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President Obama seems to have broken the following promise:
"Obama and Biden will provide a new temporary tax credit to companies that add jobs here in the United States. During 2009 and 2010,...
The Obama-Biden Plan
Faith
"(Obama's speech on faith) may be the most important pronouncement by a Democrat on faith and politics since John F. Kennedy's Houston speech in 1960 declaring his...
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"(Obama) will also give the Guard a seat at the table by making the chief of the National Guard a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff." — Obama's...
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"I will address the problem in our prisons, where the most disaffected and disconnected Americans are being explicitly targeted for conversion by al...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will invest in research to examine gender and health disparities. Obama will also establish community-outreach programs in underserved...
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"As your president, I will use the bully pulpit to urge states to treat same-sex couples with full equality in their family and adoption laws." —...
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Will repeal provisions of the Chapter 13 law that prohibit bankruptcy judges from modifying the original terms of home mortgages for ordinary...
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"Too often bills are rushed through Congress and to the president before the public has the opportunity to review them. As president,...
President Obama has broken the following promise:
"Obama and Biden are calling for legislation that would allow withdrawals of 15% up to $10,000 from retirement accounts without penalty (although...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will appoint a special adviser who will report to him regularly on issues related to violence against women. Obama will also pass...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will appoint the nation’s first Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to ensure that our government and all its agencies have the right...
President Obama is keeping the following promise:
"As president, I'll make cyber-security the top priority that it should be in the 21st century. I'll declare our cyber-infrastructure a strategic...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"I'll appoint an American Indian policy adviser to my senior White House staff to work with tribes. I'll host an annual summit at the White House...
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Interview with Steve Kroft of "60 Minutes": Question: "Will there be Republicans in the Cabinet?" Obama: "Yes." Question: "More than one?" Obama:...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"I will always be a strong advocate for a market that is free and open." — 9/17/07, New York City
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President Obama has kept the following promise:
"Barack Obama will issue an executive order banning registered lobbyists or lobbying firms from giving gifts in any amount or any form to executive...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will ban racial profiling by federal law enforcement agencies and provide federal incentives to state and local police departments to prohibit...
Reduce the Veterans Benefits Administration claims backlog (Comments)
"There are currently over 400,000 claims pending within the Veterans Benefits Administration, and over 800,000 claims receipts...
President Obama's Election Night Speech 11/4/08
American Stories, American Solutions: 30 Minute Television Special
Weekly Address from the President-elect: 12/6/08
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President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"But I can promise you this: I will always tell you what I think and where I stand." — 9/3/07, Manchester, N.H.
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President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will require 36 billion gallons of renewable fuels to be included in the fuel supply by 2022 and will increase that to at least 60...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"I'll double federal funding for basic research and make the R&D tax credit permanent." — 6/16/08, Flint, Mich.
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President Obama made the following promise:
"To support our teachers, we will expand mentoring programs that pair experienced, successful teachers with new recruits." — 11/20/07, Manchester,...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"I will invest in our civilian capacity to operate alongside our troops in post-conflict zones and on humanitarian and stabilization missions." —...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"I'll close the loophole that allows investors with multiple homes to renegotiate their mortgage in bankruptcy court, but not victims of...
President Obama made the following promise:
"Obama will reform the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit by making it refundable and allowing low-income families to receive up to a 50 percent credit...
President Obama is working on the following promise:
Obama believes the Federal Communications Commission should provide an accurate map of broadband availability using a true definition of...
Plan to Strengthen Civil Rights
"The teenagers and college students who left their homes to march in the streets of Birmingham and Montgomery; the mothers who walked instead of taking the bus after...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"I will rid the department of ideologues and political cronies…. The Civil Rights Division will actually be staffed with civil-rights lawyers who...
President Obama is keeping the following promise:
"As president, I will close Guantanamo, reject the Military Commissions Act, and adhere to the Geneva Conventions." — 8/1/07, Washington
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President Obama has made the following promise:
"As president, he will continue the fight to rid our communities of meth and offer support to help addicts heal." — Obama's Blueprint for...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will fight terrorism and protect America with a comprehensive strategy that finishes the fight in Afghanistan, cracks down on the al Qaeda...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Not only will I, but I will make a commitment that Al Gore will be at the table and play a central part in us figuring out how we solve this...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"I will call for a standing, bipartisan consultative group of congressional leaders on national security. I will meet with this consultative group...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"When I am commander in chief, I will seek out, listen to and respect the views of military commanders." — 3/12/08, Chicago
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"When I am president, we will continue the Andean Counter-Drug Program and update it to meet evolving challenges. We will fully support Colombia's...
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President Obama made the following promise:
"As president, I will work with our nation's governors and educators to create and use assessments that can improve achievement all across America by...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will remove incentives to enter the country illegally by cracking down on employers who hire undocumented immigrants." — Obama's...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"We will crack down on mortgage professionals found guilty of fraud by increasing enforcement and creating new criminal penalties." —...
President Obama made the following promise:
"We'll create a list of countries where tax evaders hide their income and cost America untold billions of dollars every year. We'll lead the...
President Obama has kept the following promise:
Create a $10 billion fund to help homeowners refinance or sell their homes. "The Fund will not help speculators, people who bought vacation homes or...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will create a Global Energy Forum that includes all G-8 members, plus Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa." — Obama's...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"As president, I'll create an Affordable Housing Trust Fund that would add as many as 112,000 new affordable units in mixed-income...
President-elect Obama has made the following promises:
"Barack Obama will a create an agency within the Corporation for National and Community Service dedicated to building the capacity and...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will create a competitive grant program to award those states and localities that take the first steps to implement new building codes...
President Obama hedged on the following promise:
"I'll create a new and refundable tax credit worth $4,000 for tuition and fees every year." — 11/7/07, Bettendorf, Iowa
"Will make college...
President Obama made the following promise:
"To help every American receive a world-class education, I will create a new Classroom Corps." — 12/5/07, Mt. Vernon, Iowa
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President Obama has made the following promise:
"He will institute a national declassification center to make declassification secure but routine, efficient and cost-effective." — Obama's...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"As president, I will launch an effort across our government to stay ahead of this threat (bio-terrorism).… I've proposed a Shared Security...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"I will create a prison-to-work incentive program modeled on the successful Welfare-to-Work program." — 6/5/07, Hampton, Va.
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President Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will create a rural revitalization program to attract and retain young people to rural America." — Obama's Blueprint for Change
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President-elect Obama has kept the following promises:
"I will also appoint a new director of urban policy, who will cut through the disorganized bureaucracy that currently exists and report...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will also create an energy-focused Green Jobs Corps to connect disconnected and disadvantaged youth with job skills for a high-growth...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"My energy plan will put $150 billion over 10 years into establishing a green energy sector that will create up to 5 million new jobs over the...
President Obama made the following promise:
"That's why I'll create a parent report card that will show you whether your kid is on the path to college." — 9/9/08, Dayton, Ohio
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President Obama made the following promise:
"We'll also create a voluntary national performance assessment that actually looks at how prospective teachers can plan, teach, and support student...
President Obama is keeping the following promise:
"Barack Obama and Joe Biden will create a focused team within the White House that will work with agency leaders and the White House Office of...
President-elect Obama has made the following promises:
"I am also going to create a 5-E Youth Service Corps." — 6/5/07, Hampton, Va.
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President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"As president, I will set a hard cap on all carbon emissions at a level that scientists say is necessary to curb global warming — an 80...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Barack Obama will reform federal contracting and reduce the number of contractors, saving $40 billion a year." — Obama's "The Change We Need...
President Obama has made the following promises:
"Obama will cut income taxes by $1,000 for working families to offset the payroll tax they pay." — Obama's Blueprint for Change
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President Obama made the following promise:
"I will cut taxes — cut taxes — for 95 percent of all working families." — 8/28/08, Denver, Colorado
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President Obama made the following promises:
"I not only have pledged not to raise their taxes, I've been the first candidate in this race to specifically say I would cut their taxes." — 4/16/08,...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"I will also go through the federal budget, line by line, eliminating programs that no longer work and making the ones we do need work better...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"Let there be no doubt: I will always keep the threat of military action on the table to defend our security and our ally Israel." — 6/4/08,...
“Our country's greatest military asset is the men and women who wear the uniform of the United States. When we do send our men and women into harm's way, we must also clearly define the mission,...
President Obama is working on the following promise:
"He will personally deliver occasional fireside chats via webcast." — Obama's Blueprint for Change
Other promises made regarding his...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will demand that the military and the VA coordinate to provide a seamless transition from active duty to civilian life." — Obama's...
President Obama is keeping the following promises:
"As president, I would deploy at least two additional brigades to Afghanistan to reinforce our counterterrorism operations and support NATO's...
President Obama is working on the following promise:
"He will reject the Military Commissions Act, which allowed the U.S. to circumvent Geneva Conventions in the handling of detainees. He will...
President Obama is working on the following promise:
"He will reject the Military Commissions Act, which allowed the U.S. to circumvent Geneva Conventions in the handling of detainees. He will...
President Obama is working on the following promise:
"Barack Obama and Joe Biden will ensure that his administration develops a Cyber Security Strategy that ensures that we have the ability to...
We must build a world free of unnecessary barriers, stereotypes, and discrimination…. policies must be developed, attitudes must be shaped, and buildings and organizations must be designed to...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will create a 'contracts and influence' database that will disclose how much federal contractors spend on lobbying, and what contracts...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will amend executive orders to ensure that communications about regulatory policymaking between persons outside government and all White...
President Obama made the following promise:
"That is why as president, I'll double the funding for responsible charter schools." — 9/9/08, Dayton, Ohio
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President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will double science and research funding for clean-energy projects, including those that make use of our biomass, solar and wind...
President Obama is working on the following promise:
Will "support doubling federal funding for basic research over ten years, changing the posture of our federal government…to one that embraces...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will double fuel economy standards within 18 years." — Obama's Blueprint for Change
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President Obama made the following promise:
"Obama will double funding for the main federal support for afterschool programs, the 21st Century Learning Centers program, to serve a million more...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Second, we'll double the amount of energy that comes from renewable sources by the end of my first term." — 8/6/08, Elkhart, Ind.
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President Obama has made the following promise:
"And we'll also set a goal of increasing the number of high school students taking college-level or AP courses by 50 percent in the coming years."...
The Obama-Biden Plan
Our country faces its most serious economic crisis since the great depression. Working families, who saw their incomes decline by $2,000 in the economic "expansion" from 2000...
The Obama-Biden Plan
Barack Obama and Joe Biden believe that our kids and our country can’t afford four more years of neglect and indifference. At this defining moment in our history, America...
President Obama hedged on the following promise:
"I will eliminate capital gains taxes for the small businesses and the start-ups that will create the high-wage, high-tech jobs of tomorrow." —...
President Obama has broken the following promises:
"Barack Obama will eliminate all income taxation of seniors making less than $50,000 per year. This will eliminate taxes for 7 million seniors...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"Barack Obama will thin the ranks of Washington middle managers, freeing up resources both for deficit reduction and for increasing the number of...
President Obama made the following promise:
"So when I'm president, I will set a goal for all American middle and high school students to perform 50 hours of community service a year, and for all...
President Obama is working on the following promise:
"Will build on the foundation of sites like USAFreedomCorps.gov and VolunteerMatch.org and leverage technology to increase awareness of and...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"I'll pass the plan I outlined last year that will provide more financial support to fathers who make the responsible choice to help raise...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will also strengthen the African Growth and Opportunity Act to ensure that African producers can access the U.S. market and will encourage...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"That will end when I am president." — 9/28/07, Washington, D.C.
Other promises regarding criminal justice.
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President Obama has made the following promise:
"I will immediately allow unlimited family travel and remittances to the island (of Cuba)." — 5/23/08, Miami
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President Obama is working on the following promise:
"From both a moral standpoint and a practical standpoint, torture is wrong. Barack Obama will end the use torture without exception. He also...
The Obama-Biden Plan
The energy challenges our country faces are severe and have gone unaddressed for far too long. Our addiction to foreign oil doesn't just undermine our national security and...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Barack Obama will better enforce the Equal Pay Act, fight job discrimination, and improve child care options and family medical leave to give...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"I have made a solemn pledge that I will sign a universal health care bill into law by the end of my first term as president that will cover...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"I think it is important for all veterans to be eligible for the VA. And that is something that I'm going to reverse when I'm president of the...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"What we can make sure of is that there are enough clinics out there that for basic checkups, you know, problems that are outpatient...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will also pass the Fair Pay Act to ensure that women receive equal pay for equal work." — Obama's Blueprint for Change
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President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Barack Obama will ensure that rural Americans have access to a modern communications infrastructure. He will modernize an FCC program that...
President Obama is working on the following promise:
"And I can make a firm pledge: Under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 will see their taxes increase — not your income taxes, not...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will rebuild trust with those who serve by ensuring that soldiers and Marines have sufficient training time before they are sent into battle."...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Barack Obama will establish a goal of making all new buildings carbon neutral (that is, producing zero emissions) by 2030." — Obama's...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"He will attract providers to rural America by creating a loan forgiveness program for doctors and nurses who work in underserved rural areas."...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"I will establish a Quadrennial Review at the Department of Homeland Security—just like at the Pentagon—to undertake a top-to-bottom review of...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will establish standards of care for traumatic brain injury, the signature injury of the Iraq war." — Obama's Blueprint for...
"I am in this race to tell the corporate lobbyists that their days of setting the agenda in Washington are over. I have done more than any other candidate in this race to take on lobbyists — and...
The White House Office of the Press Secretary, text of executive order:
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release January 21, 2009
EXECUTIVE ORDER
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President Obama has made the following promise:
"I will add 65,000 soldiers and 27,000 Marines to relieve the strain on our ground forces." — 8/21/07, Kansas City, Mo.
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President Obama is working on the following promise:
Will "get true broadband to every community in America through a combination of reform of the Universal Service Fund, better use of the...
President-elect Obama has made the following promises:
"Today, AmeriCorps — our nation's network of local, state and national service programs — has 75,000 slots. As president, I will increase...
President Obama has made the following promises:
"I will challenge the conventional thinking that we can't conduct diplomacy with leaders we don't like."—1/13/08, Denver
"Obama will set up an...
President Obama hedged on the following promise:
"Expand the earned income tax credit for workers without children and taxpayers with more than three children. Equalize threshholds for married...
President Obama has kept the following promise:
"Obama will expand eligibility for the Medicaid and SCHIP (State Children's Health Insurance Program) programs and ensure that these programs...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"I'll establish a new Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. The new name will reflect a new commitment. This council will not...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"I'll expand the Family Medical Leave Act to include more businesses and millions more workers" — 11/7/07, Bettendorf, Iowa
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President Obama has made the following promise:
"He will provide at least $2 billion to expand services to Iraqi refugees in neighboring countries, and ensure that Iraqis inside their own country...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will expand the highly successful Nurse-Family Partnership to all 570,000 low-income, first-time mothers each year." — Obama's...
President-elect Obama has made the following promises:
"Obama will engage more interested seniors into public service opportunities by expanding and improving programs like Senior Corps to connect...
President Obama is keeping the following promise:
"Extend and index the temporary fix to the Alternative Minimum Tax that was passed in 2007." — Obama campaign interviews with the Tax Policy...
President Obama has kept the following promise:
"Obama and Biden believe Congress should immediately extend unemployment insurance for an additional 13 weeks to help families that are being hit...
"…[A]t the dawn of the 21st century we also have a collective responsibility to recommit ourselves to the dream; to strengthen that safety net, put the rungs back on that ladder to the...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will fight job discrimination for aging employees by strengthening the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and empowering the Equal...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will use the power of the presidency to fight for an independent watchdog agency to oversee the investigation of congressional ethics...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will crack down on employers who commit job discrimination against guardsmen and reservists." — Obama's Blueprint for Change
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“The cost of our debt is one of the fastest growing expenses in the federal budget. This rising debt is a hidden domestic enemy, robbing our cities and states of critical investments in...
The Obama-Biden Plan
Barack Obama and Joe Biden will renew America’s security and standing in the world through a new era of American leadership. The Obama-Biden foreign policy will end the war...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"We'll recruit more public defenders to the profession by forgiving college and law school loans." — 9/28/07, Washington, D.C.
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President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"We'll establish a program for the Department of Energy and our laboratories to share technology with countries across the region." —...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"That's why I'll fully fund the COPS (Community Oriented Policing Services) program, restore funding for the Community Development Block Grant...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Barack Obama will fully fund the VA so it has all the resources it needs to serve the veterans who need it when they need it. Obama will...
President Obama is keeping the following promise:
"Obama will fund No Child Left Behind and improve its assessments and accountability systems." — Obama's Blueprint for Change
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President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"I will report to the American people every year on the state of our energy future." — 10/8/07, Portsmouth, N.H.
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President Obama has made the following promise:
"He will permit them adequate time to train and rest between deployments and provide the National Guard with the equipment they need for foreign and...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"When I am president, if there is a job that can be done by a New Orleans resident, the contract will go to a resident of New Orleans. And...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"I'll give an annual 'State of the World' address to the American people in which I lay out our national security policy." — 10/2/07, Chicago
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The Obama-Biden Plan
On health care reform, the American people are too often offered two extremes — government-run health care with higher taxes or letting the insurance companies operate...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"He will launch the Global Energy and Environment Initiative to ensure African counties have access to low carbon energy technology and can...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"When I'm president, I'll make sure that every community has the access to the capital and resources it needs to create a stronger business...
President Obama made the following promise:
"Obama will provide additional resources to the federal Community Development Financial Institution Fund, the Small Business Administration and other...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will create a fund to help people refinance their mortgages and provide comprehensive support to innocent homeowners." — Obama's...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"The Obama plan will create a National Health Insurance Exchange to help individuals who wish to purchase a private insurance plan." —...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"To make work pay, I will also triple the Earned Income Tax Credit for full-time workers making the minimum wage." — 7/18/07, Washington D.C.
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President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will establish a federal investment program to help manufacturing centers modernize and Americans learn the new skills they need to...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will help organic farmers afford to certify their crops and reform crop insurance to not penalize organic farmers. He also will promote...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will help local entrepreneurs revitalize inner cities." — Obama's Blueprint for Change
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President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will initiate a strategy to encourage all 50 states to adopt paid-leave systems. Obama will provide a $1.5 billion fund to assist states...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"I'll be a president who finally keeps the promise that's made year after year after year by providing domestic automakers with the funding...
President Obama is working on the following promise:
"When it comes to hiring people in my administration, the litmus test that will apply will not be based on party or ideology or who's traded...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"He or she will have the highest qualifications in emergency management. And I won't just tell you that I'll insulate that office from...
"We are here to do the work that ensures no other family members have to lose a loved one to a terrorist who turns a plane into a missile, a terrorist who straps a bomb around her waist and climbs...
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President Obama hedged on the following promises:
"I'll put a windfall profits tax on oil companies and use it to help Indiana families pay their heating and cooling bills and reduce energy...
"The time to fix our broken immigration system is now… We need stronger enforcement on the border and at the workplace… But for reform to work, we also must respond to what pulls people to...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will implement a $250,000 [farm commodity] payment limitation so that we help family farmers, not large corporate agribusiness. Obama will...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"He will improve care for polytrauma vision impairment, prosthetics, spinal cord injury, aging and women's health." — Obama's Blueprint for...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Barack Obama will hire more contract managers and improve training." — Obama's "The Change We Need In Washington"
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President Obama has made the following promise:
"When I'm president, we'll fight to make sure we're once again first in the world when it comes to high school graduation rates." — 9/9/08, Dayton,...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama and Biden will also modernize and expand the existing system of trade adjustment assistance to include workers hurt by changing trade...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will improve mental health care at every stage of military service. He will recruit more health professionals, improve screening, offer...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will hire additional claims workers and improve training and accountability so that VA benefit decisions are rated fairly and...
President Obama made the following promise:
"We'll help schools integrate technology into their curriculum so we can make sure public school students are fluent in the digital language of the...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"I will substantially increase our aid to the Americas and embrace the Millennium Development Goals of halving global poverty by 2015. We'll target...
President Obama made the following promise:
"Obama will increase research and educational funding for land-grant colleges." — Obama's Blueprint for Change
Other promises regarding...
President Obama is working on the following promise:
"Will increase fuel economy standards 4 percent per year while providing support to domestic automakers to invest $50 billion to retool their...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"I will increase funding to help train police to gather information and connect it to the intelligence they receive from the federal government." —...
President Obama is keeping the following promise:
"We'll increase Head Start funding and quadruple Early Start to include a quarter of a million at-risk children. I will create a Presidential...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"I'll expand housing vouchers, and I'll launch a new supportive services housing program to prevent at-risk veterans and their families from...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"I won't wait 10 years to raise the minimum wage. I'll guarantee that it goes up every single year." — 11/7/07, Bettendorf, Iowa
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President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will significantly increase the resources devoted to the commercialization and deployment of low-carbon coal technologies." — Obama's...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"First, we'll commit ourselves to getting one million 150 mile-per-gallon plug-in hybrid cars on our roads within six years." — 8/6/08,...
President Obama made the following promise:
"So let's make a promise right now that if you're a teacher or a principal doing the hard work of educating our children, we will reward that work with...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Barack Obama will strengthen whistleblower laws to protect federal workers who expose waste, fraud, and abuse of authority in government." —...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"I'll put in place the common-sense regulations and rules of the road I've been calling for since March — rules that will keep our market free,...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"(Obama) will also provide tax incentives to make it easier for new farmers to afford their first farm. Obama will increase incentives for farmers...
President Obama made the following promise:
"Obama will … require disclosure of all pension investments." — Obama's Blueprint for Change
Other promises regarding our economy.
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President Obama has made the following promise:
"I will not sign any trade agreement as president that does not have protections for our environment and protections for American workers." —...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"I'll institute a five-star rating system to inform consumers about the level of risk involved in every credit card. And we'll establish a credit...
President Obama is working on the following promise:
"Barack Obama and Joe Biden will invest $10 billion a year over the next five years to move the U.S. health care system to broad adoption of...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will create a Clean Technologies Venture Capital Fund to fill a critical gap in U.S. technology development. Obama will invest $10...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"I will invest $1 billion over five years in innovative transitional jobs programs that have been highly successful at placing the unemployed...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"I've proposed a National Infrastructure Reinvestment Bank that will invest $60 billion over 10 years." — 2/24/08, Lorain, Ohio
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President Obama is keeping the following promise:
"We'll invest in research in every form of alternative energy - solar, wind, biofuels." — "Blueprint for Change Energy Video"
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President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will invest in the core infrastructure — roads, bridges, locks, dams, water systems and essential air service — that rural...
The Obama-Biden Plan
Barack Obama and Joe Biden will responsibly end the war in Iraq so that we can renew our military strength, dedicate more resources to the fight against the Taliban and al...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"I will lead a new era of accountability in education. But I don't just want to hold our teachers accountable. I want you to hold our government...
President Obama has broken the following promise:
"Two years ago, I criticized the Secretary of State for the firing of U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, John Evans, after he properly used the term...
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President Obama has made the following promise:
"I will never compromise on my commitment to equal rights for all LGBT Americans." — 02/28/08, Obama letter to LGBT Americans
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President Obama has made the following promise:
"We will not pursue unilateral disarmament. As long as nuclear weapons exist, we'll retain a strong nuclear deterrent. But we'll keep our commitment...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will expand prosperity by establishing an Add Value to Agriculture Initiative, creating a fund that will extend seed capital and technical...
President Obama made the following promise:
"Obama will launch a Children's First Agenda that provides care, learning and support to families with children from birth up to 5 years old." —...
President Obama is working on the following promise:
"Launch an aggressive diplomatic effort to reach a comprehensive compact on the stability of Iraq and the region. … include all of Iraq's...
President Obama has kept the following promise:
"I strongly support expanding research on stem cells. I believe that the restrictions that President Bush has placed on funding of human embryonic...
President Obama's promise is currently stalled:
"Obama will implement a $250,000 [farm commodity] payment limitation so that we help family farmers, not large corporate agribusiness. Obama will...
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"Obama also will reduce the high school dropout rate and close the achievement gap by investing in proven intervention strategies in the middle grades...
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"I will maintain the embargo." — 5/23/08, Miami
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"As president, I will also work every day to ensure that this country has a criminal justice system that inspires trust and confidence in every...
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"Obama will create a Homeowner Obligations Made Explicit (HOME) score, which will provide potential borrowers with a simplified, standardized...
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"Will establish a Grid Modernization Commission to facilitate adoption of Smart Grid practices across the nation's electricity grid to the...
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Limit subsidies for agribusiness (Comments)
"Obama will implement a $250,000 [farm commodity] payment limitation so that we help family farmers, not large corporate agribusiness. Obama will close...
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"Under my watch, NASA will inspire the world once again and is going to help grow the economy right here in Brevard County." — 8/3/08,...
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Attributed to Obama spokesman Ben LaBolt — 6/5/08, Chicago Sun-Times
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"By leveraging federal dollars, Obama will foster the use of best practices of the private sector to nurture innovation in the nonprofit...
Ensure taxes don't go up for families with incomes lower than $250,000
"And I can make a firm pledge: Under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 will see their taxes increase — not your...
Remove brush, small trees and vegetation that fuel wildfires (Comments)
"Will place a high priority on implementing cooperative projects to remove brush, small trees and other overgrown vegetation...
Restore earmark spending to pre-1994 levels (Comments)
"Barack Obama is committed to returning earmarks to less than $7.8 billion a year, the level they were at before 1994." — Obama's "The...
Require new hires to sign a form denying cronyism (Comments)
"Obama will issue an executive order asking all new hires at the agencies to sign a form affirming that no political appointee offered...
Develop an effective cyber security and response strategy (Comments)
"Barack Obama and Joe Biden will ensure that his administration develops a Cyber Security Strategy that ensures that we have...
Preserve Social Security and block privatization (Comments)
"Obama will preserve Social Security by stopping any efforts to privatize it and working in a bipartisan way to preserve it for future...
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"We will open 'America Houses' in cities across the Islamic world, with Internet, libraries, English lessons, stories of America's Muslims and the...
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"To make diplomacy a priority, Obama will stop shuttering consulates and start opening them in the tough and hopeless corners of the world,...
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On "my first day in office, I would give the military a new mission: ending this war." — 7/14/08, New York Times Op-Ed column
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President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"We'll pass the Patriot Employer Act that I've been fighting for ever since I ran for the Senate, so we can end tax breaks for companies that...
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"I'll pay for every part of this job-creation agenda by ending this war in Iraq that's costing us billions, closing tax loopholes for...
President Obama made the following promise:
"I will make this pledge as president: If you commit your life to teaching, America will commit to paying for your college education." — 11/20/07,...
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"Obama will sign into law his legislation that establishes harsh penalties for those who have engaged in voter fraud and provides voters who have...
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"I'll put a three-month moratorium on foreclosures so that we give homeowners the breathing room they need to get back on their feet." —...
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"When there is a bill that ends up on my desk as president, you will have five days to look online and find out what's in it before I sign it."...
I'm in this race for the same reason that I fought for jobs for the jobless and hope for the hopeless on the streets of Chicago; for the same reason I fought for justice and equality as a civil...
President-elect Obama has made the following promises:
"Obama will preserve Social Security by stopping any efforts to privatize it and working in a bipartisan way to preserve it for future...
Extend unemployment insurance benefits and temporarily suspend taxes on these benefits (Comments)
"Obama and Biden believe Congress should immediately extend unemployment insurance for an...
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On November 16, 2008, Barack Obama in his first “60 Minutes” interview as President-elect affirmed his intentions to reject torture and put an end to the Guantánamo prison camp and its...
Extend unemployment insurance benefits and temporarily suspend taxes on these benefits (Comments)
"Obama and Biden believe Congress should immediately extend unemployment insurance for an...
Mr. Obama's multitude of promises drew much praise from moderates, but the liberal side of the Democratic Party supported him most resoundingly: labor unions, influential Internet blogs and legions...
Create prison-to-work program (Comments)
"I will create a prison-to-work incentive program modeled on the successful Welfare-to-Work program." — 6/5/07, Hampton, Va.
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Support for women's right to choose abortion (comments)
"Obama has been a consistent champion of reproductive choice and will make preserving… women's right to choose under Roe v. Wade a...
Work to lift ban on gays serving openly in the military (Comments)
"Obama will work with military leaders to repeal the current [Don't Ask, Don't Tell] policy and ensure we accomplish our national...
Increase Head Start funding and create Early Learning Council (Comments)
"We'll increase Head Start funding and quadruple Early Start to include a quarter of a million at-risk children. I will...
Lift President Bush's restrictions on stem cell research (Comments)
"I believe that the restrictions that President Bush has placed on funding of human embryonic stem cell research have handcuffed...
Create a foreclosure prevention fund to help homeowners (Comments)
Create a $10 billion fund to help homeowners refinance or sell their homes. "The Fund will not help speculators, people who...
Allow five days of public comment before signing bills (Comments)
"Too often bills are rushed through Congress and to the president before the public has the opportunity to review them. As...
Deploy at least two additional brigades to Afghanistan (Comments)
"As president, I would deploy at least two additional brigades to Afghanistan to reinforce our counterterrorism operations and...
Secure borders but implement process for illegal immigrants to become citizens (Comments)
"But we cannot deport 12 million people. Instead, we'll require them to pay a fine, learn English, and go...
Protect New Orleans and expand levee system for a category 5 hurricane (Comments)
"When I am president, we will finish building a system of levees that can withstand a 100-year storm by 2011, with...
Appoint a national Cyber Advisor who will report directly to me (Comments)
"As president, I'll make cyber-security the top priority that it should be in the 21st century. I'll declare our...
Increase minimum wage every year (Comments)
"I won't wait 10 years to raise the minimum wage. I'll guarantee that it goes up every single year." — 11/7/07, Bettendorf, Iowa
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Expand faith-based initiatives (comments)
"I'll establish a new Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. The new name will reflect a new commitment. This council will not just be...
Encourage community service through online outreach and social networking (Comments)
"Will build on the foundation of sites like USAFreedomCorps.gov and VolunteerMatch.org and leverage technology...
Work to lift ban on gays serving openly in the military
"Obama will work with military leaders to repeal the current (Don't Ask, Don't Tell) policy and ensure we accomplish our national defense...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"And as someone who watched his own mother spend the final months of her life arguing with insurance companies because they claimed her cancer...
President Obama made the following promise:
"Obama will … ban executive bonuses for bankrupt companies." — Obama's Blueprint for Change
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Eliminatinate all income taxes for seniors making less than $50,000 per year
"Barack Obama will eliminate all income taxation of seniors making less than $50,000 per year. This will eliminate...
Eliminate Capital Gains Taxes for Small Businesses
"I will eliminate capital gains taxes for the small businesses and the start-ups that will create the high-wage, high-tech jobs of tomorrow." —...
Lift President Bush's restrictions on stem cell research
"I believe that the restrictions that President Bush has placed on funding of human embryonic stem cell research have handcuffed our...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will create a program to inform businesses about the benefits of flexible work schedules; help businesses create flexible work...
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"We'll investigate and prosecute the monopolization of the insurance industry. And where we do find places where insurance companies aren't...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"When I am president, we will finish building a system of levees that can withstand a 100-year storm by 2011, with the goal of expanding that...
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"As president, I will implement a memorandum of understanding that provides $30 billion in assistance to Israel over the next decade, investments to...
President Obama made the following promise:
"We'll provide struggling homeowners some relief by giving them a tax credit that would cover 10 percent of a family's mortgage-interest payment every...
President Obama hedged on the following promises:
"Obama will provide all low- and middle-income workers a $500 Making Work Pay tax credit to offset the payroll tax those workers pay in every...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"As president, I will set a simple goal: Every American should have the highest-speed broadband access—no matter where you live or how much...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will provide capital for farmers to create value-added enterprises, like cooperative marketing initiatives and farmer-owned processing plants....
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"Obama will provide incentives for talented individuals to enter the teaching profession, including increased pay for teachers who work in rural...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"We will start with an additional $1 billion in non-military assistance each year, aid that is focused on reaching ordinary Afghans." — 3/19/08,...
President Obama made the following promise:
"And we will keep our promise to every young American — if you commit to serving your community or your country, we will make sure you can afford a...
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"As president, I will ensure that every service member has what they need to do the job safely and successfully." — 8/21/07, Kansas City,...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"He will lead tough diplomacy with the Iranian regime and offer Iran the choice of increased international pressure or incentives if it stops its...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will invest federal resources, including tax incentives, cash prizes and government contracts into developing the most promising...
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"Obama will rally NATO members to contribute troops to collective security operations, urging them to invest more in reconstruction and stabilization...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"I will place the weight of my administration behind the enactment of the Matthew Shepard Act to outlaw hate crimes and a fully inclusive Employment...
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"When there are meetings between lobbyists and a government agency, we won't be going to the Supreme Court to keep it secret like Dick Cheney...
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"As president, I would make the hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. military aid to Pakistan conditional, and I would make our conditions clear:...
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"We'll put government data online and use technology to shine a light on spending." — 6/16/08, Flint, Mich.
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"As president, I will recruit a new generation of science and technology leaders to teach our children the skills they will need to be competitive." —...
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"As president, I will recruit hundreds of thousands of new teachers and principals." — 5/5/07, Baton Rouge, La.
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"Third, I will call on businesses, government, and the American people to meet the goal of reducing our demand for electricity by 15 percent by...
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"Obama will reduce oil consumption overall by at least 35 percent, or 10 million barrels of oil, by 2030." — Obama's Blueprint for...
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"There are currently over 400,000 claims pending within the Veterans Benefits Administration, and over 800,000 claims receipts are expected in...
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"(Obama) will reduce waste in the Medicare system, including eliminating subsidies to the private insurance Medicare Advantage program." —...
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"Obama will reform our bankruptcy laws to protect working people, ban executive bonuses for bankrupt companies and require disclosure of all pension...
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"And when I'm president, I will put comprehensive immigration reform back on the nation's agenda, and I will not rest until it is passed once...
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"Obama will reinstate pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) budget rules, so that new spending or tax cuts are paid for by spending cuts or new revenue...
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"I will reinstate a special envoy for the Americas in my White House who will work with my full support." — 5/23/08, Miami
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"When I am president, America will reject torture without exception." — 8/1/07, Washington
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"Will place a high priority on implementing cooperative projects to remove brush, small trees and other overgrown vegetation that serve as fuel...
President Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will remove discriminatory barriers to the right to vote." — Obama's Blueprint for Change
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"Obama is committed to repealing the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans." — Obama's Blueprint for Change
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"When I'm President, the first part of my plan to combat urban poverty will be to replicate the Harlem Children's Zone in 20 cities across the...
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"Obama will establish a 25 percent federal renewable portfolio standard (RPS) to require that 25 percent of electricity consumed in the U.S. is...
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"Obama will require that all children have health care coverage." — Obama's Blueprint for Change
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"Obama will issue an executive order asking all new hires at the agencies to sign a form affirming that no political appointee offered them the job...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"When I'm president, employers will be required to enroll every worker in a direct deposit retirement account that places a small percentage of...
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"Obama will bring democracy and public policy directly to the people by requiring his Cabinet officials to have periodic national broadband...
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"Obama will require that employers provide seven paid sick days per year to their employees." — Obama's Blueprint for Change
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"When I'm president, I will make sure that every vehicle purchased by the federal government does [have a flexible-fuel tank]." — 5/7/07,...
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"The current Department of Energy has missed 34 deadlines for setting updated appliance efficiency standards, which has cost American consumers...
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"Obama will bring foreign policy decisions directly to the people by requiring his national security officials to have periodic national broadband...
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"When I am president, the federal rebuilding coordinator [for the Gulf Coast] will report directly to me, and we will ensure that resources...
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"Obama will require his appointees who lead the executive branch departments and rulemaking agencies to conduct the significant business of the...
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"To prepare our new teachers, we'll require that all schools of education are accredited, and we'll evaluate their outcomes so that we know which ones...
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During Mr. Obama's campaign interviews with the Tax Policy Center he said he would require taxpayers to report the initial value of their investment,...
President Obama made the following promise:
During Mr. Obama's campaign interviews with the Tax Policy Center he said he would require taxpayers to report the initial value of their investment,...
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"Barack Obama is committed to returning earmarks to less than $7.8 billion a year, the level they were at before 1994." — Obama's "The Change...
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"One of Obama's first acts will be reversing the 2003 ban on enrolling modest-income veterans, which has denied care to a million veterans."...
The Obama-Biden Plan
Rural communities face numerous challenges but also economic opportunities unlike anything we have witnessed in modern history. Barack Obama and Joe Biden believe that together...
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"He will improve rural schools and attract more doctors to rural areas." — Obama's Blueprint for Change
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"As president, I will lead a global effort to secure all nuclear weapons and material at vulnerable sites within four years — the most effective...
President-elect Obama has made the following promise:
"But we cannot deport 12 million people. Instead, we'll require them to pay a fine, learn English, and go to the back of the line for...
The Obama-Biden Plan
Protect Social Security
Barack Obama and Joe Biden are committed to ensuring Social Security is solvent and viable for the American people, now and in the future. Obama and...
"Your own story and the American story are not separate — they are shared. And they will both be enriched if we stand up together, and answer a new call to service to meet the challenges of our...
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"I will make the director of national intelligence an official with a fixed term, like the chairman of the Federal Reserve." — 10/2/07,...
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"I will immediately sign a law that begins to phase out all incandescent light bulbs." — 10/8/07, Portsmouth, N.H.
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"That (union right to organize) is why I'll fight for and why I intend to sign the Employee Free Choice Act when it lands on my desk in the...
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"Throughout my career, I've been a consistent and strong supporter of reproductive justice, and have consistently had a 100% pro-choice rating with...
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"When I'm president, we'll put in place a system where 40 million Americans with a job and a bank account who take the standard deduction can do their...
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"I'll also simplify the financial aid application process so that we don't have a million students who aren't applying for financial aid because it's...
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"I'll be a president who stands up for working parents." — 11/7/07, Bettendorf, Iowa
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"We will give first-time, nonviolent drug offenders a chance to serve their sentence, where appropriate, in the type of drug-rehabilitation programs...
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"Obama will ensure that at least 25 percent of college work-study funds are used to support public service opportunities instead of jobs in dining halls...
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"He will stop the development of new nuclear weapons; work with Russia to take U.S. and Russian ballistic missiles off hair-trigger alert; seek...
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"I will end the abuse of no-bid contracts in my administration." — 6/22/07, Manchester, N.H.
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"As president, Obama will take immediate steps to end the genocide in Darfur by increasing pressure on the Sudanese and pressure the government to...
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"Obama will strengthen anti-monopoly laws and strengthen producer protections to ensure independent farmers have fair access to markets, control over...
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"He will also strengthen our civilian capacity, so that our civilian agencies have the critical skills and equipment they need to integrate their...
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"Obama will strengthen federal hate crimes legislation and reinvigorate enforcement at the Department of Justice's Criminal Section." — Obama's...
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"Obama will crack down on nuclear proliferation by strengthening the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty so that countries like North Korea and Iran...
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"I will support a $2 billion global education fund to counter the radical madrassas." — 8/1/07, Washington, D.C.
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"Obama has been a consistent champion of reproductive choice and will make preserving… women's right to choose under Roe v. Wade a priority...
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Will "support increased funding for the National Endowment for the Arts, the support of which enriches schools and neighborhoods all across the...
President Obama made the following promise:
"When I'm president, programs that work will get more money. Programs that don't will get less. And we'll send a team to fix bad programs by replacing...
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"And if American workers are being denied their right to organize when I'm in the White House, I will put on a comfortable pair of shoes and I...
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"We'll also take steps to reduce the price of oil and increase transparency in how prices are set so we can ensure that energy companies aren't...
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"That is why there will never be true security unless we focus our efforts on targeting every source of fear in the Americas. That's what I'll do as...
The Obama-Biden Plan
Barack Obama and Joe Biden’s tax plan delivers broad-based tax relief to middle class families and cuts taxes for small businesses and companies that create jobs in America,...
"Let us be the generation that reshapes our economy to compete in the digital age. Let's set high standards for our schools and give them the resources they need to succeed. Let's recruit a new...
In late November 2008, three weeks after the elections, the following Agenda was listed on President Obama's website http://www.change.gov. The red links below lead to text copied exactly as shown...
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"Obama and Biden will nullify the Bush attempts to make the timely release of presidential records more difficult." — Obama ethics plan
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"Barack Obama will work for tougher regulations on concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) to prevent air and water pollution." — Obama's...
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"Keeping faith with those who serve must always be a core American value and a cornerstone of American patriotism. Because America's commitment to its servicemen and women begins at enlistment, and...
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President Obama has made the following promise:
"Obama will make it clear that we will not build any permanent bases in Iraq." — Obama's Blueprint for Change
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"Obama will work to overturn the Supreme Court's recent ruling that curtails racial minorities' and women's ability to challenge pay...
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"I will begin to remove our troops from Iraq immediately. I will remove one or two brigades a month and get all of our combat troops out of...
"From the first moment a woman dared to speak that hope — dared to believe that the American Dream was meant for her too — ordinary women have taken on extraordinary odds to give their...
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"It's because of this longstanding commitment to working families that I will not sign any trade agreement as president that does not have...
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"He will make a sustained push — working with Israelis and Palestinians — to achieve the goal of two states, a Jewish state in Israel and a...
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"He will work to ban the permanent replacement of striking workers, so workers can stand up for themselves without worrying about losing their...
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"Obama will embrace the Millennium Development Goal of cutting extreme poverty around the world in half by 2015, and he will double our foreign...
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"Obama will work with military leaders to repeal the current (Don't Ask, Don't Tell) policy and ensure we accomplish our national defense goals." —...
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"In addition, I will allow the government to negotiate with drug companies to lower costs for seniors, and we'll allow reimportation of drugs...
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"He will maintain strong ties with allies like Japan, South Korea and Australia; work to build an infrastructure with countries in East Asia that can...
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"I'm going to work with leaders of Congress for a must-pass veterans budget." — 5/26/08, Las Cruces, N.M.
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"Obama will work to reduce unintended pregnancy by guaranteeing equity in contraceptive coverage, providing sex education and offering rape...
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"As president, I'll work to solve this energy crisis once and for all." — 4/25/08, Indianapolis
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"Will re-engage with the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) – the main international forum dedicated to addressing the...
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