What has Obama done while in the Senate - not trying to spark a debate, just looking for info...?

Question

I'm just curious what he has done while he's been a US Senator, as far as actually getting legislation introduced, things like that.

Answer 1

I recommend looking at the section on his Senate tenure at Wikipedia.  It is a concise analysis.  To sum up the concise analysis: his main bills reaching the floor involve the reduction of conventional weapons in a multi-lateral form and an act that would establish more transparency in government through a website (www.usaspending.gov) to make visible all the parts of government spending to any interested party.  He's had 118 other bills introduced but are still stuck in committee (about average for someone who's been in the Senate for as long as he has).

Answer 2

Nothing....He has spent more time away than casting votes...he has only been in the Senate 3 years ( NOT 8) and spent over 1/2 of that campaigning....The previous lister has put up fictitious numbers Obama has NOT been that active in the senate as to do over 1000 in 3 years.....Please use the TRUTH

Answer 3

nothing. I live in Ill and he has done nothing for our state either. If you vote for him you'll wish you never did and I'm not saying that because I'm "pro Mccain"' either! I'm not. The only truly viable choice for president in this election is Chuck Baldwin of the Constitution party (www.constitutionparty.com). Look at their agendas and quit listening to mainstream media and see if I'm not right.

Answer 4

Since you asked about his Senate performance:

His first year in the U.S. Senate, he authored 152 bills and co-sponsored another 427. These included

1. Coburn-Obama Government Transparency Act of 2006 - became law,

2. Lugar-Obama Nuclear Non-proliferation and Conventional Weapons Threat Reduction Act, - became law,

3. Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act, passed the Senate,

4. 2007 Government Ethics Bill, became law,

5. Protection Against Excessive Executive Compensation Bill, In committee, and many more.

In all, since entering the State/U.S. Senate, Senator Obama has written 890 bills and co-sponsored another 1096.

Answer 5

Obama is in the lower 20% of producing US Senators.

In other words, he hasn't done jack shiet in office.  

Attaching his name to a bill doesn't mean squat.

http://www.stop-obama.org/?page_id=165