Top 10 Democratic Accomplishments During the 111th Congress
Now that 2010 and the 111th Congress have drawn to a close, Democrats can reflect on the past two years with pride.
10. Credit card reform (CARD Act) protects Americans from unfair and misleading credit card practices.
9. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act ensures that all workers in America are paid what they deserve, regardless of race, gender, or age.
8. President Obama nominated and the Senate confirmed Associate Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court.
7. Student loan reform helps make college more affordable for students and families.
6. Wall Street reform holds Wall Street accountable, ends “too big to fail” bailouts, and enacts the strongest consumer protections in history.
5. The New START Treaty keeps America safe and strengthens our global leadership on nuclear weapons issues.
4. “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal ends the discriminatory policy preventing gays and lesbians from serving in America’s armed forces.
3. An end to combat operations in Iraq effectively ends Operation Iraqi Freedom and withdraws 100,000 troops.
2. The Recovery Act has saved and created millions of jobs, investing unprecedented resources in building a new foundation for our country, and preventing a second Great Depression.
1. The Affordable Care Act reformed our country’s broken health care system by holding insurance companies accountable, lowering costs, ensuring greater choice, and improving the quality of care for all Americans.
