Promise Posts – Page 7

Barack Obama

Enhance drug courts

Drug courts are expanding, though not in federal system | December 6, 2012

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Ban racial profiling by federal law enforcement agencies

Without a new law, Justice Department updates racial profiling guidelines | December 8, 2016

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Create a prison-to-work incentive program

Obama took some steps to help ex-offenders find jobs | January 5, 2017

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Increase the supply of affordable housing throughout metropolitan regions

Housing promise only partially built out | December 27, 2016

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Strengthen federal environmental justice programs

EPA makes environmental justice high priority, but key settlement disappoints advocates | November 30, 2012

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Increase funding for organic and sustainable agriculture

Funding for organics is up, but insurance overhaul is a work in progress | June 8, 2012

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Spend $25 million a year on programs to raise awareness of college financial aid

No program yet, but other initiatives get budget boost | January 7, 2010

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Protect forest service lands from more roads

Obama’s forest protection record is a mixed bag | January 4, 2010

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Support wetlands protection

Partial progress on several elements of wetlands protection | November 29, 2012

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Fund proposals to help fish and game survive climate change

Not as much money as promised for climate change programs | November 8, 2012

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Provide more funds to educate young hunters and anglers

Obama gets part of what he wants on programs for young hunters and anglers | December 15, 2009

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Secure the borders

Border is more secure, but not to everyone’s satisfaction | August 31, 2012

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Create the American Opportunity Tax Credit to offset college costs

Tax credit for college not as much as Obama promised | February 17, 2009

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Simplify the application process for financial aid

Tax data simplified, but the FAFSA lives on | November 16, 2012

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Improve high school graduation rates

Graduation rates are up, but the United States still lags behind other countries | November 2, 2016

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Create incentives for tree planting and promote carbon sequestration

Tree-planting incentives taking root | September 2, 2011

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Restore the Great Lakes

Bill fizzled, but carp problem addressed | September 19, 2012

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Work with Latin American leaders to develop a hemispheric crime strategy

Lots of bilateral, regional accords, but not as much ‘hemispheric’ | November 26, 2012

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Urge China to stop manipulation of its currency value

Some diplomatic effort, but not much success | November 11, 2011

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Press China to end its support for regimes in Sudan, Burma, Iran and Zimbabwe

Progress on Sudan, Iran, Burma, but not so much in Zimbabwe | December 5, 2012

Barack Obama

Make White House communications public

Visitor logs are public, emails and phone calls are not | July 9, 2012

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Conduct regulatory agency business in public

President called for transparency, but agencies haven’t always followed through | July 10, 2012

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Expand Early Head Start and Head Start

Early learning programs grew, but not to promised size | September 27, 2012

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Double funding for Federal Charter School Program and require more accountability

Increased funding for charter schools, but not doubled | September 12, 2016

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