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Browse the library of promises below or see the final report card and special interactive report. "As president, Barack Obama will close the detention facility at Guantanamo. Support trusted, factual information with a tax deductible contribution to PolitiFact. We can't fight back misinformation about the election and COVID-19 without you. Behauptung: Former U.S. President Barack Obama ordered counterintelligence agents to illegally "spy" on Donald Trump's campaign for president in 2016. "Now @FoxNews is playing Obama's no crowd, fake speech for Biden, a man he could barely endorse because he couldn't believe he won," Trump tweeted Tuesday, referring to Obama's decision to sit out the Democratic primary. In the home stretch of the election, Democrats hope Obama can help motivate Black men, Latinos and younger voters to turn out and vote for Biden and vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Increase research opportunities for college students, Work with Latin American leaders to develop a hemispheric crime strategy, Require companies to disclose personal information data breaches, Dedicate more resources to fight employment discrimination against military reservists, Enact measures to prevent nuclear fuel from becoming nuclear bombs, Regulate pollution from major livestock operations, Double U.S. spending on foreign aid to $50 billion a year by 2012, Strengthen the African Growth and Opportunity Act, Improve and prioritize student science assessments, Simplify the application process for financial aid, Fully fund the Combating Autism Act and Federal Autism Research Initiatives, Encourage contests and programs to interest students in science, Appoint a Chief Financial Officer to oversee the rebuilding following national disasters, Help students and their families become aware of college readiness, Direct rebuilding efforts from the White House after a catastrophe, Convene a summit on preventing nuclear terrorism, Strengthen Proliferation Security Initiative aimed at stopping spread of weapons of mass destruction, With the G-8, launch Health Infrastructure 2020, Issue a "best practices" report for states on reducing domestic violence, Create scholarships to recruit new teachers, Work with schools to create more healthful environments for children, Establish a Global Energy Corps to promote green energy in developing countries, Commission a study on students with disabilities and their transition to jobs or higher education, Clarify legal status for defense contractor personnel, Require 25 percent renewable energy by 2025, Strengthen the State Department's ability to respond to conflict, Create a Civilian Assistance Corps that would organize private sector professionals to help, Create a system of incentives and penalties for defense contracts, Set standards for when the government should hire defense contractors, Fund proposals to help fish and game survive climate change, Educate business about the benefits of flexible work schedules and telecommuting, Create an office to help improve nonprofits, Streamline the Social Security disability approval process, Institute electronic record-keeping for the Veterans Benefits Administration, Strengthen international rules against commercial whaling, Strengthen International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and double its budget in the next 4 years, Address the dropout crisis by giving schools incentives for more dropout prevention, Create a Presidential Early Learning Council, Bring Democrats and Republicans together to pass an agenda, Cut the cost of a typical family's health insurance premium by up to $2,500 a year, Devote federal resources to promote cellulosic ethanol, Provide tax credits for automakers to build fuel-efficient cars, Cap interest rates on payday loans and improve disclosure, Require new federal fleet purchases to be half plug-in hybrids or electric vehicles, Upgrade nation's infrastructure through new partnership with state and local government, Provide $50 billion by 2013 for the global fight against HIV/AIDS, Sign the Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act into law, Double federal program to help "reverse" commuters who go from city to suburbs, Speed up development of the next-generation space vehicle, Sign the Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act, Expose Special Interest Tax Breaks to Public Scrutiny, Establish transparency standards for military contractors, Seek independent watchdog agency to investigate congressional ethics violations, Conduct regulatory agency business in public, Push for a college football playoff system, Require energy conservation in use of transportation dollars, Create a fund for international small and medium enterprises (SME), Set goals and timetables for implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, Work to ban the permanent replacement of striking workers, Restore collective bargaining rights to federal employees, Increase funding for organic and sustainable agriculture, Create an international tax haven watch list, Vigorously pursue hate crimes and civil rights abuses, Create a Homeowner Obligation Made Explicit (HOME) score for mortgage comparisons, Increase non-military aid to Afghanistan by $1 billion, Create a $60 billion bank to fund roads and bridges, Increase funding for progams that conserve lands, habitat for species like Osceola turkey, Lift the payroll tax cap on earnings above $250,000, Create a retirement savings tax credit for low incomes, Require health care providers to report preventable medical errors, Require providers to report measures of health care costs and quality, Create a mortgage interest tax credit for non-itemizers, Provide option for a pre-filled-out tax form, Allow Medicare to negotiate for cheaper drug prices, Make military deployments predictable for troops and families, Attract more students to science and math, If you want new insurance, you'll be able to choose a new plan on a health insurance exchange, Expand public/private partnerships between schools and arts organizations, Open new consulates "in the tough and hopeless corners of the world", Expand teacher mentoring programs and provide incentives for more planning time, Prevent drug companies from blocking generic drugs, Centralize ethics and lobbying information for voters, Implement and fund proven health intervention programs, Promote innovative ways to reward good teachers, Reduce the number of middle managers in the federal workforce, Create White House performance team and chief performance officer, Work to build natural gas pipeline from Alaska, Strengthen the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Seek to negotiate a political agreement on Cyprus, Require automatic enrollment in 401(k) plans, Require more flex-fuel cars for the federal government, Provide $30 billion over 10 years to Israel, Launch a supportive services-housing program for veterans to prevent homelessness, Make National Guard leader a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Require Cabinet officials to host Internet town hall meetings, Increase special operations forces and civil affairs, Urge China to stop manipulation of its currency value, Increase the size of the Army and Marine Corps, Launch robust diplomatic effort with Iraq and its neighbors, End the "Stop-loss" program of forcing troops to stay in service beyond their expected commitments, Restore the government's ability to manage contracts by rebuilding our contract officer corps, Expand federal bioforensics program for tracking biological weapons, Expand housing vouchers program for homeless veterans, Provide the CDC $50 million in funding to determine effective approaches for cancer patient care, Provide a $1.5 billion fund to help states launch programs for paid family and medical leave, Increase efforts to reduce unintended pregnancy, Create a consumer-friendly credit card rating system, Protect American intellectual property abroad, Double federal funding for cancer research, Expand the Family Medical Leave Act to include leave for domestic violence or sexual assault, Require employers to provide seven paid sick days per year, Reduce the threshhold for the Family and Medical Leave Act, Double funding for Manufacturing Extension Partnership, a program for manufacturing efficiency, Create a best practices list for private businesses in accommodating workers with disabilities, Launch educational initiative for employers on tax benefits of hiring employees with disabilities, Develop an alternative to President Bush's Military Commissions Act on handling detainees, Create incentives for tree planting and promote carbon sequestration. 33701 Browse the library of promises below or see the final report card and special interactive report. Implement "Women Owned Business" contracting program, Create cap and trade system with interim goals to reduce global warming, Invest $10 billion per year in early intervention educational and developmental programs, End the abuse of supplemental budgets for war, Introduce a comprehensive immigration bill in the first year, Eliminate disparity in sentencing for crack and cocaine, Provide an annual report on "state of our energy future", Re-establish the National Aeronautics and Space Council, Seek code of conduct for space-faring nations. . St. Petersburg, FL As president, Obama would update the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to provide greater oversight and accountability to the congressional intelligence committees to prevent future threats to the rule of law. ", "Will immediately review (mandatory minimum) sentences to see where we can be smarter on crime and reduce the ineffective warehousing of nonviolent drug offenders. Former presidents traditionally avoid directly attacking their successors, but Obama, who's been a target of Trump since he left office nearly four years ago, has stepped up his criticism of the Republican President in recent days, hitting him on everything from his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, to his behavior in office and propensity to angry tweet, to his jobs record. Reproductive health care will be "at the heart" of health care reform. Former President Barack Obama is set to join Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on the campaign trail in their first joint appearance during the final weekend of the election season. By Jeff Zeleny and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN. ", Will support "additional personnel, infrastructure and technology on the border and at our ports of entry. The two will be in the key battleground state of Michigan on Saturday to "discuss bringing Americans together to address the crises facing the country," the Biden campaign announced Wednesday. ", Eliminate the higher subsidies to Medicare Advantage plans, Require large employers to contribute to a national health plan, Increase the Veterans Administration budget to recruit and retain more mental health professionals, Reduce subsidies to private student lenders and protect student borrowers, Expand Pell grants for low-income students, Stand down nuclear forces to be reduced under the Moscow Treaty, Create a small business tax credit to help with health premiums, Give tax credits to those who need help to pay health premiums, Require insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions, Close the "doughnut hole" in Medicare prescription drug plan. Obama has held three solo appearances over the past week campaigning for his former vice president, relishing his return to the campaign trail to help deliver a closing argument against his successor President Donald Trump. 727-821-9494, ©All Rights Reserved Poynter Institute 2020, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the final report card and special interactive report, Close the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center, Create a prison-to-work incentive program, Create a National Health Insurance Exchange, Reduce the Veterans Benefits Administration claims backlog, Create a public "Contracts and Influence" database, Increase the supply of affordable housing throughout metropolitan regions, Establish regulations to secure chemical plants, Direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study of federal cancer initiatives, Fix problems of voter access such as long lines on Election Day and on early voting days, Support improved weather prediction program, Provide at least $2 billion for services to Iraqi refugees, Extend Production Tax Credit to encourage renewable energy, Require more disclosure and a waiting period for earmarks, Require automatic enrollment in IRA plans, Make permanent the Research & Development tax credit, Create a specialized military advisers corps, Help victims of superstorm Sandy 'rebuild their lives', Create a new trade enforcement unit that will address China's trade practices, Walk with picketers when collective bargaining rights are threatened, Increase the number of high school students taking college-level courses, Mandate standards for securing personal data, Include environmental and labor standards in trade agreements, Double federal funding for basic science research over 10 years, Require utilities to reduce electricity demand, Invest $50 billion in auto manufacturing facilities for fuel efficient vehicles, Develop a comprehensive cyber security and response strategy, Expand the Employment Non-Discrimination Act to include sexual orientation and gender identity, Increase penalties against North Korea if it continues developing nuclear weapons, Make sure Iran does not get a nuclear weapon, Oppose efforts to privatize Social Security, Double American exports over the next five years, Reduce oil consumption by 35 percent by 2030, Ban racial profiling by federal law enforcement agencies, Overhaul the corporate tax code and reduce the rate for manufacturing companies, End tax deductions for companies that offshore, Create a new tax credit for companies that bring jobs to the United States from overseas, Cut another $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion in spending, Make the Veterans Administration a national leader in health reform, Require drilling on current oil and gas leases, Establish a small business initiative for rural America, Set a standard for utilities that 80 percent of U.S. electricity comes from clean sources by 2035, Invest $150 billion to encourage "green" business sector, Lead the world in college graduates by 2020, Create 1 million new manufacturing jobs by the end of 2016, Reduce energy consumption in federal buildings, Require all schools of education to be accredited, Increase the capital gains and dividends taxes for higher-income taxpayers, Reduce federal aid to colleges that don't keep costs down, Create a voluntary national performance assessment for educators, Create Teacher Residency Programs that will send teachers to high-need schools, Create a secretary of business and consolidate nine goverment agencies on business into one, Mandate insurance coverage of autism treatment, Give the White House's Privacy and Civil Liberties Board subpoena power, Revise the Patriot Act to increase oversight on government surveillance, Provide a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, Cut the growth of college tuition and fees in half over the next 10 years, Double funding for Federal Charter School Program and require more accountability, Fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Crack down on employers who hire undocumented immigrants, Help restore Gulf Coast wetlands that protect against hurricanes, Direct revenues from offshore oil and gas drilling to increased coastal hurricane protection, Establish special crime programs for the New Orleans area, Support repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), Urge states to treat same-sex couples with full equality in their family and adoption laws, Support network neutrality on the Internet, Grant Americans unrestricted rights to visit family and send money to Cuba, No signing statements to nullify instructions from Congress, Encourage videotaping of interrogations in capital cases, Offer states waivers to No Child Left Behind if they meet requirements, Extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit, Create loan sanctions to stop private creditors from lending to repressive regimes, Ensure New Orleans locals can get recovery jobs, Shake loose federal money for rebuilding the Gulf Coast, Work to end NATO restrictions on forces in Afghanistan, Require that health plans utilize disease management programs, Include humanitarian international missions in long-term budgeting, Increase participation in cancer-related clinical trials, Accelerate the development of new medicines, vaccines, and production capabilities, Toughen enforcement for Internet exploitation of children, Provide incentives to draw employers into areas hardest-hit by Katrina, Help low-income areas get phone and Internet service, Encourage community service through online outreach and social networking, Prioritize security investments in refineries, pipelines and power grids, Require publicly traded financial partnerships to pay the corporate income tax, Close loopholes in the corporate tax deductibility of CEO pay, Extend child tax credits and marriage-penalty fixes, Extend the Bush tax cuts for lower incomes, Repeal the Bush tax cuts for higher incomes, Extend and index the 2007 Alternative Minimum Tax patch, Phase out exemptions and deductions for higher earners, Fully fund debt cancellation for heavily indebted poor countries, Better integrate efforts of federal agencies with the military through new Mobile Development Teams, Revise regulations for export of aerospace technology, Improve communications systems for first responders, Modernize ships and invest more in small vessels, Expedite oil and gas drilling from domestic shale formations, Enforce pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) budget rules, Improve port security through better radiation detection, Limit Guard and Reserve deployments to one year for every six years, Spend $5 billion over three years on cooperative programs with foreign intelligence agencies, Make security part of new infrastructure design, Eliminate caps on damages for discrimination cases, Establish standards of care for traumatic brain injury treatment, Increase commercialization benefits from technology, Seek more information sharing on security between feds and localities, Hold hospitals and health plans accountable for disparities in care, Partner with landowners to conserve private lands, Modernize the nation's electricity grid and use "smart grid" practices, Restore habeas corpus rights for "enemy combatants", Set a national goal to provide re-screening for all 2-year-olds for developmental disorders, Work to persuade the European Union to end credit guarantees to Iran, Work for the release of international dissidents, Call for a consultative group of congressional leaders on national security, Invest in transitional jobs and career pathway programs, Require full disclosure of company pension investments to employees, Improve recruitment of public health workers, Send first-time nonviolent drug offenders to rehab if appropriate, Press China to end its support for regimes in Sudan, Burma, Iran and Zimbabwe, Provide easy-to-understand comparisons of the Medicare prescription drug plans, Reform the Small Business Administration's ability to respond after disasters, Offer prizes for advances in consumer technology, Close loopholes to discourage energy speculation, Phase in requirements for health information technology, Sign the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Phase out highly enriched uranium (HEU) from the civil sector, Amend the Medicare "homebound" rule to allow some travel without loss of benefits, Ensure that stem cell research is conducted ethically and with vigorous oversight, Secure nuclear weapons materials in four years, Strengthen federal environmental justice programs, Invest in electronic health information systems, Strengthen the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Create a national catastrophe insurance reserve, Strengthen anti-monopoly laws to favor independent farmers. How Obama Can Win the 2020 Election – for Joe Biden President Trump is accusing Obama of a crime and the former president is signaling his willingness to get involved in the campaign … 801 3rd St. S Reimburse employer health plans for a portion of catastrophic costs, Force non-competitive insurers to pay out a reasonable share of their premiums for patient care, Require health plans to disclose how much of the premium goes to patient care, Change standards for determining broadband access, Fully fund the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Require economic justification for tax changes, Create a $3,000 tax credit for companies that add jobs, Expand the Nurse-Family Partnership to all low-income, first-time mothers, Expand the Veterans Administration's number of "centers of excellence" in specialty care, Establish 'Promise Neighborhoods' for areas of concentrated poverty, Fully fund the Violence Against Women Act, Strengthen antitrust laws to prevent overcharging for malpractice insurance, Establish an independent health institute to provide accurate and objective information, No family making less than $250,000 will see "any form of tax increase. Suite 1300B (CNN)Former President Barack Obama is set to join Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on the campaign trail in their first joint appearance during the final weekend of the election season. PolitiFact tracked 533 campaign promises made by Barack Obama on our Obameter. Increase the minimum wage to $9.50 an hour, Secure ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), Fully fund federal contribution to the preservation of the Everglades, Use revenue from cap and trade to support clean energy and environmental restoration, Work with Russia to move nuclear weapons off hair-trigger alert, Stop the development of new nuclear weapons, Organize successful Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in 2010, Create a community college partnership program, Require 10 percent renewable energy by 2012, Restore Superfund program so that polluters pay for clean-ups, Release oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Sign the Employee Free Choice Act, making it easier for workers to unionize, Create a foreclosure prevention fund for homeowners, Enact windfall profits tax for oil companies, Appoint federal-level coordinator to oversee all federal autism efforts, Allow workers to claim more in unpaid wages and benefits in bankruptcy court, Forbid companies in bankruptcy from giving executives bonuses, Open "America Houses" in Islamic cities around the globe, Form international group to help Iraq refugees, Limit term of director of national intelligence, Create a National Commission on People with Disabilities, Employment, and Social Security, Create a military families advisory board, Eliminate capital gains taxes for small businesses and start-ups, Help states and localities address sprawl, Consider "smart growth" in transportation funding, Seek verifiable reductions in nuclear stockpiles, Will seek more accommodations of bicycles and pedestrians, Extend monitoring and verification provisions of the START I Treaty, Expand the child and dependent care credit. ", District of Columbia 20036, Florida Create a public option health plan for a new National Health Insurance Exchange. The former president, who remains a popular figure in the Democratic Party, made his debut last week with a. Require children to have health insurance coverage, Work with international allies on space station, Conduct robust research and development on future space missions, Increase spending to prepare for longer space missions, Establish school programs to highlight space and science achievements, Send two additional brigades to Afghanistan, Initiate a grant and training program for law enforcement to deter cyber crime, Pay for the national service plan without increasing the deficit, Double federal spending for research on clean fuels, Restore funding to EEOC and Labor Department's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Create job training programs for clean technologies, Create a 'Green Vet Initiative' to promote environmental jobs for veterans, Spend $25 million a year on programs to raise awareness of college financial aid, Create clean technology venture capital fund, Allow bankruptcy judges to modify terms of a home mortgage, Make greater investment in advanced military air technology, Provide affordable, high-quality child care, Establish program to convert manufacturing centers into clean technology leaders, More controlled burns to reduce wildfires, Encourage more public service by college students, Increase funding for local emergency planning, Create more public-private business incubators for poor communities, Protect forest service lands from more roads, Seek more funding for transportation security, Create a national declassification center, Create a national cyber adviser to coordinate security of electronic infrastructure, Require states to provide incentives for utilities to reduce energy consumption, Create a rapid response fund for emerging democracies, Encourage farmers to use more renewable energy and be more energy efficient, Ensure the Guard and Reserves can meet their homeland security missions, Significantly increase funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), Create a real National Infrastructure Protection Plan, Allocate Homeland Security funding according to risk, Launch an international Add Value to Agriculture Initiative (AVTA), Ask people and businesses to conserve electricity, Repeal law that limits the sharing of gun-tracing data, Encourage water-conservation efforts in the West, Provide more funds to educate young hunters and anglers, Improve relations with Turkey, and its relations with Iraqi Kurds, Strengthen and expand military exchange programs with other countries, Appoint a White House Coordinator for Nuclear Security, Equalize tax breaks for driving and public transit, Expand the Senior Corps volunteer program, Recruit math and science degree graduates to the teaching profession, Work toward deploying a global climate change research and monitoring system, Create an Advanced Manufacturing Fund to invest in peer-reviewed manufacturing processes, Bolster the military's ability to speak different languages, Champion the importance of arts education, Share enviromental technology with other countries, Give Al Gore a key role on global warming, Provide grants to early-career researchers, Increase funding for national parks and forests, Increase funding for the Environmental Protection Agency, Increase funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Push for Matthew Shepard Act, which expands hate crime law to include sexual orientation, Assure that the Veterans Administration budget is prepared as 'must-pass' legislation, Allow all veterans back into the Veterans Administration, Make U.S. military aid to Pakistan conditional on anti-terror efforts, Partner to enhance the potential of the International Space Station, Create new criminal penalties for mortgage fraud, Use the International Space Station for fundamental biological and physical research, Explore whether International Space Station can operate after 2016, Appoint a special adviser to the president on violence against women, Raise the small business investment expensing limit to $250,000 through the end of 2009, Use the private sector to improve spaceflight, Establish an Energy Partnership for the Americas, Appoint the nation's first Chief Technology Officer, Negotiate health care reform in public sessions televised on C-SPAN, Increase funding to expand community based prevention programs, Appoint an American Indian policy adviser, Tougher rules against revolving door for lobbyists and former officials, Allow five days of public comment before signing bills, Appoint experienced disaster official to head FEMA, Appoint an assistant to the president for science and technology policy, End income tax for seniors making less than $50,000, Provide grants to encourage energy-efficient building codes, Allow penalty-free hardship withdrawals from retirement accounts in 2008 and 2009, Give a speech at a major Islamic forum in the first 100 days of his administration, Expand funding to train primary care providers and public health practitioners, Restore funding for the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) program, Enact tax credit for consumers for plug-in hybrid cars, Expand loan programs for small businesses, Reverse restrictions on stem cell research, Go "line by line" over earmarks to make sure money being spent wisely, Remove more brush, small trees and vegetation that fuel wildfires, Set a three-month moratorium on foreclosures, Invest in all types of alternative energy, Create a White House Office on Urban Policy, Extend unemployment insurance benefits and temporarily suspend taxes on these benefits, Create the American Opportunity Tax Credit to offset college costs, Expand eligibility for State Children's Health Insurance Fund (SCHIP), Direct military leaders to end war in Iraq, Require new hires to affirm their hiring was not due to political affiliation or contributions, Ban lobbyist gifts to executive employees, Appoint at least one Republican to the cabinet.