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Latest Promises
Barack Obama
Increase funding for national parks and forests
National parks and forests get more government dollars
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November 4, 2009
Barack Obama
Increase funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund
Obama keeps his promise on land and water conservation
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November 4, 2009
Barack Obama
Release presidential records
Obama signs executive order on presidential records
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January 22, 2009
Barack Obama
Require new hires to affirm their hiring was not due to political affiliation or contributions
Obama bans hires based on politics
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January 21, 2009
Barack Obama
Promote more pre-school education
Money, guidelines dedicated to pre-school
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February 2, 2012
Barack Obama
Provide affordable, high-quality child care
Stimulus provided $2 billion in new funding for child care
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January 6, 2010
Barack Obama
Reform No Child Left Behind
Major overhauls of “No Child” under way
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October 10, 2011
Barack Obama
Recruit math and science degree graduates to the teaching profession
Race to the Top grants would boost math, science teaching
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December 8, 2009
Barack Obama
Address the dropout crisis by giving schools incentives for more dropout prevention
Obama funded middle school dropout prevention
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September 20, 2012
Barack Obama
Create a voluntary national performance assessment for educators
A gold star for keeping teacher preparation regulations promise
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November 1, 2016
Barack Obama
Restore funding for the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) program
Byrne grants get $2 billion from stimulus
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April 3, 2009
Barack Obama
Establish an Energy Partnership for the Americas
Obama has launched an energy partnership with Canada and South America
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August 19, 2009
Barack Obama
Expand the Nurse-Family Partnership to all low-income, first-time mothers
Program included in health care reform bill
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May 20, 2010
Barack Obama
Centralize ethics and lobbying information for voters
More than three years in, combined website emerges
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March 9, 2012
Barack Obama
Require more disclosure and a waiting period for earmarks
Disclosure, waiting periods are moot with all earmarks now on ice
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December 19, 2016
Barack Obama
Require Cabinet officials to host Internet town hall meetings
Cabinet officials frequently talk to citizens online
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January 11, 2012
Barack Obama
Appoint a White House Coordinator for Nuclear Security
White House nuclear security coordinator was installed in January
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December 10, 2009
Barack Obama
Expand federal bioforensics program for tracking biological weapons
Main facility is now operational
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November 3, 2011
Barack Obama
Develop a comprehensive cyber security and response strategy
Obama makes progress on three-pronged cyber strategy
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December 12, 2016
Barack Obama
Initiate a grant and training program for law enforcement to deter cyber crime
Legislation for grants passed, funded
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January 13, 2010
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