Conservatives are always going on and on about how President Obama has done nothing, which could not be further from the truth.

This list has all been fact-checked and, in fact, is an abbreviated version of the list of promises that President Obama has kept from http://www.politifact.com/.

Add another Space Shuttle flight Allocate Homeland Security funding according to risk Appoint a special adviser to the president on violence against women Appoint a White House Coordinator for Nuclear Security Appoint an American Indian policy adviser Appoint an assistant to the president for science and technology policy Appoint at least one Republican to the cabinet Appoint the nation’s first Chief Technology Officer Ask people and businesses to conserve electricity Assure that the Veterans Administration budget is prepared as ‘must-pass’ legislation Attract more students to science and math Ban lobbyist gifts to executive employees Bolster the military’s ability to speak different languages Centralize ethics and lobbying information for voters Champion the importance of arts education Change standards for determining broadband access Close the “doughnut hole” in Medicare prescription drug plan Conduct robust research and development on future space missions Consider “smart growth” in transportation funding Create a best practices list for private businesses in accommodating workers with disabilities Create a community college partnership program Create a consumer-friendly credit card rating system Create a ‘Green Vet Initiative’ to promote environmental jobs for veterans Create a Homeowner Obligation Made Explicit (HOME) score for mortgage comparisons Create a military families advisory board Create a national declassification center Create a rapid response fund for emerging democracies Create a real National Infrastructure Protection Plan Create a Social Investment Fund Network Create a White House Office on Urban Policy Create an Advanced Manufacturing Fund to invest in peer-reviewed manufacturing processes Create an artist corps for schools Create an international tax haven watch list Create job training programs for clean technologies Create new criminal penalties for mortgage fraud Create new financial regulations Create White House performance team and chief performance officer Create youth service corps Direct military leaders to end war in Iraq Double federal spending for research on clean fuels Eliminate the higher subsidies to Medicare Advantage plans Enact tax credit for consumers for plug-in hybrid cars Encourage farmers to use more renewable energy and be more energy efficient Encourage water-conservation efforts in the West End the “Stop-loss” program of forcing troops to stay in service beyond their expected commitments End the abuse of supplemental budgets for war End the use of torture Enhance earth mapping Equalize tax breaks for driving and public transit Establish a credit card bill of rights Establish an Energy Partnership for the Americas Establish an independent health institute to provide accurate and objective information Establish program to convert manufacturing centers into clean technology leaders Establish ‘Promise Neighborhoods’ for areas of concentrated poverty Establish school programs to highlight space and science achievements Establish special crime programs for the New Orleans area Expand access to places to hunt and fish Expand eligibility for Medicaid Expand eligibility for State Children’s Health Insurance Fund (SCHIP) Expand federal bioforensics program for tracking biological weapons Expand funding to train primary care providers and public health practitioners Expand housing vouchers program for homeless veterans Expand loan programs for small businesses Expand Pell grants for low-income students Expand public/private partnerships between schools and arts organizations Expand teacher mentoring programs and provide incentives for more planning time Expand the Nurse-Family Partnership to all low-income, first-time mothers Expand the Senior Corps volunteer program Expand the Veterans Administration’s number of “centers of excellence” in specialty care Expand Veterans Centers in rural areas Explore whether International Space Station can operate after 2016 Extend and index the 2007 Alternative Minimum Tax patch Extend child tax credits and marriage-penalty fixes Extend monitoring and verification provisions of the START I Treaty Extend unemployment insurance benefits and temporarily suspend taxes on these benefits Fully fund federal contribution to the preservation of the Everglades Fully fund the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Fully fund the Veterans Administration Fully fund the Violence Against Women Act Fund a major expansion of AmeriCorps Give a speech at a major Islamic forum in the first 100 days of his administration Give tax credits to those who need help to pay health premiums Grant Americans unrestricted rights to visit family and send money to Cuba Help states and localities address sprawl If you don’t have insurance, or don’t like the insurance you have, you’ll be able to choose a new plan on a health insurance exchange Implement “Women Owned Business” contracting program Implement and fund proven health intervention programs Improve climate change data records Improve relations with Turkey, and its relations with Iraqi Kurds Improve water quality In non-competitive markets, force insurers to pay out a reasonable share of their premiums for patient care Increase efforts to reduce unintended pregnancy Increase funding for land-grant colleges Increase funding for local emergency planning Increase funding for national parks and forests Increase funding for programs that conserve lands and habitat for select species such as the Osceola turkey Increase funding for the Environmental Protection Agency Increase funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund Increase funding to expand community based prevention programs Increase minority access to capital Increase non-military aid to Afghanistan by $1 billion Increase special operations forces and civil affairs Increase spending to prepare for longer space missions Increase the size of the Army and Marine Corps Increase the Veterans Administration budget to recruit and retain more mental health professionals Initiate a grant and training program for law enforcement to deter cyber crime Invest in all types of alternative energy Invest in public transportation Launch a supportive services-housing program for veterans to prevent homelessness Launch an international Add Value to Agriculture Initiative (AVTA) Launch educational initiative for employers on tax benefits of hiring employees with disabilities Make greater investment in advanced military air technology Make military deployments predictable for troops and families Make National Guard leader a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Make U.S. military aid to Pakistan conditional on anti-terror efforts More controlled burns to reduce wildfires No permanent bases in Iraq Open “America Houses” in Islamic cities around the globe Open new consulates “in the tough and hopeless corners of the world” Organize successful Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in 2010 Partner to enhance the potential of the International Space Station Promote cultural diplomacy Promote innovative ways to reward good teachers Promote more pre-school education Protect American intellectual property abroad Provide $30 billion over 10 years to Israel Provide affordable, high-quality child care Provide grants to early-career researchers Provide grants to encourage energy-efficient building codes Pursue a wildfire management plan Push for a college football playoff system Push for enactment of Matthew Shepard Act, which expands hate crime law to include sexual orientation and other factors Raise fuel economy standards Raise the small business investment expense limit to $250,000 through the end of 2009 Rebuild schools in New Orleans Recruit math and science degree graduates to the teaching profession Reduce subsidies to private student lenders and protect student borrowers Reform mandatory minimum sentences Reform No Child Left Behind Reform the patent system Reinstate executive order to hire an additional 100,000 federal employees with disabilities within five years. Release oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve Release presidential records Remove more brush, small trees and vegetation that fuel wildfires Repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy Reproductive health care will be “at the heart” of health care reform. Require 10 percent renewable energy by 2012 Require Cabinet officials to host Internet town hall meetings Require children to have health insurance coverage Require economic justification for tax changes Require health plans to disclose how much of the premium goes to patient care Require insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions Require large employers to contribute to a national health plan Require more energy-efficient appliances Require new hires to sign a form affirming their hiring was not due to political affiliation or contributions. Require states to provide incentives for utilities to reduce energy consumption Restore funding for the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) program Restore funding to the EEOC and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Reverse restrictions on stem cell research Seek verifiable reductions in nuclear stockpiles Send two additional brigades to Afghanistan Set goals and timetables for implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act Share environmental technology with other countries Sign a “universal” health care bill Stand down nuclear forces to be reduced under the Moscow Treaty Stop the development of new nuclear weapons Strengthen and expand military exchange programs with other countries Strengthen antitrust enforcement Strengthen the levees in New Orleans Support airline service in small towns Support commercial access to space Support funding and reform for Amtrak Support high-speed rail Support increased funding for the NEA Support network neutrality on the Internet Support regional innovation clusters Use the International Space Station for fundamental biological and physical research Use the private sector to improve spaceflight Vigorously pursue hate crimes and civil rights abuses We will kill bin Laden

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