Tracked Metric	Type	Start Date	Start Value	Latest Value	Improvement
NASDAQ Composite	Stock Index	1/20/2009	1,520.76	3,134.71	% 106.13
S&P 500	Stock Index	1/20/2009	849.64	1,485.98	% 74.90
Dow Jones Industrial Average	Stock Index	1/20/2009	8,279.63	13,649.70	% 64.86

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Date	Accomplishment	Category	Beneficiary
05/09/12	Barack Obama becomes the first President to publicly support the legalization of same sex marriage		LGBT
02/22/12	Cuts in Medicare physician payment rates averted with extension of existing rates through 2012	Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Cr...	Doctors & Retirees
02/22/12	Federal unemployment benefits programs extended an additional 13 to 20 weeks	Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Cr...	Unemployed & Improving the Economy
02/22/12	Self-employed social security payroll tax reduction from 12.4% to 10.4 % extended through 2012	Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Cr...	Entrepreneurs & Improving the Economy
02/22/12	Employee social security payroll tax reduction from 6.2% to 4.2 % extended through 2012	Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Cr...	Workers & Improving the Economy
12/06/11	US government international campaign initiated to build respect for the human rights of LGBT persons worldwide	Discrimination	LGBT
02/23/11	Defense of Marriage Act declared unconstitutional and no longer defended in federal courts by the Obama Administration		LGBT
12/22/10	US sponsored measure to include “sexual orientation” in the definition of human rights adopted by the UN General Assembly, 122- 0.	Discrimination	LGBT
12/22/10	$193 million saved over five years by eliminating recruiting and retraining costs of replacing soldiers discharged due to DADT	Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act	Military Personnel & Reducing Debt\Deficits
12/22/10	Gays and lesbians allowed to serve openly in the military	Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act	LGBT & Military Personnel
09/27/10	$30 billion lending program created for community banks with incentives to increase small business lending	Small Business Jobs Act	Small Businesses & Improving the Economy
09/27/10	$12 billion in assistance for small businesses through eight separate tax cuts	Small Business Jobs Act	Small Businesses
07/22/10	Long-term economic stability improved through new FDIC powers to liquidate failing financial firms such as insurance companies and non-bank financial companies	Wall Street Reform Act	Improving Economic Stability
07/22/10	Borrowers protected from bad loans with rules and penalties requiring that lenders verify that they are able to repay the loans that they issue	Wall Street Reform Act	Homeowners & Consumers
07/22/10	Consumer Financial Protection Bureau established to promote fairness and transparency for mortgages, credit cards, and other consumer financial products	Wall Street Reform Act	Consumers
07/22/10	Transparency of Federal Reserve improved with additional government oversight and new audits to be performed by the GAO	Wall Street Reform Act	Improving Govt Transparency
07/22/10	FDIC bank deposit insurance increased from $100,000 to $250,000	Wall Street Reform Act	Consumers & Improving Economic Stability
07/22/10	Risk in the financial system reduced with new SEC Office of Credit Ratings (OCR) to monitor credit rating agencies for conflict of interests & inaccuracies	Wall Street Reform Act	Improving Economic Stability
07/22/10	Future economic downturns minimized with new rules and transparency regarding bank trading in credit default swaps and derivatives including the "Volker Rule"	Wall Street Reform Act	Improving Economic Stability
07/22/10	Financial Stability Oversight Council established to identify and monitor excessive risks to the U.S. financial system	Wall Street Reform Act	Improving Economic Stability
06/02/10	Federal benefits extended to same sex partners of workers through memorandum by Obama administration	Civil & Human Rights	LGBT & Federal Employees
03/30/10	$2 billion investment to laid off workers for education and career training programs in community colleges over four years starting in 2010	Student Aid Act	Unemployed & Improving Education
03/30/10	$68 billion to expand Pell grants & make it easier for students to repay outstanding loans after graduation through savings in the federal student loan program	Student Aid Act	College Students & Improving Education
03/23/10	HIV Testing Will Now Be Covered Under Obamacare	Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)	Improving Health & Wellness
03/23/10	Consumers guaranteed the right to choose the primary care doctor or pediatrician from their health plan’s provider network	Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)	Consumers & Improving Health & Wellness
03/23/10	Insurers selling to groups of 50 or more employees must spend 85% of premiums on medical care and quality improvement	Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)	Consumers & Improving Health & Wellness
03/23/10	Annual dollar limits on health benefits restricted and phased out by 2014	Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)	Consumers & Improving Health & Wellness
03/23/10	Health care insurance plans prohibited from putting a lifetime limit on the benefits you receive	Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)	Consumers
03/23/10	50% discount on prescription drug costs for seniors in the Medicare "donut hole" starting in 2011	Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)	Senior Citizens & Improving Health & Wellness
03/23/10	$250 rebate for those in the Medicare Prescription drug "donut hole" during 2010	Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)	Senior Citizens & Improving Health & Wellness
03/23/10	Young adults can stay on parent's insurance plan up until age 26	Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)	Young Adults & Consumers
03/23/10	Children under 19 can no longer be denied coverage or benefits for a pre-existing condition	Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)	Consumers & Children
03/23/10	People denied coverage for a pre-existing condition given access to a temporary high risk health insurance plan	Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)	Consumers & Improving Health & Wellness
03/23/10	$143 billion in deficit reduction estimated between 2010-2019 from health care reform law provisions	Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)	Reducing Debt\Deficits
03/23/10	People with a pre-existing condition cannot be denied health coverge by an insurance company starting in 2014	Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)	Consumers & Improving Health & Wellness
03/18/10	Offsets costs through a 30 percent withholding tax on income from certain U.S. financial assets held by foreign banks who have not agreed to disclosures.	Hire Act	Unemployed
03/18/10	Encourages job creation by expanding investments in schools and clean energy projects	Hire Act	Unemployed
03/18/10	$20 billion to the highway trust fund for spending on highway and transit programs.	Hire Act	Unemployed & Improving Infrastructure
03/18/10	$17.5 billion in tax cuts, business credits and subsidies for state and local construction bonds to stimulate business investment and hiring	Hire Act	Unemployed & Businesses
03/18/10	Tax credits to employers who keep new hires for 52 weeks to encourage retention of new hires	Hire Act	Unemployed & Businesses
03/18/10	Social Security payroll tax credits in 2010 for employers that hired people who have been unemployed for 60+ days	Hire Act	Unemployed & Businesses
01/01/10	Discrimination based on gender identity banned in federal workplaces	Discrimination	LGBT
2009	$28.6 billion net public benefit in income taxes and social security taxes paid because liquidation of GM and Chrysler avoided	Taxes	Businesses & Improving the Economy
2009	$96 billion in personal income losses avoided by government financing and restructuring of GM and Chrysler to avoid liquidation	Labor	Workers & Improving the Economy
2009	1.45 million American jobs saved overall by government financing and restructuring of GM and Chrysler to avoid liquidation	Jobs	Workers & Saving Jobs
2009	115,000 jobs created at General Motors and Chrysler since government financing and restructuring implemented	Jobs	Workers & Creating Jobs
2009	Liquidation of General Motors and Chrysler avoided through government mandated restructuring plans and conditional investment and loan programs	Business & Economy	Businesses & Workers
10/30/09	People with HIV/AIDS no longer prohibited from entering the United States	Discrimination	Immigrants & LGBT
10/28/09	Existing hate crime laws strengthened with funding to investigate and prosecute those crimes	Matthew Shepard Act	LGBT
10/28/09	Federal hate crime law expanded to include crimes motivated by gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability.	Matthew Shepard Act	LGBT
06/29/09	First-ever reception at the White House honoring Lesbian, Gay, Transgendered, Bisexual Pride Month hosted by the President and First lady	Discrimination	LGBT
05/20/09	$2.2 billion appropriated to help communities address the homeless crisis.	Helping Families Save Their Homes	Homeless
05/20/09	Lenders incentivized to reduce foreclosures by loss mitigation guarantees, compensation and lender protection from lawsuits by investors holding the loans	Helping Families Save Their Homes	Homeowners
05/20/09	Homeowners' foreclosures avoided by improved terms for loan modification and restructuring of their debt	Helping Families Save Their Homes	Homeowners
04/13/09	Restrictions eased on Cuba travel, money transfers, and cellular telephone/satellite service.	International Relations
04/01/09	Approximately 2.7 million jobs added to US payrolls and unemployment rate kept 1½ percentage points lower due to Stimulus spending	2009 Stimulus Bill	Workers & Businesses
04/01/09	Deeper recession or depression averted in 2009 and beyond with the help of stimulus bill provisions	2009 Stimulus Bill	Improving Economic Stability
02/17/09	$48.1 billion in investments for highway, bridge, high-speed rail & other transportation projects	2009 Stimulus Bill	Improving Infrastructure
02/17/09	$100 billion in education aid to prevent lay-offs, modernize schools, award Pell grants and help low income children & special education programs	2009 Stimulus Bill	Middle Class & Poor
02/17/09	$155 billion in health care assistance for the poor & unemployed primarily for Medicaid, health information technology and insurance premium subsidies	2009 Stimulus Bill	Poor & Unemployed
02/17/09	$70 billion in tax relief for middle class workers by patching the Alternative Minimum Tax for one year	2009 Stimulus Bill	Middle Class
02/17/09	$82.2 billion in aid for low income workers, unemployed and retirees (including job training)	2009 Stimulus Bill	Poor & Unemployed
02/17/09	Tax credit of $400 per worker ($800 per couple) for middle income workers for 2009 & 2010 totaling $116 billion	2009 Stimulus Bill	Middle Class & Workers
02/17/09	2010 real GDP increased by about 3.4% due to stimulus spending	2009 Stimulus Bill	Businesses & Improving the Economy
02/04/09	4 million more children insured under SCHIP in addition to the 6.6 million already covered	Children's Health Insurance Progra...	Children
01/29/09	Employers prompted to review, develop and update their criteria on employee compensation to ensure they are applied consistently and uniformly.	Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act	Women & Women's Rights
01/29/09	Pay discrimination based on gender, race, color, national origin, age and disability prohibited.	Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act	Women & Women's Rights
01/29/09	Statute of limitations on filing equal-pay lawsuits eased by setting period to start from the date of the most recent paycheck.	Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act	Women & Women's Rights
01/21/09	Use of torture by CIA and military to interrogate prisoners prohibited.	Torture

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