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Signed Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay ActCreated White House Council on Women and GirlsEthics Commitments by Executive Branch PersonnelBanished lobbyists from GovernmentCommitment to Transparency and Open GovernmentTransformed White House website Initiated YouTube weekly addressSigned State Children's Health Insurance ProgramMemorandum on Presidential Signing StatementsEstablished White House Office of Urban AffairsEstablished Chief Performance Office and Chief Technology OfficerAppointed George Mitchell special envoy to the Middle East Traveled to Canada to discuss trade and diplomatic relationsEstablished President's Economic Recovery Advisory BoardEstablished Domestic Policy CouncilPassage of Recovery Bill with stimulus to create jobs and recovery.gov to track spending and access to allPassage of 2010 budget, imstituting a more honest accounting of spendingInstituted a pay freeze for federal workers Commitment to Clean EnergyCommitment to reform No Child Left BehindCalled for a comprehensive review and reform of DOD budgetInstituted bank stress testsInstituted program to refinance home loans @ makinghomeaffordable.gov/Conducted auto recovery review/recommendationsCalled for overhauling the procurement and contracting processEstablished The White House Office Of Health Reform Put an end to torture as a policy of the United StatesPlan to withdraw from IraqExecutive Order to close GuantanamoTransfer of Detainee to Control of the Attorney GeneralMajor review of Afghanistan and a new planRemoved Barriers to Stem Cell Research Attended G20 and NATO meetings and formed new relationships to improve our security and national interestsTrip to Iraq to address the troops in Baghdad/met with MalikiOpened up family financial support/travel to CubaInitiated nuclear non-proliferation talksCommitment to high-speed rail Commitment to improve Veteran's benefits, including digitzing medical recordsCommitment to improve border security with Mexico to stop the flow of drugs and weaponsTraveled to Mexico and Summit of the AmericasApproved California Request for Waiver Under the Clean Air ActCharged the Economic Recovery Advisory Board with tax code reformHandled crisis with Somali piratesImplemented small business and student loan lending initiatives Proposed reform for the student loan process Signed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America ActInitiated credit card protection legislationCommitment to basic scientific research with funding and tax creditsAppointed a President's Advisory Council on Science & Technology to promote scientific and technological advancement, including international cooperationTripled the number of fellowships in science
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