very organized up to 2010 but I hope they update it soon..
Civil Rights
1.FUNDING:
2.Provided $12.2 billion in new funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Act though the American Recovery and investment Act. ref
3.TARGETED ACTIONS:
4.Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act; Instituted equal pay for women. ref, ref, ref
5.Presidential Memorandum extending benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees. ref , ref , ref , ref
6.Presidential Memorandum protecting gay and lesbian partners’ visitation/healthcare decision-making rights (4/15/2010). ref
7.Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act to include gender, sexual orientation and disability. ref
8.Supported the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT). ref
9.Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act. ref
10.Established White House Council on Women and Girls (Executive Order 13506 ). ref
11.Financial agencies must establish Offices of Women and Minorities to promote more diverse hiring.
12.Increased minority access to capital. ref
13.Pushing through settlement in the black farmers lawsuit against USDA. ref, ref
14.Signed the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. ref
15.Increased Federal Employment of Individuals with Disabilities (Exec Order)(celebrating 20th anniversary of the ADA). ref, ref
And, YES, they WILL!..
The Future
As of December, 29th, 2010 there are many updates required, including the many achievements of the final days of the 111th Congress. We plan to move the entire dataset to a new management system soon, at which point, the next phase of editing will begin as we prepare for the 2012 elections.
In the meantime, you can also browse an excellent list of more recent achievements at Milt Shook’s excellent list.Milt will be helping merge some of his work, with ours.
A LONG List of President Obama's Accomplishments! With Citations!
http://pleasecutthecrap.typepad.com/main/what-has-obama-done-since-january-20-2009.html
LOVE LOVE LOVE these Peeps! Thank you, babylonsis!
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