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Originally Posted by Seahawk
Fifth. Please read up on McCain.
Sixth. Please give me one OB policy/bill/position. Just one.
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You tell us to read up on McCain, and then you ask about Obama.
Why don't you read about Obama yourself before you make a decision.
http://mediamatters.org/items/200703200011
Introducing bills
On the December 18, 2006, edition of The Big Story, Fox News political analyst Dick Morris falsely claimed that Obama has "never introduced a bill" in Congress. In fact, according to the Library of Congress' THOMAS legislative database, Obama was the primary sponsor of 152 bills and resolutions introduced in the last Congress, including a bill (S.2125) that passed Congress on December 8, 2006, "to promote relief, security, and democracy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo," which he introduced on December 16, 2005. In addition, three nonbinding resolutions sponsored by Obama have passed the Senate, and 14 bills that he has co-sponsored have become law.
Obama has also introduced numerous other pieces of legislation. For example:
Introduced a bill (S.1194) directing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to establish guidelines for tracking spent fuel rods.
Introduced a bill (S.1426) extending provisions in the Safe Drinking Water Act that relate to preventing and detecting contamination.
Introduced a bill (S.1920) amending the Clean Air Act to establish a renewable diesel standard.
Introduced a bill (S.3988) improving benefits and services for members of the armed forces and veterans.
Still, a variation on the falsehood surfaced elsewhere. In a February 12 Politico article on Obama's "peevish" comments "accus[ing] the media of ignoring his substantive record and falsely depicting him as a lightweight," senior political writer Ben Smith claimed that Obama "hasn't sponsored any legislation that would affect the way Americans live their daily lives."