Wednesday, February 20, 2008

If you need to know what Obama has accomplished in office, here are a few examples

"RedQueen" hooks us up with the following post:

With Clinton sinking, I figure the next two weeks will be filled with more crap throwing than ever. After tonight's brilliant MSNBC showing by the Texas state senator, I figured more people will attack with the legislative background angle. I put this together... if you run across someone who asks you about Obama's background, these are good bills to mention.

Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 - Bill Link.

* Co-sponsored by Tom Coburn and Barack Obama, introduced to the Senate on April 6, 2006. Passed the Senate and House. Signed into law by President Bush on September 26.
*Requires the full disclosure of all entities or organizations receiving federal funds beginning in fiscal year 2007 on a website maintained by the Office of Management and Budget.
*Created the very effective USASpending.gov.

Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act - Info Link.

* Co-sponsored a bill with Chuck Schumer to criminalize deceptive practices in federal elections, including fraudulent flyers and automated phone calls, as witnessed in the 2006 midterm elections. On the calendar, but not yet passed into law.

Honest Leadership and Open Government Act - Info Link.

* Worked with Sen. Feingold to to eliminate gifts of travel on corporate jets by lobbyists to members of Congress and require disclosure of bundled campaign contributions under this bill. See link.

Of course there are many more.

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