Median household income up 5.2% for the first time in over seven years due to economic policies put in to place that benefit lower and middle income Americans

Poverty rate at its lowest level since 1999 due to economic policies put in to place that benefit lower and middle income Americans

87,500 acres of wildlife, forests, rivers and mountains in Maine’s North Woods designated as a national monument that will be protected by the National Park Service

Transgender Americans able to serve openly in the military after the Department of Defense lifted a ban prohibiting them from serving

42 prisoners serving excessive and unfair prison sentences for nonviolent crimes have sentences commuted

Nutritional labels updated and modernized to better inform consumers of what they are purchasing under new labeling rules by the Food and Drug Administration

Suggested maximum daily sugar amount added to nutritional labels for the first time under new labeling rules by the Food and Drug Administration

First openly gay Secretary of the Army confirmed unanimously by the Senate

Over four million Americans to qualify for overtime pay if they work more than 40 hours a week under new rule by the Labor Department that raised the salary threshold from $23,660 to $47,476 per year

Transgender students in public schools must be allowed to use the bathrooms of their gender identity under new rule by the Obama Administration

Stonewall Inn named the first national monument honoring the history of gays and lesbians in the United States

Individuals investing in retirement accounts protected under new rule requiring financial advisers to provide investment advice that puts their client's best interests above all else

Homeowners taken advantage of by deceptive mortgage practices from Goldman Sachs to receive monetary relief after agreement between the bank and the Justice Department

Gender neutral restrooms available for White House staff and visitors so individuals can use the bathroom that conforms to their gender identity

Hazardous industrial material crystalline silica which is known to pose serious risks of incurable lung disease and lung cancer regulated to lower the allowable exposure limit

Workers must be informed of their employers and its contractors direct or indirect persuading against forming a union under a new rule by the Labor Department

American citizens may fly to Cuba for the first time in 50 years after the two countries sign an agreement restoring commercial air travel

Consumers who reduce their electricity use during peak hours receive a discount through new rule by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Families with three or more children have their taxes reduced $200-$600 through the permanent expansion of the Child Tax Credit

Teacher performance evaluations no longer based off student test results after passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act

First openly gay American nominated to become Secretary of the Army

Employees of Federal government contractors must be offered seven days of paid sick leave per year

Transgender Americans may not be discriminated against by health insurance companies or medical providers

First openly transgender person hired by White House to work as civilian employee

Sexual orientation discrimination against Federal employees ruled illegal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

Government mandated threshold for all hourly workers to qualify for overtime pay increased from $23,660 to $50,440.

United States restores diplomatic relationship with Cuba after 50 year freeze

President Obama issues executive order allowing the parents of children who are U.S. citizens or legal residents to continue residing in the United States

President Obama signs executive order prohibiting federal contractors from discriminting against LGBT individuals

International Trade Data System created to streamline small business Export/Import process

Minimum wage for Federal Contractors raised to $10.10 per hour.

Federal Government reopens after 16 day shutdown defeating Republican partisan attempt to cancel health care benefits for millions under Obamacare

Defense of Marriage Act ruled unconstitutional by Supreme Court

President Obama becomes first sitting president to publicly support marriage equality

Federal unemployment benefits programs extended an additional 13 to 20 weeks

Cuts in Medicare physician payment rates averted with extension of existing rates through 2012

Employee social security payroll tax reduction from 6.2% to 4.2 % extended through 2012

Self-employed social security payroll tax reduction from 12.4% to 10.4 % extended through 2012

War in Iraq ended with last American troops crossing border into Kuwait

US government international campaign initiated to build respect for the human rights of LGBT persons worldwide

$700 million annual funding for child protection, child abuse prevention, family support and adoption promotion through 2016

Entrepreneurs and businesses benefited by reduced average wait time for patent approvals from 3 years to 1 year.

Patent litigation costs reduced through tightened patent standards, quality and processes to expedite challenges.

Defense of Marriage Act declared unconstitutional and no longer defended in federal courts by the Obama Administration

Small family farms selling locally exempted from federal regulations such as traceability and record keeping

Safety of imported food improved with new FSVP & VQIP programs that helps ensure it is safe, unadulterated and not misbranded

Safety of U.S. grown food improved with requirements for large factory farms to register all food handlers and maintain records relating to food safety

US sponsored measure to include “sexual orientation” in the definition of human rights adopted by the UN General Assembly, 122- 0.

Gays and lesbians allowed to serve openly in the military

$193 million saved over five years by eliminating recruiting and retraining costs of replacing soldiers discharged due to DADT

$186 billion in tax relief for all tax payers by extending the Bush income tax cuts for 2010 & 2011

$136 billion in tax relief for 21 million middle class households through patch to the Alternative Minimum Tax for 2010 & 2011

$111 billion in tax relief for workers by a reducing social security payroll tax from 6.2% to 4.2% for 2011.

Unemployment benefits extended for 13 months at a cost of $56 billion

$40 billion in tax credits for college students and lower income families with children

Number of eligible children enrolled in school meal programs increased by approximately 115,000 students

Schools and communities provided resources to utilize local farms and gardens to provide fresh produce for school food programs.

$1.5 billion awarded to some 75,000 black farmers who were victims of discrimination in applying for farm loans from 1983 to 1997

$3.4 billion settlement for Native Americans against the US government arising from incorrect accounting for royalties on mineral leases

Veteran work-study programs expanded to include congressional offices, state agencies and institutions of higher learning

On-the-job training opportunities expanded for veterans by reimbursing energy sector employers for training costs.

Insurance policy amounts and terms enhanced for severely disabled veterans

Service members receiving relocation orders protected from early termination fees for certain contracts and residential leases

$10 million in job training, counseling, placement services, and child care services for homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children

Disabled veterans provided improved independent assisted living services, automobile adaptive equipment and allowances for automobile purchase

$30 billion lending program created for community banks with incentives to increase small business lending

$12 billion in assistance for small businesses through eight separate tax cuts

Large disparity in jail sentences reduced for crack cocaine related offenses that disproportionately affected African Americans

Borrowers protected from bad loans with rules and penalties requiring that lenders verify that they are able to repay the loans that they issue

FDIC bank deposit insurance increased from $100,000 to $250,000

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau established to promote fairness and transparency for mortgages, credit cards, and other consumer financial products

Federal benefits extended to same sex partners of workers through memorandum by Obama administration

Transgender Americans able to list their gender identity on their passports under rule issued by the State Department

Family caregivers of veterans granted eligibility to VA counseling and mental health services

Health care services improved and expanded for women veterans at Veterans care facilities

Counseling and care enhanced for military women victims of sexual trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Care options expanded for veterans living in rural areas that lack the necessary VA medical facilities

Housing and care options expanded for homeless veterans living in care shelters

$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

$2 billion investment to laid off workers for education and career training programs in community colleges over four years starting in 2010

$250 rebate for those in the Medicare Prescription drug "donut hole" during 2010

50% discount on prescription drug costs for seniors in the Medicare "donut hole" starting in 2011

Health care insurance plans prohibited from putting a lifetime limit on the benefits you receive

Annual dollar limits on health benefits restricted and phased out by 2014

Insurers selling to groups of 50 or more employees must spend 85% of premiums on medical care and quality improvement

Consumers guaranteed the right to choose the primary care doctor or pediatrician from their health plan’s provider network

Preventative services will be covered at no additional cost

Insurance companies must provide consumers a short, easy to understand summary of their benefits and coverage

Health insurance companies can not charge higher premiums for out of network emergency room care

People denied coverage for a pre-existing condition given access to a temporary high risk health insurance plan

Children under 19 can no longer be denied coverage or benefits for a pre-existing condition

Young adults can stay on parent's insurance plan up until age 26

People with a pre-existing condition cannot be denied health coverge by an insurance company starting in 2014

Insurance companies must spend 80% of the money raised from consumers premiums on health care and quality improvement

Social Security payroll tax credits in 2010 for employers that hired people who have been unemployed for 60+ days

Tax credits to employers who keep new hires for 52 weeks to encourage retention of new hires

$17.5 billion in tax cuts, business credits and subsidies for state and local construction bonds to stimulate business investment and hiring

$20 billion to the highway trust fund for spending on highway and transit programs.

Encourages job creation by expanding investments in schools and clean energy projects

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.

Discrimination based on gender identity banned in federal workplaces

Liquidation of General Motors and Chrysler avoided through government mandated restructuring plans and conditional investment and loan programs

115,000 jobs created at General Motors and Chrysler since government financing and restructuring implemented

1.45 million American jobs saved overall by government financing and restructuring of GM and Chrysler to avoid liquidation

$96 billion in personal income losses avoided by government financing and restructuring of GM and Chrysler to avoid liquidation

$28.6 billion net public benefit in income taxes and social security taxes paid because liquidation of GM and Chrysler avoided

People with HIV/AIDS no longer prohibited from entering the United States

Federal hate crime law expanded to include crimes motivated by gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability.

Existing hate crime laws strengthened with funding to investigate and prosecute those crimes

First-ever reception at the White House honoring Lesbian, Gay, Transgendered, Bisexual Pride Month hosted by the President and First lady

Sonya Sotomayor nominated and approved as Supreme Court justice

Credit cardholders protected against arbitrary interest rate increases, hidden and excessive fees, and due date gimmicks

Homeowners' foreclosures avoided by improved terms for loan modification and restructuring of their debt

Lenders incentivized to reduce foreclosures by loss mitigation guarantees, compensation and lender protection from lawsuits by investors holding the loans

$2.2 billion appropriated to help communities address the homeless crisis.

Financial Crisis Inquiry commission created to examine and report on the domestic and global causes of the 2008 - 2009 financial and economic crisis

Mortgage lending businesses added to list of financial institutions subject to Federal criminal law in fraudulent lending practices

Crime of major fraud against the United States amended to include Federal grants made to stimulate economic recovery for fiscal years 2009 and 2010

Securities fraud definition amended to include fraud related to commodities futures and derivatives fraud

$140 million in special funding for the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate fraud in financial institutions

$100 million in special funding for the offices of the United States Attorneys to investigate and prosecute fraud in financial institutions

$80 million in special funding to the criminal, civil and tax divisions of the Dept of Justice to investigate and prosecute fraud in financial institutions

$60 million in special funding for the Postal Inspection Service to investigate financial institutions for fraud

$60 million in special funding for Inspector General's Office at the U S Dept of Housing and Urban Development to investigate financial institutions for fraud

$40 million in special funding for the Secret Service to investigate financial institutions for fraud

$42 million in special funding for the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate securites fraud in financial institutions

250,000 volunteers by 2017 for community service programs in low income neighborhoods

Community volunteer program expanded to address the education, health care, energy and veterans needs of low income communities

Disadvantaged youth job opportunites enhanced by community service to gain skills/experience and earn education grants and stipends

Approximately 2.7 million jobs added to US payrolls and unemployment rate kept 1½ percentage points lower due to Stimulus spending

2010 real GDP increased by about 3.4% due to stimulus spending

Tax credit of $400 per worker ($800 per couple) for middle income workers for 2009 & 2010 totaling $116 billion

$82.2 billion in aid for low income workers, unemployed and retirees (including job training)

$70 billion in tax relief for middle class workers by patching the Alternative Minimum Tax for one year

$155 billion in health care assistance for the poor & unemployed primarily for Medicaid, health information technology and insurance premium subsidies

$100 billion in education aid to prevent lay-offs, modernize schools, award Pell grants and help low income children & special education programs

4 million more children insured under SCHIP in addition to the 6.6 million already covered

Statute of limitations on filing equal-pay lawsuits eased by setting period to start from the date of the most recent paycheck.

Pay discrimination based on gender, race, color, national origin, age and disability prohibited.

Employers prompted to review, develop and update their criteria on employee compensation to ensure they are applied consistently and uniformly.