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On December 15, 2008, President-Elect Barack Obama officially designated Lisa P. Jackson as the nominee for Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. [217] She was confirmed through unanimous consent of the U.S. Senate on January 23, 2009. [ 218 ]
President Obama was first inaugurated in January 2009, in the depths of the Great Recession and a severe financial crisis that began in 2007. His presidency continued the banking bailout and auto industry rescue begun by the George W. Bush administration and immediately enacted an $800 billion stimulus program, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), which included a blend ...
The Obama Administration filed an amicus brief in support of gay marriage and Obama personally congratulated the plaintiff. [163] Obama also issued dozens of executive orders intended to help LGBT Americans, [ 164 ] including a 2010 order that extended full benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees. [ 165 ]
Obama appoints Gabby Douglas, Kareem Abdul-Jabaar, transgender figures and more to administration positions hours before leaving office Morgan Whitaker Updated January 17, 2017 at 4:31 PM
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This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. Obama administration cabinet members (3 C, 77 P) Recess appointments during the Obama administration (4 P)
President Barack Obama's plan to get the U.S. economy going has a strong focus on creating well-paid jobs. Two of the bills he's recently signed, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA ...
This is a list of presidents of the United States by other offices (either elected or appointed) held. Every president of the United States except Donald Trump has served as at least one of the following: a member of the Presidential Cabinet (either Vice President or Cabinet secretary) a member of Congress (either U.S. senator or representative)