Health Care – watered down; no Single Payer
Wall Street Reform – watered down almost too much to protect Big Business
Credit Card Consumer Protection -
Tripled troops to Afghanistan – Bush basically ignored Afghanistan and moved on to Iraq
Strengthened Gun Control
Extension of Patriot Act, in response to Terrorist threats in this country. We seem to be disrupting more threats in advance of the attack, now;
Ended media blackout on war casualties; reporting full information
Increasing pay and benefits for military personnel
Improved housing for military personnel
Instituted enforcement for equal pay for women
Removed restrictions on embryonic stem-cell research
Federal support for stem-cell and new biomedical research
States are permitted to enact federal fuel efficiency standards above federal standards
Increased infrastructure spending (roads, bridges, power plants) after years of neglect
Funds for high-speed, broadband Internet access to K-12 schools
Many other moderate pieces of legislation…
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