#gopdebate Pres Obama's accomplishments
Things you won't see in rightwing media:<b>Some of President Obama's Accomplishments</b>
**<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/video/exclusive-inside-anti-isis-command-center-31594520">Pres
Obama's been fighting ISIS with a coalition since at least August of
2014 and our military has setup a huge tech savvy base in an
undisclosed Gulf Nation</a>
** Surpassed Republican promises of 6% unemployment before their
promised timeline of 2017
** Opened up US relations with Cuba after 50 yrs
** Cuban and US Embassies reopen after 54 yrs
** <a href="https://www.sba.gov/blogs/president-obamas-budget-priorities-small-businesses">Cut
taxes 18 times for small businesses and pushed $130B in loans and
$380B in federal contracts</a>
** Our economy is strong and recovered under Obama - 5.5% unemployment
** We are at "officially full employment"
** Cut the deficit by two thirds
** <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/03/world/europe/03summit.html">Played
lead role in the G-20 Summit to commit $1.1 trillion deal to combat
the global financial crisis</a>
** 1st bill he signed into law was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
** The country is safe under Obama
** <a href="http://www2.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2010/02/02012010a.html">Through
American Recovery/Reinvestment Act, saved 300k education jobs;
teachers, principals, librarians, and counselors that would have
otherwise been lost</a>
** The Stock Market has soared and doubled during his presidency
** <a href="http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/obameter/promise/188/increase-funding-for-local-emergency-planning/">Provided
funding to states and Homeland Security to save thousands of police
and firefighter jobs from being cut during the recession</a>
** Killed Osama bin Laden
** Saved the US auto industry
** Passed Wall Street reform
** Passed credit card reform
** Repealed Don't ask Don't tell
** Reversed Bush torture policies
** Signed an Executive Order on government contracting to fight waste and abuse.
** <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/26/us/politics/26loans.html">Kicked
banks out of federal student loan programs</a>
** Boosted fuel efficiency standards
** Created Conditions to Begin Closing Dirtiest Power Plants
** Increased support and programs for Veterans
** Provided funding to families so they can be at Dover AFB upon
arrival of fallen soldiers
** Ended media blackout on war casualties that arrive home at Dover AFB.
** Launched a $15 billion plan to boost lending to small businesses.
** Provided the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with more than $1.4
billion to improve services to America’s Veterans
** Crime is down across the country
** Pushed broadband coverage to areas that still lagged in coverage
** Tightened Sanctions on Iran:
** Gas prices remain low
** Put more patrol and $$ in protecting the border than any previous president
** Has returned more illegal immigrants than any previous president
** Boosted the budget of the FDA by more than 1 billion
** Gave the FDA power to regulate tobacco
** Expanded Wilderness and Watershed Protection
** Invested in Renewable Energy
** Brokered agreement for speedy compensation for victims of Gulf Oil spill
** Expanded Stem Cell research
** Protected workers rights to overtime pay for lower income 'managers'
** Passed healthcare reform - ACA (Obamacare) with 16 million now enrolled
** Same sex Marriage legal in all 50 states
** ACA subsidies upheld
** <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/08/10/fact-sheet-obama-administration-s-work-honor-our-military-families-and-v">Put
forth several initiatives to help Veterans acclimate back into
society</a>