Promise Posts – Page 9

Barack Obama

Create a public option health plan for a new National Health Insurance Exchange.

It’s official: The public option is dead | March 26, 2010

Barack Obama

Cut the cost of a typical family’s health insurance premium by up to $2,500 a year

No cut in premiums for typical family | August 31, 2012

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Give the White House’s Privacy and Civil Liberties Board subpoena power

Some changes but still no direct subpoena power | October 12, 2016

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Recognize the Armenian genocide

In two terms, no mention of Armenian ‘genocide’ | May 11, 2016

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Double federal program to help “reverse” commuters who go from city to suburbs

Program is eliminated, but projects’ future less clear | July 23, 2012

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Require energy conservation in use of transportation dollars

Obama has encouraged energy conservation, but not required it | June 26, 2012

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Provide an annual report on “state of our energy future”

Still no report | August 13, 2010

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Devote federal resources to promote cellulosic ethanol

Far, far behind 2 billion-gallon target | August 10, 2012

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Sign the Freedom of Choice Act

Nothing to sign; bill has fizzled | June 1, 2012

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Allow penalty-free hardship withdrawals from retirement accounts in 2008 and 2009

Penalty-free 401(k) penalty withdrawals still not on the agenda, and taxes are due next week | April 10, 2009

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Enact windfall profits tax for oil companies

Three budget plans, no proposals for windfall profits tax, promise broken | March 16, 2011

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Require drilling on current oil and gas leases

Early proposals disappeared and never resurfaced | December 5, 2016

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Create cap and trade system with interim goals to reduce global warming

Obama abandons cap and trade as Republicans take over the House | November 8, 2010

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Use revenue from cap and trade to support clean energy and environmental restoration

No cap-and-trade, no revenue | August 16, 2011

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Require plug-in fleet at the White House

Efforts continue, but one-year clock for creating all-plug-in White House fleet expired a year ago | January 12, 2011

Barack Obama

Require new federal fleet purchases to be half plug-in hybrids or electric vehicles

Nowhere near half | August 3, 2012

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Mandate flexible fuel vehicles by 2012

Flex-fuel vehicles are nowhere near universal | February 8, 2012

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Require 25 percent renewable energy by 2025

Cap-and-trade bill died, though other trends may achieve goal without a law | November 8, 2012

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Limit term of director of national intelligence

No progress on changing the DNI’s term | January 14, 2011

Barack Obama

Call for a consultative group of congressional leaders on national security

“Consultative” foreign policy group never named | December 10, 2012

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