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Displaying 75 Accomplishments
Date
Accomplishment
Category
Beneficiary
Rank
09/10/12
Yemeni forces have killed Said al-Shihri, second in command of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Al-Qaeda
Combating Terrorism
09/02/12
U.S. drone strike killed a top al-Qaida militant (Khaled Batis), who was wanted for allegedly masterminding a 2002 attack on a French oil tanker
Terrorism
Combating Terrorism
08/24/12
Mullah Dadullah, a senior commander of the Pakistani Taliban, killed by NATO airstrike in eastern Afghanistan
Pakistani Taliban
Combating Terrorism
06/06/12
Abu Yahya al-Libi, No.2 leader of Al Qaeda, confirmed killed by CIA drone strike in Pakistan
Al-Qaeda
Defeating Al Qaeda
05/19/12
Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng free to leave China with his family and study in the USA after diplomatic negotiations with China by Hillary Clinton and the Obama administration
International Relations
Freedom of Speech
05/09/12
Barack Obama becomes the first President to publicly support the legalization of same sex marriage
LGBT
05/06/12
Airstrike Kills Senior Al-Qaida Leader Fahd al-Quso In Yemen
Al-Qaeda
Defeating Al Qaeda
04/04/12
STOCK Act
signed into law
STOCK Act
02/22/12
Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act
signed into law
Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Cr...
02/09/12
Pakistan Al-Qaeda leader Badar Mansoor killed by U.S. drone attacks
Al-Qaeda
Defeating Al Qaeda
01/30/12
U.S. drone attack in Yemen killed 12-15 militants, including at least four Al-Qaeda leaders
Al-Qaeda
Defeating Al Qaeda
2012 JAN
Senior Al-Qaeda figure Aslam Awan killed in U.S. drone strike
Al-Qaeda
Defeating Al Qaeda
12/17/11
War in Iraq ended with last American troops crossing border into Kuwait
2003 Iraq War
U.S. Citizens
12/06/11
US government international campaign initiated to build respect for the human rights of LGBT persons worldwide
Discrimination
LGBT
09/30/11
Child and Family Services Improvement Act
signed into law
Child and Family Services Improvem...
09/30/11
Senior Al Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki killed in Yemen by a CIA-led U.S. drone strike
Al-Qaeda
Defeating Al Qaeda
09/16/11
America Invents Act
signed into law
America Invents Act
09/11/11
Al-Qaeda's operations chief for Pakistan Abu Hafs al Shahri reported killed in U.S. Predator strike
Al-Qaeda
Defeating Al Qaeda
09/06/11
U.S./Pakistani joint arrest of suspected Chief Al-Qaeda Younis al-Mauritani in Quetta
Al-Qaeda
Defeating Al Qaeda
08/22/11
Al-Qaeda No. 2 Atiyah Abd al-Rahman Killed in Pakistan by CIA predator drone strike
Al-Qaeda
Defeating Al Qaeda
06/07/11
East Africa's Al-Qaeda senior leader Harun Fazul killed at security checkpoint in Somalia
Al-Qaeda
Defeating Al Qaeda
06/03/11
Al-Qaeda Commander Ilyas Kashmiri Killed in U.S. Predator Strike
Al-Qaeda
Defeating Al Qaeda
2011 JUN
6 senior Al-Qaeda figures killed in U.S. Air Strike
Al-Qaeda
Defeating Al Qaeda
05/02/11
US Forces Kill Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan
Al-Qaeda
Defeating Al Qaeda
02/23/11
Defense of Marriage Act declared unconstitutional and no longer defended in federal courts by the Obama Administration
LGBT
02/05/11
New START Treaty
ratified
New START Treaty
01/04/11
Food Safety Modernization Act
signed into law
Food Safety Modernization Act
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
Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act
signed into law
Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act
12/17/10
2010 Tax & Jobs Compromise
signed into law
2010 Tax & Jobs Compromise
12/13/10
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act
signed into law
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act
12/08/10
Claims Resolution Act
signed into law
Claims Resolution Act
10/14/10
Veterans' Benefit Act
signed into law
Veterans' Benefit Act
09/27/10
Small Business Jobs Act
signed into law
Small Business Jobs Act
08/03/10
Fair Sentencing Act
signed into law
Fair Sentencing Act
07/22/10
Wall Street Reform Act
signed into law
Wall Street Reform Act
06/29/10
U.S. drone attack killed 7 known terrorists, most notable Al-Qaeda operative from Egypt Hawza al Jawfi
Al-Qaeda
Defeating Al Qaeda
06/02/10
Federal benefits extended to same sex partners of workers through memorandum by Obama administration
Civil & Human Rights
LGBT
&
Federal Employees
05/21/10
Al-Qaeda’s number three commander Sheik Saeed al-Masri killed in U.S. drone attack
Al-Qaeda
Defeating Al Qaeda
05/05/10
Caregivers & Veterans Health Services Act
signed into law
Caregivers & Veterans Health Servi...
04/18/10
Joint American and Iraqi operation killed Al-Qaeda leaders Abu Ayyub al-Masri and Abu Omar al-Baghdadi
Al-Qaeda
Defeating Al Qaeda
03/30/10
Student Aid Act
signed into law
Student Aid Act
03/23/10
Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)
signed into law
Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)
03/18/10
Hire Act
signed into law
Hire Act
2010 MAR
Al-Qaeda operative Hussein al-Yemeni killed by U.S. drone attack in Pakistan
Al-Qaeda
Defeating Al Qaeda
02/24/10
Al-Qaeda and Taliban-linked Fedayeen-i-Islam leader Qari Zafar killed in US airstrike
Al-Qaeda
Defeating Al Qaeda
2010 FEB
Militant commander Muhammad Haqqani killed by U.S. drone attacks
Terrorism
Combating Terrorism
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
12/17/09
Al-Qaeda Operational Commander Abdallah Sa’id killed in U.S. drone attack
Al-Qaeda
Defeating Al Qaeda
12/08/09
Al-Qaeda Operational Commander Saleh al-Somali killed in U.S. drone attack
Al-Qaeda
Defeating Al Qaeda
10/30/09
People with HIV/AIDS no longer prohibited from entering the United States
Discrimination
Immigrants
&
LGBT
10/28/09
Matthew Shepard Act
signed into law
Matthew Shepard Act
09/14/09
Operation Celestial Balance: Navy Seals Kill Somalian Al-Qaeda leader Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan in raid
Al-Qaeda
09/14/09
Somalian Al-Qaeda leader Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan killed by U.S. raid
Al-Qaeda
Defeating Al Qaeda
09/04/09
White House voluntary disclosure of visitor logs
Improving Govt Transparency
08/29/09
Co-founder of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan Tohir Yo‘ldosh killed by U.S. drone attacks
Terrorism
Combating Terrorism
08/05/09
U.S. drone attack killed Tehrik e-Taliban Pakistan leader Baitullah Mahsud in Pakistan
Pakistani Taliban
Combating Terrorism
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
05/25/09
Sonya Sotomayor nominated and approved as Supreme Court justice
Women
&
Hispanics\Latinos
05/22/09
Credit Card Act
signed into law
Credit Card Act
05/22/09
Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform
signed into law
Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform
05/20/09
Fraud Enforcement Act
signed into law
Fraud Enforcement Act
05/20/09
Helping Families Save Their Homes
signed into law
Helping Families Save Their Homes
04/21/09
Serve America Act
signed into law
Serve America Act
04/13/09
Restrictions eased on Cuba travel, money transfers, and cellular telephone/satellite service.
International Relations
04/11/09
Maersk Alabama Capt. Richard Phillips rescued during operation in which U.S. Navy Seal snipers kill three Somali Pirates holding him for ransom aboard lifeboat
Somali Civil War
Combating Terrorism
02/17/09
2009 Stimulus Bill
signed into law
2009 Stimulus Bill
02/04/09
Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
signed into law
Children's Health Insurance Progra...
01/29/09
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
signed into law
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
01/21/09
Use of torture by CIA and military to interrogate prisoners prohibited.
Torture