Promise Posts – Page 53

Barack Obama

Rebuild hospitals in New Orleans

Some setbacks, but more progress | August 19, 2015

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Shake loose federal money for rebuilding the Gulf Coast

Added funding, new arbitration process advanced recovery goals | January 15, 2013

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Establish special crime programs for the New Orleans area

COPS money and a consent decree for New Orleans police | August 20, 2015

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Direct revenues from offshore oil and gas drilling to increased coastal hurricane protection

A campaign promise long since abandoned | August 20, 2015

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Increase research opportunities for college students

Many agencies are partnering on science, technology, engineering and math education programs | November 27, 2012

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Encourage contests and programs to interest students in science

Competitions for science are racing along | November 15, 2012

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Establish school programs to highlight space and science achievements

Obama would use NASA funds to improve science education | February 15, 2010

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Revise regulations for export of aerospace technology

At last moment, Senate, House approve bill changing regulations | December 21, 2012

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Support commercial access to space

Obama budget promotes commercial space efforts | February 15, 2010

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Offer prizes for advances in consumer technology

Challenge.gov doles out prize money for myriad ideas | December 4, 2012

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Increase commercialization benefits from technology

Partnerships aplenty at NASA | December 18, 2012

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Appoint an assistant to the president for science and technology policy

Obama appoints Holdren as science adviser | May 13, 2009

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Enhance earth mapping

Obama seeks funding for satellites | August 31, 2009

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Support improved weather prediction program

Key observatory was launched in 2014 and is operating smoothly | December 21, 2016

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Improve climate change data records

Stimulus bill funded grants for climate-change data | March 13, 2012

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Work toward deploying a global climate change research and monitoring system

Stimulus funding advances climate change research, monitoring | December 8, 2009

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Increase spending to prepare for longer space missions

Obama budget would boost space exploration | February 15, 2010

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Conduct robust research and development on future space missions

Obama would direct larger share of space budget to R&D | February 15, 2010

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Support human mission to moon by 2020

Obama budget abandons moon-by-2020 goal | February 15, 2010

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Explore whether International Space Station can operate after 2016

Space panel urges longer life for space station | September 24, 2009

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Use the International Space Station for fundamental biological and physical research

Newly launched space station crew members to continue scientific research | September 30, 2009

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Partner to enhance the potential of the International Space Station

NASA reaches out to industry, academia for space station projects | October 5, 2009

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Work with international allies on space station

Obama budget would extend life of International Space Station | February 15, 2010

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Use the private sector to improve spaceflight

Stimulus funding boosts private-sector spaceflight | September 2, 2009

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