Ushered through and signed the Affordable Health Care Act, which expanded health insurance coverage to 30 million more people, and ended many common insurance company practices that are often detrimental to those with coverage. He also established
http://www.healthcare.gov/ Through the Affordable Health Care Act, he allowed children to be covered under their parents policy until they turned 26.
http://nyti.ms/fNB26V Through the Affordable Health Care Act, he provided tax breaks to allow 3.5 million small business to provide health insurance to their employees, and 29 million people will receive tax breaks to help them afford health insurance.
http://nyti.ms/fNB26V Through the Affordable Health Care Act, he expanded Medicaid to those making up to 133% of the federal poverty level.
http://nyti.ms/ekMWpo Through the Affordable Health Care Act, health insurance companies now have to disclose how much of your premium actually goes to pay for patient care.
http://nyti.ms/fNB26V Provisions in Obamas Affordable Health Care Act have already resulted in Medicare costs actually declining slightly this fiscal year, for the first time in many years, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Last years increase was 4%. Compare that to the average 12% annual inflation rate during the previous 40 years.
http://1.usa.gov/oMxpThEnvironment and Energy.
He fast-tracked regulations to allow states to enact federal fuel efficiency standards that were above federal standards.
http://nyti.ms/e8e94x He fast-tracked increased fuel economy standards for vehicles beginning with the 2011 model year. It was the first time such standards had been increased in a decade.
http://politi.co/hiaPKM He oversaw the establishment of an Energy Partnership for the Americas, which creates more markets for American-made biofuels and green energy technologies.
http://bit.ly/lZp73y His EPA reversed a Bush-era decision to allow the largest mountaintop removal project in US history.
http://bit.ly/lP3yEL He ordered the Department of Energy to implement more aggressive efficiency standards for common household appliances.
http://1.usa.gov/g3MTbu He ordered energy plants to prepare to produce at least 15% of all energy through renewable resources like wind and solar, by 2021.
http://reut.rs/fV155p (As you can see, Republicans are trying hard to kill it.)
because it's a useless piece of crap that costs way more than it generates in energy resources. He oversaw the creation of an initiative that converts old factories and manufacturing centers into new clean technology centers.
http://bit.ly/mjnq2R More "Abra Cadabra." Obama bypassed Republican opposition in Congress and ordered EPA to begin regulating and measuring carbon emissions.
http://bit.ly/froaP5 His EPA ruled that CO2 is a pollutant.
http://bit.ly/iQTSNN He doubled federal spending on clean energy research.
http://bit.ly/iN0sCE These last 3 will kill the U.S. Economy deader than a doornail. He pushed through a tax credit to help people buy plug-in hybrid cars.
http://bit.ly/j8UP5Y More kickbacks to his Auto Union Donators. Republished with permission from PleaseCutTheCrap.typepad.com
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