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Latest Promises
Barack Obama
Speed up development of the next-generation space vehicle
Private companies forge ahead on cargo transport, but timeline for human flight slips
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July 20, 2012
Barack Obama
Add another Space Shuttle flight
Obama works to add one more space shuttle flight
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August 27, 2009
Barack Obama
Re-establish the National Aeronautics and Space Council
Idea to revive National Aeronautics and Space Council appears dead
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August 2, 2010
Barack Obama
Support tax deduction for artists
No new tax deduction for value of artwork
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July 19, 2012
Barack Obama
Attract foreign art talent
Problems remain but processing has improved
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March 26, 2012
Barack Obama
Promote cultural diplomacy
An increase over 2009
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April 23, 2010
Barack Obama
Support increased funding for the NEA
Obama signs stimulus bill with NEA funding
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February 17, 2009
Barack Obama
Champion the importance of arts education
Administration pushing arts education
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December 3, 2009
Barack Obama
Create an artist corps for schools
Artist program included in Kennedy Serve America Act
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December 1, 2009
Barack Obama
Expand public/private partnerships between schools and arts organizations
Funding and partnerships have increased
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March 26, 2012
Barack Obama
Cap interest rates on payday loans and improve disclosure
After long wait, new agency takes up role overseeing payday loans
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August 3, 2012
Barack Obama
Sign the Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act
More money for fatherhood programs, but no new law
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July 20, 2012
Barack Obama
Improve emergency response plans
Administration seems to be following new framework after Sandy
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November 17, 2012
Barack Obama
Repeal law that limits the sharing of gun-tracing data
Tiahrt amendment modified, not repealed
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December 17, 2009
Barack Obama
Fully fund the COPS program
COPS got full funding once in four years
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November 13, 2012
Barack Obama
Restore Superfund program so that polluters pay for clean-ups
No sign of action from Congress
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July 1, 2011
Barack Obama
Invest in transitional jobs and career pathway programs
A variety of programs established in several cabinet departments
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December 8, 2012
Barack Obama
Increase the minimum wage to $9.50 an hour
No possibility of a minimum wage increase
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August 29, 2011
Barack Obama
Establish ‘Promise Neighborhoods’ for areas of concentrated poverty
$10 million appropriation gets program underway
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May 17, 2010
Barack Obama
Increase the supply of affordable housing throughout metropolitan regions
Housing promise only partially built out
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December 27, 2016
Barack Obama
Allow bankruptcy judges to modify terms of a home mortgage
House rejects “cramdown” amendment on bankruptcy modifications of home mortgages
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January 7, 2010
Barack Obama
Create a Homeowner Obligation Made Explicit (HOME) score for mortgage comparisons
New standards included in Dodd-Frank
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May 24, 2012
Barack Obama
Help low-income areas get phone and Internet service
FCC enacted most of what candidate Obama promised
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January 4, 2013
Barack Obama
Establish program to convert manufacturing centers into clean technology leaders
Obama used the stimulus bill to advance this goal
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January 6, 2010
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