was it Hannity or Rush? I swear I heard this on the radio today for a minute, before I got a severe headache and had to turn it off.


It sounded just like that, a bunch of gibberish with no punctuation. Maybe they were taking grammar lessons from Sarah. Or maybe the other way around.

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Registered: 09-19-2008
Fri, 09-26-2008 - 6:54pm

*** Was it Hannity or Rush? I swear I heard this on the radio today for a minute, before I got a severe headache and had to turn it off.

Reality sometimes has that effect on liberals.

*** It sounded just like that, a bunch of gibberish with no punctuation.

Yeah...the crap associated with that inane conglomeration usually sounds like gibberish.

*** Maybe they were taking grammar lessons from Sarah. Or maybe the other way around. Oh well, they all sond the same( conservative talkers) and none of them makes sense.

Do they really "sond" the same? LOL! Well at least they...uh...um...er... don't...uh...um...er... sound...uh...um...er... uh...um...er... like...uh...um...er... Obama. LOL!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDJSVPAx8xc&feature=related