50 days . . .
January 22, 2009
Executive Orders
* Review and Disposition of Individuals Detained at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and Closure of Detention Facilities
Executive Order requires closure of the Guantanamo detention center no later than one year from the date of the Order. Closure of the facility is the ultimate goal but not the first step. The Order establishes a review process with the goal of disposing of the detainees before closing the facility.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/BACKGROUNDPresidentObamasignsExecutiveOrdersonDetentionandInterrogationPolicyhttp://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/ClosureOfGuantanamoDetentionFacilities/ * Review of Detention Policy Options
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/ReviewofDetentionPolicyOptions/ * Ensuring Lawful Interrogations
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/EnsuringLawfulInterrogations/January 21, 2009
Executive Orders
* Freedom of Information Act
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/FreedomofInformationAct/ * Pay Freeze
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/PayFreeze/ * Transparency and Open Government
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/TransparencyandOpenGovernment/THU, JANUARY 29
President Obama signed into law the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
. . . the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, which will make it easier for people to get the pay they deserve -- regardless of their gender, race, or age.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog_post/AWonderfulDay/1/30/2009
President Obama Announces Middle Class Task Force
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/ObamaAnnouncesMiddleClassTaskForce/2/6/2009
Obama Announces Economic Advisory Board
Washington (February 6, 2009) – President Barack Obama today signed an executive order establishing the new Economic Recovery Advisory Board. Modeled on the Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board created by President Dwight D. Eisenhower the Board will provide an independent voice on economic issues and will be charged with offering independent advice to the President as he formulates and implements his plans for economic recovery.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/ObamaAnnouncesEconomicAdvisoryBoard/MON, FEBRUARY 2, 4:11 PM EST
Relief for Gaza
President Obama signed a memorandum today directing more than $20 million for "urgent refugee and migration needs" in Gaza.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog_post/relief_for_gaza/WED, FEBRUARY 4, 2:51 PM EST
New rules
President Obama issues imposing new restrictions on executive compensation at firms taking money from the government.
WED, FEBRUARY 4, 6:10 PM EST
CHIP
President Obama signed the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIP) tonight, which renews and expands the plan from 7 million children affected to 11 million.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog_post/chip/WED, FEBRUARY 18
President Obama announces the Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan
Just a week after President Obama signed the Act into law, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today allocated 75% of its recovery funds -- $10 billion -- to create green jobs, to revive housing markets with high rates of foreclosure, and curb homelessness.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/02/18/9-million-plus/Thursday, February 19th
Executive Order: Establishment of the White House Office of Urban Affairs
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Executive-Order-Establishment-of-the-White-House-Office-of-Urban-Affairs/Friday, February 6th, 2009
Executive Order: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects
"The orders he signed, which union officials say will undo Bush administration policies that tilted toward employers, would require federal contractors to offer jobs to current workers when contracts change, and would make it more difficult for federal contractors to discourage union activities."
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/ExecutiveOrderUseofProjectLaborAgreementsforFederalConstructionProjects/FRI, FEBRUARY 27, 1:28 PM EST
President Obama Announces Plan for Ending Iraq Occupation
"Let me say this as plainly as I can: by August 31, 2010, our combat mission in Iraq will end . . . And under the Status of Forces Agreement with the Iraqi government, I intend to remove all U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of 2011."
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Remarks-of-President-Barack-Obama-Responsibly-Ending-the-War-in-Iraq/3/6/2009
President Obama Announces Series of Regional White House Forums To Be Held Across Country
Building on Thursday’s White House Forum on Health Care Reform, President Obama announced a series of Regional White House Forums on Health Reform that will bring the conversation about health care reform directly to communities across the country. In keeping with the Obama administration’s commitment to a transparent, accountable government, the forums will be an opportunity for Americans from all over the country to voice their concerns and ideas about reforming our health care system.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Announces-Series-of-Regional-White-House-Forums-To-Be-Held-Across-Country/Tuesday, February 17th
President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/02/17/Signed-sealed-delivered-ARRA/MON, MARCH 9
President Obama signs an Executive Order lifting restrictions on stem cell research (As well as a Presidential Memorandum ensuring that sound science be protected from politics.)
Surrounded by a group comprised of 30 members of Congress and 10 Nobel Laureates, President Barack Obama offers remarks and then signs the Stem Cell Executive Order and Presidential Memorandum on Scientific Integrity
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Remarks-of-the-President-As-Prepared-for-Delivery-Signing-of-Stem-Cell-Executive-Order-and-Scientific-Integrity-Presidential-Memorandum/more . . .
-Obama vows climate change action
In a video address to a global warming summit, Mr Obama also reiterated his plans to start a "cap and trade" system that limits carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from big industries.
"We will establish strong annual targets that set us on a course to reduce emissions to their 1990 levels by 2020 and reduce them by an additional 80 per cent by 2050," he said.
http://itn.co.uk/news/0fb2a69d1437dc47557af563f68e4415.html-Obama Puts Breaks on Bush’s Midnight “Loot and Run” Environmental Tactics
In one of his first actions upon taking office, President Barack Obama signed an executive order to put the breaks on all pending “midnight” regulations pushed by former President Bush in his waning days in office. That includes the slough of “loot and run” environmental regulations advanced by Mr. Bush, including efforts to relax air emissions standards for coal plants, make it easier for coal companies to expand the dastardly practice of mountain top removal mining, and more.
http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/01/21/obama-puts-breaks-on-bushs-midnight-loot-and-run-environmental-tactics/-Obama sets executive pay limits
Pledging to take "the air out of golden parachutes," President Obama announced that executives of companies receiving federal bailout money will have their pay capped at $500,000 under a revised financial compensation plan.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/04/obama.executive.pay/-Obama begins reversing Bush climate policies
http://uk.reuters.com/article/businessCompany/idUKTRE50P6MB20090126-Obama Orders Higher Energy Efficiency Standards
President Obama today signed a presidential memorandum requesting the Department Of Energy to set higher efficiency standards for everyday household appliances.
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/02/05/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry4777683.shtmlPresident Obama Promises Comprehensive Review of FDA
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/8338567Obama Reverses Key Bush Security Policies
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/us/politics/23obama.htmlObama Reverses Bush Policy, Opens Access to Some Records
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28812519Obama reverses abortion-funds policy
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28812519Obama Reverses Bush Executive Privilege Claim Over Documents
http://www.propublica.org/article/obama-reverses-bush-executive-privilege-claim-over-docs-090121March 11, 2009
Obama Naming Special Envoy For Gitmo Closure
The Obama administration is planning to appoint a special envoy to oversee the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, senior U.S. officials said Wednesday.
Two officials told The Associated Press that veteran diplomat Daniel Fried will be named to the new post in a move intended to demonstrate the administration's seriousness in shutting down the controversial facility that President Barack Obama pledged to close by the end of the year.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/11/daniel-fried-obama-naming_n_173835.htmlMY OBAMA NEWS:
http://www.returningsoldiers.us/Obamanews.htm
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