●Democrats...what is Obamas accomplishments and mistakes?_自考专本|专升本|高升专|高升本|在职研究生-学历教育网

Governance initiatives and accomplishments:
1.Established a National Performance Officer charged with saving the federal government money and making federal operations more efficient. Reports to the deputy director of the Office of Management and Budgets. Specific duties require finding new efficient ways of operating.
2.Ordered all federal agencies to undertake a study and make recommendations for ways to cut future spending.
3.Ordered a review of all federal operations to identify and cut wasteful spending and practices.
4.Initiated changes in federal procurement policies and procedures.
5.Implemented 'PayGo' procedures by telling congress that no bill will be signed if there is not a way to pay for it (Cuts in other programs, increased taxes, etc.).
6.Initiated more press conferences and town halls as well as providing more media access than previous administration.
7.Encouraged greater media access (CSpan) of congressional hearings and meetings.
8.Insuring that the White House and federal government respect the Freedom of Information Act.
9.Instructed all federal agencies to promote openness and transparency as much as possible.
10.Placed limits on lobbyist's access to the White House.
11.Placed limits on White House aides working for lobbyists after their tenure in the administration.
12.Required lobbyists to be removed from federal advisory study panels.
13.Suspended acquisition of expensive fleet of 28 new (foreign built) Marine One helicopters that was projected to be over budget by billions of dollars. A new domestically produced modified version of current production civilian helicopters is being looked at by the Pentagon.
14.Limited salaries of senior White House aides and cut maximum salary to $100,000.
15.Returned money authorized for refurbishment of White House offices and private living quarters and paid for redecoration of White House living quarters out of his own pocket.
16.Appointed first Latina and most qualified candidate in 30 years to the Supreme Court.

Economic initiatives and accomplishments:
1.Signed $789 billion economic stimulus plan.
2.Instituted enforcement for equal pay for women. Signed the Lilly Ledbetter bill in January..
3.Initiated US Auto industry rescue plan.
4.Initiated housing rescue plan.
5.Improved loan guarantees to small businesses and lowered small business loan interest rates.
6.Initiated policies that allow the public to meet with federal housing insurers to refinance (the new plan can be completed in one day) a mortgage if they are having trouble paying. Has further reinforced the policy to improve usage of the program.
7.Instituted a new focus on reducing mortgage fraud.
8.Reinforced previous administrations' financial and banking rescue plan to insure greater transparency and reporting on the program.
9.Closed offshore tax safe havens.
10.Negotiated deal with Swiss banks to permit US government to gain access to records of tax evaders and criminals.
11.Ended the previous policy of offering tax benefits to corporations who outsource American jobs. Initiated a new policy is to promote in-sourcing to bring jobs back.
12.Ended the previous practice of protecting credit card companies. Replaced it with new consumer protections from credit card industry's predatory practices. Moved dates of implementation forward when credit card companies arbitrarily upped rates ahead of planned reform date.

Education initiatives and accomplishments:
1.Has initiated a major push for education reform that includes bipartisan support.
2.Has increased student loans while reducing the costs to the federal government by 87 billion dollars over ten years.
3.Students struggling to make college loan payments can now have their loans refinanced.
4.Increasing opportunities in AmeriCorps program.
5.Provided new funds for school construction in stimulus program.
6.Initiated 'Race to the Top' education grant program for states that develop strong new programs.
7.Announced 'Educate to Innovate', a public/private partnership to put 236 million dollars into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) education.
8.Signed national service legislation and expanded national youth service program.
Energy initiatives and accomplishments:
1.Initiated tax write-offs for those who buy hybrid automobiles.
2.Initiated energy saving retrofits for government buildings and facilities.
3.Initiated research and development of high-speed rail systems.
4.Cash for clunkers program offered vouchers to trade in inefficient older vehicles for new vehicles thus stimulating auto sales.
5.Announced plans to purchase fuel efficient American-made fleet for the federal government.
6.Established new CAFE standards and rules that eliminate the need for individual states to enact their own higher standards. Manufacturers welcomed the change because it eliminated multiple standards.
7.Has initiated energy reform legislation development.
8.Energy producing plants must begin preparing to produce 15% of their energy from renewable sources.
9.Announced the long-term planning and development of a national energy grid.
10.Announced the development of renewable sources and cleaner, more efficient energy production.
11.Instituted studies in six western states by the BLM and the Interior Dept. to see if they can support large-scale solar installations.

Foreign Relations initiatives and accomplishments:
1.Re-established diplomacy and the state department as a significant factor in foreign policy.
2.Sent envoys to Middle East and other parts of the world that had been neglected for years; reengaging in multilateral and bilateral talks and diplomacy.
3.Visited more countries and met with more world leaders than any president in his first six months in office. Re-establishing good relations with both friends and others.
4.Closing Guantanamo Bay prison facility.
5.Closing secret CIA detention facilities in Eastern Europe and elsewhere.
6.Ended the previous administration's torture policy and returned US to compliance with the Geneva Convention standards.
7.Restarted the nuclear nonproliferation talks and building back up the nuclear inspection infrastructure and protocols. Started this effort as a senator with Senator Lugar (R) Indiana.
8.Instituted a new policy on Cuba, allowing Cuban families to return home to visit loved ones. Is looking at changing the overall US-Cuba policy which has failed for 50 years.
9.Authorized discussions with North Korea and private mission by former President Bill Clinton to secure the release of two Americans held in prisons.
10.Authorized discussions with Myanmar and mission by Senator Jim Webb to secure the release of an American held captive.
11.Renewed loan guarantees for Israel.

Global Warming & Environmental initiatives and accomplishments:
1.Reengaged in the international treaties and agreements to protect the Antarctic.
2.Re-established the US as a leader in international climate negotiations.
3.Ended the previous policy of not regulating and labeling carbon dioxide emissions.
4.Reversed Bush administration policy and halted new uranium-mining claims near the Grand Canyon, proposed new preserves for wild mustangs and funded the expansion of the Petrified Forest National Park.
5.Restored protections under the Endangered Species Act which had been removed by a last-minute rule change in the final days of the Bush administration.
6.Recommitted to clean up of superfund sites.
7.Ordered the EPA to reconsider its decision to deny California a waiver under the Clean Air Act enabling California and 17 states to impose stricter limits on greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles.
8.Reversed the Bush rule that opened the door to mountaintop removal coal mining and canceled several individual mountaintop mining permits.
9.Put offshore drilling and oil shale exploration on hold and restored protections for public lands.
10.Announced a new initiative to lease U.S. coastal waters for the purpose of generating electricity from wind and ocean currents.
11.Reaffirmed science and the rule of law as the standards by which federal environmental decisions shall be made.
12.Signed into law the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act that protected thousands of miles of scenic, historic and recreational trails, including the 807-mile Arizona National Scenic Trail from the state line with Mexico to the Utah border.

Health and Health care reform initiatives and accomplishments:
1.Initiated reform of the nation's healthcare system which is the most expensive in the world yet leaves more than 40 million without health insurance and millions more under insured.
2.Ended previous policy of cutting the FDA and circumventing FDA rules.
3.Established independent commission to make recommendations on slowing the costs of Medicare.
4.Expanded the SCHIP program to cover health care for 4 million more children.
5.Removed restrictions on embryonic stem-cell research and initiated federal support for new biomedical research.
6.Provided new federal funding for science and research labs.
7.Expanded vaccination programs.
8.Ended the previous practice of forbidding Medicare from negotiating with drug manufacturers for cheaper drugs. The federal government is now realizing hundreds of millions in savings thus lowering the drug costs for seniors. Also requiring providers of Medicare drug plans to be more transparent in their marketing so seniors can better evaluate different plans.
9.Signed tobacco legislation in June that has the FDA now regulating tobacco products.

Homeland Security initiatives and accomplishments:
1.Established a new cyber security office.
2.Insured immediate and efficient response to the floods in North Dakota and other natural disasters.
3.Ordered a review of hurricane and natural disaster preparedness.
4.Ordered a release of funds and cutting of red tape that was holding up Katri