Democrats successes so far.
2009
January 29: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
February 4: Children’s Health Insurance Reauthorization Act
February 11: DTV Delay Act
February 17: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act;
Allocation of some $8 billion to California schools allowing districts
to preserve some 16,000 teacher jobs and 15,000 jobs in higher ed.
March 30: Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009
April 21: Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act
2010. Plus. 3 allocations of addition funds for Supplemental Unemployment insurance to the states. Currently Unemployment Insurance can extend up to 99 weeks. Appropriations to extend the supplemental unemployment are currently blocked by a Republican filibuster in the Senate.
July 17,2010. Financial regulation bill passed. ( Wall Street Reform).
This is as important as the Health Care reform bill.
2009.
May 20: Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act
May 20: Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009
May 22: Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act of 2009
June 22: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
August 6: Cash For Clunkers Extension Act
October 22: Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act
October 28: Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
October 30: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act
November 6: Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009
2010
March 4: Travel Promotion Act
March 18: Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (HIRE Act)
March 23: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
March 30: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010
May 5: Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010
Plus. 3 allocations of addition funds for Supplemental Unemployment insurance to the states. Currently Unemployment Insurance can extend up to 99 weeks. Appropriations to extend the supplemental unemployment are currently blocked by a Republican filibuster in the Senate.
July 17,2010. Financial regulation bill passed. ( Wall Street Ref
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