44 .
Pushed Broadband Coverage :
Proposed and obtained in 2011 Federal Communications Commission approval for a shift of $ 8 billion in subsidies away from landlines and toward broadband Internet for lower-income rural families .
45 .
Expanded Health Coverage for Children :
Signed 2009 Children ’ s Health Insurance Authorization Act , which allows the Children ’ s Health Insurance Program ( CHIP ) to cover health care for 4 million more children , paid for by a tax increase on tobacco products .
46 .
Recognized the Dangers of Carbon Dioxide :
In 2009 , EPA declared carbon dioxide a pollutant , allowing the agency to regulate its production .
President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan travel by motorcade en route to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington , D . C ., April 27 , 2015 .
Barack Obama A Great American President Daytona Beach , Florida May 2015
47 .
Expanded Stem Cell Research :
In 2009 , eliminated the Bush-era restrictions on embryonic stem cell research , which shows promise in treating spinal injuries , among many other areas .
48 .
Provided Payment to Wronged Minority Farmers :
In 2009 , signed Claims Resolution Act , which provided $ 4.6 billion in funding for a legal settlement with black and Native American farmers who the government cheated out of loans and natural resource royalties in years past .
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts administers the oath of office to President Barack Obama during the official swearing-in ceremony in the Blue Room of the White House on Inauguration Day ,
Sunday , Jan . 20 , 2013 . First Lady Michelle Obama , holding the Robinson family Bible , along with daughters Malia and Sasha , stand with the President .
49 .
Helped South Sudan Declare Independence :
Helped South Sudan Declare Independence : Appointed two envoys to Sudan and personally attended a special UN meeting on the area . Through U . S . ambassador to the United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice , helped negotiate a peaceful split in 2011 .
50 .
Killed the F-22 :
In 2009 , ended further purchases of Lockheed Martin single-seat , twin-engine , fighter aircraft , which cost $ 358 million apiece . Though the military had 187 built , the plane has never flown a single combat mission . Eliminating it saved $ 4 billion .
President Barack Obama goes over his statement on the
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action regarding Iran ’ s nuclear program that was decided in Lausanne , Switzerland , with Ben Rhodes , Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications , in the Oval Office , April , 2 , 2015 .
President Obama in high profile meeting
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